Urban lynches. Popular executions in times of citizen security

The article presents results of a short-term research on lynching and lynching attempts happened in Quito during 2007. The analysis about these facts has to do with the relationships between executing acts and the brand-new “citizen security” paradigm, whose practices and discourse have proliferated...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Santillán, Alfredo
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2008
País:Ecuador
Institución:Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales
Repositorio:Revista ICONOS
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:iconos.flacsoandes.edu.ec:article/268
Acceso en línea:https://iconos.flacsoandes.edu.ec/index.php/iconos/article/view/268
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:lynching
violence
city
citizen security
justice
linchamientos
violencia
ciudad
seguridad ciudadana
justicia
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Sumario:The article presents results of a short-term research on lynching and lynching attempts happened in Quito during 2007. The analysis about these facts has to do with the relationships between executing acts and the brand-new “citizen security” paradigm, whose practices and discourse have proliferated in a dissimilar way promoting “community participation” on security work.  Contradictions  in  this  paradigm,  along  with  an  incresing  perception  of  insecurity  and helplessness, are components that suit lynching as a collective violence form, whose character is punitive and punishing.