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Violent Nonstate Actors and the Emergence of Hybrid Governance in South America.

Authors :
Villa, Rafael Duarte
Macedo Braga, Camila de
Ferreira, Marcos Alan S. V.
Source :
Latin American Research Review. 2021, Vol. 56 Issue 1, p36-49. 14p.
Publication Year :
2021

Abstract

In several Latin American countries, social violence has risen to warlike levels. Nevertheless, little attention has been paid to the extent of social violence and the new (informal) forms of governance generated by the so-called violent nonstate actors (VNSAs). Where a state’s forces fail to provide for the physical protection and social security of its citizens, some areas are governed by a mix of formal (vertical) and informal (horizontal) forms of governance, mixing state and nonstate actors. In these socially bounded spaces, nonstate actors produce and distribute public goods similarly as the state does. In this article, we explore how hybrid governance has appeared in the South American region, considering the operation of two regional VNSAs, the Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC) in Brazil and the Bandas Criminales (BACRIM) in Colombia. We show that such VNSAs are significant agents for security governance, as they challenge preconceived notions of state authority (legitimacy). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00238791
Volume :
56
Issue :
1
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Latin American Research Review
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
149229082
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.25222/larr.756