Security for Show? The Militarisation of Public Space in Light of the 2016 Rio Olympic Games

Abstract This article aims to analyse the increasing militarisation of public space in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro, particularly on the eve of the 2016 Olympics. To this end, I briefly discuss how the concept of militarisation has been historically approached in the International Relations...

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Main Author: Veronica F. Azzi
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro
Series:Contexto Internacional
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-85292017000300589&lng=en&tlng=en