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[Nettime-nl] Social violence in L-America |
07-11-2003 New forms of violence in Latin America After decades of civil war, dicatorship and state repression, Latin America has become a relatively peaceful continent: political violence has declined and (more or less) democratic systems have replaced their authoritarian predecessors. Nevertheless, social violence has become a central feature in these societies. Homicides and criminal activities by youth gangs increased in Central America after peace accords were signed. Guatemala has experienced an increase of popular lynchings against delincuents and violent action of former patrol members. Criminal violence is becoming a serious problem in Argentina and Brasil, and remains a central feature in Colombia, where many claim that the FARC has changed from a political movement into a narco guerrilla, mainly driven by greed. So what is going on here? How can we understand this transformation of violence? And how to explain the increase of new forms of violencein Latin America? Is there really something newgoing on, or is it the intensity that is alarming? This public seminar, building on an earlier NALACS workshop, addresses these questions with presentations by national and international experts, building on recent research in Lartin America. Participation is open to NALACS members, students and others interested in the topic. However, there is a limited amount of seats, so participants are kindly requested to confirm their assistance by e-mail to <mailto:workshop7november@icco.nl>workshop7november@icco.nl before 3 November. Participants: * Prof. dr Jenny Pearce - Dept. of Peace Studies, Bradford University, UK * Dr Dennis Rodgers - Development Studies Institute, London School of Economics, UK * Dr ir Pieter de Vries - Dept. of Rural Development Sociology, Wageningen University Plus: scenes from the film Cidade de Deus(Brasil, 2002) meer info op <http://www.nalacs.nl>www.nalacs.nl 13:00-17:00 uur Lutherse Kerk Hamburgerstraat 9 Utrecht MAG DAT IN BAGHDAD? vrije media en verarmd uranium in Irak Zat. 8-11 Zaal 100 org. XminY Jo van der Spek, radio journalist & tactical media consultant current project: Radio Reed Flute http://www.radioreedflute.net
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