Armed Movements and Counterinsurgency in Contemporary Mexico

<span class="abs_content">Based on a case study, this article seeks to analyze the contemporary evolution of the armed movements in the southern Mexican state of Guerrero and the counterinsurgency operations they have faced. To reach this goal, the object of the qualitative methodolo...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:03ba1c7e55ca4c50ae573c87df4cac6e2021-11-21T15:11:42ZArmed Movements and Counterinsurgency in Contemporary Mexico1972-76232035-660910.1285/i20356609v13i3p1487https://doaj.org/article/03ba1c7e55ca4c50ae573c87df4cac6e2020-11-01T00:00:00Zhttp://siba-ese.unisalento.it/index.php/paco/article/view/23059https://doaj.org/toc/1972-7623https://doaj.org/toc/2035-6609<span class="abs_content">Based on a case study, this article seeks to analyze the contemporary evolution of the armed movements in the southern Mexican state of Guerrero and the counterinsurgency operations they have faced. To reach this goal, the object of the qualitative methodology is the local history of a municipality, Ayutla de los Libres, from 1998 to 2013, describing the socio-political processes that were developed there and that separate both dates, each marked by a critical episode of repression. The main result is that, although the field of armed movements underwent great changes, moving from offensive to defensive forms, the counterinsurgency used against them shows strong continuities focused on repression.</span><br />Pierre GaussensCoordinamento SIBAarticlearmed movementscommunity policecounterinsurgencyguerreroguerrillaPolitical science (General)JA1-92ENPartecipazione e Conflitto, Vol 13, Iss 3, Pp 1487-1503 (2020)
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topic armed movements
community police
counterinsurgency
guerrero
guerrilla
Political science (General)
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spellingShingle armed movements
community police
counterinsurgency
guerrero
guerrilla
Political science (General)
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Pierre Gaussens
Armed Movements and Counterinsurgency in Contemporary Mexico
description <span class="abs_content">Based on a case study, this article seeks to analyze the contemporary evolution of the armed movements in the southern Mexican state of Guerrero and the counterinsurgency operations they have faced. To reach this goal, the object of the qualitative methodology is the local history of a municipality, Ayutla de los Libres, from 1998 to 2013, describing the socio-political processes that were developed there and that separate both dates, each marked by a critical episode of repression. The main result is that, although the field of armed movements underwent great changes, moving from offensive to defensive forms, the counterinsurgency used against them shows strong continuities focused on repression.</span><br />
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title Armed Movements and Counterinsurgency in Contemporary Mexico
title_short Armed Movements and Counterinsurgency in Contemporary Mexico
title_full Armed Movements and Counterinsurgency in Contemporary Mexico
title_fullStr Armed Movements and Counterinsurgency in Contemporary Mexico
title_full_unstemmed Armed Movements and Counterinsurgency in Contemporary Mexico
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