Biblioteca Digital de VanguardiaDesigualdad urbana, inseguridad y vida cotidiana en asentamientos informales del Area Metropolitana de Buenos Aires
This paper seeks to demonstrate that the social origins of violence in the settlements of the Metropolitan Area of Buenos Aires (AMBA) are not related to a specific way of life of the popular sectors, but to the type of relation established between them and the State (and the co - constitution of so...
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| Formato: | info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
| Lenguaje: | Español |
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Instituto de Altos Estudios Sociales
2016
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| Acceso en línea: | http://revistasacademicas.unsam.edu.ar/index.php/etnocontemp/article/view/417 http://biblioteca-repositorio.clacso.edu.ar/handle/CLACSO/25027 |
| Sumario: | This paper seeks to demonstrate that the social origins of violence in the settlements of the Metropolitan Area of Buenos Aires (AMBA) are not related to a specific way of life of the popular sectors, but to the type of relation established between them and the State (and the co - constitution of socio - political life). The article addresses the patterns in which the State in the margins builds and rebuilds itself permanently, showing that in these locations we can see prominently its ubiquity, reinforcing different forms of “statality”. Particularly, the focus is set on the display of the punitive state as the right to security of the inhabitants of these settlements is not guaranteed. Moreover, we avoid generalizations which indicate that these types of neighborhoods are violent by revealing their differences and nuances, as well as the role of mass media in stigmatizing and associating them with crime. The methodology used in this document is based on field notes of different research projects in informal settlements (1986-2015) of the AMBA and interviews with their inhabitants,
who spontaneously narrated the state of security in their neighborhoods. I also resort to mass media in the written press on this subject. |
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