Untangling Violent Legacies: Contemporary Organized Violence in Latin America and the Narrative of the “Failed Transition”

In this article, disputes over the identification of persisting “legacies” of the past that participate in the constitution of present patterns of organized violence are discussed. It highlights the ways in which present forms of organized violence are often tied to past experiences of political vio...

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Published in:Revista de estudios sociales (Bogotá, Colombia) Colombia), 2020-07, Vol.73 (73), p.18-30
Main Author: Santos, Victoria M. S
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Activists
Brasil
Brazil
Civil society
Democracy
Dictators
Disputes
Human rights
Human rights violations
Justice
justicia transicional
justiça de transição
Latin American cultural groups
legacies
legados
Local elections
Mexico
Mothers
Murders & murder attempts
México
organized violence
Past experiences
Peace negotiations
Political activism
Political factors
Political violence
Racism
SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY
Transitional justice
Truth
Truth and reconciliation commissions
Violations
Violence
violencia organizada
violência organizada
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Summary:In this article, disputes over the identification of persisting “legacies” of the past that participate in the constitution of present patterns of organized violence are discussed. It highlights the ways in which present forms of organized violence are often tied to past experiences of political violence in the context of transitional justice discourse, as serious contemporary human rights violations are framed as indicators of the failure of past transitional processes. This article then explores such disputes in the context of recent civil society debates in Mexico on the potential development of transitional justice mechanisms; and in the context of the Sub commission of Truth in Democracy “Mothers of Acari” in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
ISSN:0123-885X
1900-5180
DOI:10.7440/res73.2020.02