Critical Security Studies in the Global South: Perspectives from Latin America

Herz, Monica; Rodrigues, Thiago

In this book we propose to tackle militarization trends in Latin America which include the presence of the military organizations in some vital national economic activities, the ethics and aesthetics of the ‘military’ in popular forms of entertainment, the active engagement of military personnel in criminal activities, the Armed Forces intervention in electoral processes, the Armed Forces engagement in the cybersphere and cyberwarfare, their participation in civil defense operations, their emulation by militias, gangs and other armed non-state actors. We shall consider militarization on multiple scales from the individual body and subjectification processes to international politics from the everyday experiences and practices to the development of national strategies in Latin America and we shall avoid the dichotomy between a militarized moment and space and a demilitarized moment and space.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2025-02-15

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9783031561092

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-56110-8

Dimensions: 210cm x148cm

Pages: 183