Murder and Politics in Mexico Political Killings in the Partido de la Revolucion Democratica and its Consequences

Murder and Politics in Mexico studies the causes of political killings in Mexico’s liberalization-democratization within the larger context of political repression. Mexico’s democratization process has entailed a little known, but highly significant cost of human lives in pre- and post-election viol...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Schatz, Sara
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Springer New York 2011, 2011
Edition:1st ed. 2011
Series:Studies of Organized Crime
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction to Mexican Politics
  • Theoretical Dimensions of a Structured System of Impunity for Political Killings
  • Authorizing Political Killings in Mexico: The Importance of a Destructive Social Milieu
  • Disarming the Legal System: Impunity for the Political Murder of Dissidents in Mexico
  • Impunity & Electoral Challenges from Below: The Killing Fields of Guerrero
  • Impunity for Political Killings in A Comparative Perspective
  • Conclusion: the Future Appendix: A History of Violence: Case Studies of PRD Members Killed, 1994-2005