Armed Organization. The Operational Dynamics of Tepalcatepec’s Self-defense Groups
This article contributes to filling a gap in academic research about armed groups in Mexico in the context of the war on drugs: the “Self-defense” groups of Michoacán. More specifically, we are interested in studying how the decision-making process was structured within these groups. We use as a cas...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Spanish |
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Colegio de México
2017-10-01
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| Series: | Estudios Sociológicos |
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| Online Access: | https://estudiossociologicos.colmex.mx/index.php/es/article/view/1432 |
| Summary: | This article contributes to filling a gap in academic research about armed groups in Mexico in the context of the war on drugs: the “Self-defense” groups of Michoacán. More specifically, we are interested in studying how the decision-making process was structured within these groups. We use as a case study the town of Tepalcatepec during the initial stage of mobilization. Based on a systemic theoretical framework and using a qualitative methodology, we reconstruct the organizational decision-chain from two viewpoints: 1) the formation of a line of command functionally differentiated; 2) the emergence of decision-making processes in a context of tension and conflict. |
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| ISSN: | 0185-4186 |