Statens nye tilstedeværelse? - Decentralisering, kvægtyverier og kampen for justits i det peruanske højland

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ID7340904
AuthorsMattias Borg Rasmussen (0000-0002-1869-3525, University of Copenhagen, corresponding author)
Year2014
Volume25
Issue2
Pages95-106
Publication date2014-06-12
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueNorsk antropologisk tidsskrift (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0802-7285 • E-ISSN: 1504-2898
PublisherScandinavian University Press (PUBLISHER • NO)
DOI10.18261/issn1504-2898-2014-02-04
OpenAlexW2272597598
LanguageEN
References cited26

Set in highland Peru, this article explores state-citizen interactions in the aftermath of the decentralization process. By looking at how power is mediated by persons embedded in a dense web of social relations it is discussed how we can understand the state as a social relation. Through an analysis of the concept of abandonment and a series of uneven encounters, it is thus argued that people of rural Peru seek to engage with the state as a particular social form. Consequently, a process of decentralization not only changes institutions but also the social embeddedness of state-citizen interactions

Political science · Peacebuilding and International Security · Philosophy · Political Conflict and Governance · Psychology · Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies

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