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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doaj-adb908f4d58845568e46be4a70dcbd8a2020-11-25T00:48:54ZspaColegio de MéxicoEstudios Sociológicos0185-41862017-10-013610610.24201/es.2018v36n106.14321506Armed Organization. The Operational Dynamics of Tepalcatepec’s Self-defense GroupsEdgar Guerra0Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas, A. C. (CIDE)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.https://estudiossociologicos.colmex.mx/index.php/es/article/view/1432grupos armadosviolenciaorganizaciones criminalesEstadopolítica de drogas |
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Armed Organization. The Operational Dynamics of Tepalcatepec’s Self-defense Groups |
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Estudios Sociológicos |
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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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