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dc.contributor.authorFuentes, Claudioen
dc.date.accessioned2016-01-27T14:06:21Z
dc.date.available2016-01-27T14:06:21Z
dc.date.issued01/03/2009en
dc.identifier.citationFuentes, C. (2009) Political Dimensions of Security Transformation in Latin America. IDS Bulletin 40(2): 79-87en
dc.identifier.issn1759-5436en
dc.identifier.urihttps://opendocs.ids.ac.uk/opendocs/handle/20.500.12413/8129
dc.description.abstractThis 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
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dc.publisherBlackwell Publishing Ltden
dc.relation.ispartofseriesIDS Bulletin Vol. 40 Nos. 2en
dc.rights.urihttp://www.ids.ac.uk/files/dmfile/IDSOpenDocsStandardTermsOfUse.pdfen
dc.titlePolitical Dimensions of Security Transformation in Latin Americaen
dc.typeArticleen
dc.rights.holder© 2009 The Author. Journal compilation © Institute of Development Studiesen
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/j.1759-5436.2009.00026.xen


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