The Spectacle of Drug Violence: American Public Discourse, Media, and Border Enforcement in the Texas-Tamaulipas Border Region during Drug-War Times
This article explains how mass media and U.S. political rhetoric have created a spectacle of border violence as an offshoot of Mexico s drug war. The study shows how some U.S. politicians and government officials have promoted their political agendas by communicating an alarmist view of the drug war...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2018 |
| País: | México |
| Institución: | Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México |
| Repositorio: | Memoria Institucional CISAN, Repositorio Institucional, UNAM |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ru.micisan.unam.mx:123456789/19766 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://ru.micisan.unam.mx/handle/123456789/19766 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | CIENCIAS SOCIALES International relations 5 drug violence Texas-Tamaulipas border american public discourse mass media spectacle spillover violence narco-terrorism border security U.S. immigration policy narcoviolencia frontera Texas-Tamaulipas discurso público estadounidense medios masivos de comunicación espectáculo violencia desbordada narcoterrorismo seguridad fronteriza política migratoria estadunidense Relaciones internacionales |
| Sumario: | This article explains how mass media and U.S. political rhetoric have created a spectacle of border violence as an offshoot of Mexico s drug war. The study shows how some U.S. politicians and government officials have promoted their political agendas by communicating an alarmist view of the drug war within Mexico that includes a spillover of violence into the United States and narco-terrorism, which allegedly represent enormous risks to U.S. national security. The creation of this spectacle has had a real impact on specific policy areas, particularly on border security and immigration. This analysis focuses mainly on the Texas-Tamaulipas border region. |
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