Paradox of Violence in Venezuela

Revolution, Crime, and Policing During Chavismo

Inbunden, Engelska, 2023

AvDavid Smilde,Verónica Zubillaga,Rebecca Hanson

969 kr

Skickas . Fri frakt för medlemmar vid köp för minst 249 kr.

Crime and violence soared in twenty-first-century Venezuela even as poverty and inequality decreased, contradicting the conventional wisdom that these are the underlying causes of violence. The Paradox of Violence in Venezuela explains the rise of violence under both Hugo Chávez and Nicolás Maduro—leftist presidents who made considerable investment in social programs and political inclusion. Contributors argue that violence arose not from the frustration of inequality, or the needs created by poverty, but rather from the interrelated factors of a particular type of revolutionary governance, extraordinary oil revenues, a reliance on militarized policing, and the persistence of concentrated disadvantage. These factors led to dramatic but unequal economic growth, massive institutional and social change, and dysfunctional criminal justice policies that destabilized illicit markets and social networks, leading to an increase in violent conflict resolution. The Paradox of Violence in Venezuela reorients thinking about violence and its relationship to poverty, inequality, and the state.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2023-05-30
Mått152 x 229 x 33 mm
Vikt582 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SeriePitt Latin American Series
Antal sidor312
FörlagUniversity of Pittsburgh Press
ISBN9780822947127

Tillhör följande kategorier

Våld och övergrepp inom Samhälle och politik

David Smilde (Editor) David Smilde is the Charles A. and Leo M. Favrot Professor of Human Relations at Tulane University and a senior fellow at the Washington Office on Latin America.Verónica Zubillaga (Editor) Verónica Zubillaga is associate professor at the Universidad Simón Bolívar in Caracas. In Caracas, together with fellow researchers, she founded Red de Activismo e Investigación por la Convivencia (Network of Activism and Research for Coexistence), an association dedicated to research and activism for the formulation of public policies that respect democratic guarantees.Rebecca Hanson (Editor) Rebecca Hanson is assistant professor at the University of Florida, with a joint appointment in Sociology and Criminology & Law and the Center for Latin American Studies.

The Paradox of Violence in Venezuela emerges as an indispensable contribution to our understanding of the multilevel drivers of one dimension of Venezuela’s recent turmoil, its strikingly high rates of violence. Editors David Smilde, Verónica Zubillaga and Rebecca Hanson—who are among the most insightful and knowledgeable analysts of contemporary Venezuela—have done a remarkable job bringing together a multi-disciplinary set of scholars that bring to bear a diverse array of perspectives and methodological tools to elucidate two key, inter-related puzzles.