Untangling Violent Legacies: Contemporary Organized Violence in Latin America and the Narrative of the “Failed Transition”

In this article, disputes over the identification of persisting “legacies” of the past that participate in the constitution of present patterns of organized violence are discussed. It highlights the ways in which present forms of organized violence are often tied to past experiences of political vio...

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Main Author:	Victoria M. S. Santos
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Universidad de los Andes 2020-07-01
Series:	Revista de Estudios Sociales
Subjects:	brazil legacies mexico organized violence transitional justice
Online Access:	https://revistas.uniandes.edu.co/doi/full/10.7440/res73.2020.02

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spelling	doaj-284937a369cf4c20bd44fcb52c358f7b2020-11-25T03:39:19ZengUniversidad de los AndesRevista de Estudios Sociales0123-885X1900-51802020-07-0173183010.7440/res73.2020.02Untangling Violent Legacies: Contemporary Organized Violence in Latin America and the Narrative of the “Failed Transition”Victoria M. S. Santos0Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de JaneiroIn this article, disputes over the identification of persisting “legacies” of the past that participate in the constitution of present patterns of organized violence are discussed. It highlights the ways in which present forms of organized violence are often tied to past experiences of political violence in the context of transitional justice discourse, as serious contemporary human rights violations are framed as indicators of the failure of past transitional processes. This article then explores such disputes in the context of recent civil society debates in Mexico on the potential development of transitional justice mechanisms; and in the context of the Sub commission of Truth in Democracy “Mothers of Acari” in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.https://revistas.uniandes.edu.co/doi/full/10.7440/res73.2020.02brazillegaciesmexicoorganized violencetransitional justice
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title	Untangling Violent Legacies: Contemporary Organized Violence in Latin America and the Narrative of the “Failed Transition”
title_short	Untangling Violent Legacies: Contemporary Organized Violence in Latin America and the Narrative of the “Failed Transition”
title_full	Untangling Violent Legacies: Contemporary Organized Violence in Latin America and the Narrative of the “Failed Transition”
title_fullStr	Untangling Violent Legacies: Contemporary Organized Violence in Latin America and the Narrative of the “Failed Transition”
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title_sort	untangling violent legacies: contemporary organized violence in latin america and the narrative of the “failed transition”
publisher	Universidad de los Andes
series	Revista de Estudios Sociales
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publishDate	2020-07-01
description	In this article, disputes over the identification of persisting “legacies” of the past that participate in the constitution of present patterns of organized violence are discussed. It highlights the ways in which present forms of organized violence are often tied to past experiences of political violence in the context of transitional justice discourse, as serious contemporary human rights violations are framed as indicators of the failure of past transitional processes. This article then explores such disputes in the context of recent civil society debates in Mexico on the potential development of transitional justice mechanisms; and in the context of the Sub commission of Truth in Democracy “Mothers of Acari” in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
topic	brazil legacies mexico organized violence transitional justice
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Untangling Violent Legacies: Contemporary Organized Violence in Latin America and the Narrative of the “Failed Transition”

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