Is Narco-Violence in Mexico Terrorism?

Auteur(s) et Affiliation(s)

CAMPBELL, HOWARD

University of Texas at El Paso

HANSEN, TOBIN

University of Oregon

Description :
This article examines the forms of narco-violence in Mexico in light of the literature on terrorism and contemporary Mexican politics. It suggests three overlapping dimensions of narco-violence that should be considered terrorism: (a) narco-terror as a struggle for regional political control; (b) narco-terror as a practice ordered by cartel leaders rather than spontaneous violence of foot soldiers; and (c) narco-terror as an expansion strategy from solely drug trafficking to other kinds of organised crime.

Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Bulletin of Latin American research (Online), issn : 1470-9856, 2014, vol. 33, n°. 2, p. 158-173, nombre de pages : 16

Date :
2014

Identifiants :
eurl : http://www.wiley.com, doi : http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/blar.12145

Editeur :
Pays édition : Royaume-Uni, Oxford, Blackwell

Langue :
Anglais