{"product_id":"citizens-against-crime-and-violence-societal-responses-in-mexico-paperback","title":"Citizens Against Crime and Violence: Societal Responses in Mexico - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTrevor Stack\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eTrevor Stack\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by), \u003cb\u003eIrene Álvarez\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMexico has become notorious for crime-related violence, and the efforts of governments and national and international NGOs to counter this violence have proven largely futile. \u003ci\u003eCitizens against Crime and Violence\u003c\/i\u003e studies societal responses to crime and violence within one of Mexico's most affected regions, the state of Michoacán. Based on comparative ethnography conducted over twelve months by a team of anthropologists and sociologists across six localities of Michoacán, ranging from the most rural to the most urban, the contributors consider five varieties of societal responses: local citizen security councils that define security and attempt to influence its policing, including by self-defense groups; cultural activists looking to create safe 'cultural' fields from which to transform their social environment; organizations in the state capital that combine legal and political strategies against less visible violence (forced disappearance, gender violence, anti-LGBT); church-linked initiatives bringing to bear the church's institutionality, including to denounce 'state capture'; and women's organizations creating 'safe' networks allowing to influence violence prevention.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTREVOR STACK is a professor at the University of Aberdeen in the United Kingdom, where he serves as the director of the interdisciplinary Centre for Citizenship, Civil Society, and Rule of Law. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eKnowing History in Mexico: An Ethnography of Citizenship\u003c\/i\u003e, the co-editor of \u003ci\u003eReligion as a Category of Governance and Sovereignty\u003c\/i\u003e, and co-editor of \u003ci\u003eBreaching the Civil Order: Radicalism and the Civil Sphere\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 202\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.63 x 8.9 x 5.91 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 17, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42159087222919,"sku":"9781978827639","price":61.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/306678218b0a058486cdc5aece658884.webp?v=1733263913","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/citizens-against-crime-and-violence-societal-responses-in-mexico-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}