dc.contributor.author | Fuentes, Claudio | en |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-01-27T14:06:21Z | |
dc.date.available | 2016-01-27T14:06:21Z | |
dc.date.issued | 01/03/2009 | en |
dc.identifier.citation | Fuentes, C. (2009) Political Dimensions of Security Transformation in Latin America. IDS Bulletin 40(2): 79-87 | en |
dc.identifier.issn | 1759-5436 | en |
dc.identifier.uri | https://opendocs.ids.ac.uk/opendocs/handle/20.500.12413/8129 | |
dc.description.abstract | This article suggests that the lack of advancement in both the actual protection of citizens' rights and institutional democratic reforms of the security sector in Latin America is due to a complex and intertwined set of political conditions. Three sets of conditions are key: (1) the political context (institutional and political constraints and opportunities); (2) social perceptions and demands on security; and (3) the institutional development of security forces. While policymakers and academics have focused mostly on security institutions themselves, this article argues that they need to be situated within a broader set of incentives and constraints within the political system. The challenge for civil society groups is how to advance a pro?civil rights agenda under such an unwelcoming set of incentives. | en |
dc.format.extent | 9 | en |
dc.publisher | Blackwell Publishing Ltd | en |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | IDS Bulletin Vol. 40 Nos. 2 | en |
dc.rights.uri | http://www.ids.ac.uk/files/dmfile/IDSOpenDocsStandardTermsOfUse.pdf | en |
dc.title | Political Dimensions of Security Transformation in Latin America | en |
dc.type | Article | en |
dc.rights.holder | © 2009 The Author. Journal compilation © Institute of Development Studies | en |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1111/j.1759-5436.2009.00026.x | en |