Politics of Mourning in a Time of War: Judith Butler's Legacy in Mexico

This article offers an interpretive reading of the war on drugs in Mexico based on Judith Butler's theoretical contributions on war, security policies and mourning. Through a documentary review that includes press reports, official information and academic sources, it is argued that the "war" is a political construct that perpetuates the hegemony of U.S. security policy in the hemisphere; that the framework of war used to combat terrorism is the same one used to designate drug trafficking in Mexico, which leads, together with the concept of the war economy, to a discussion about the limits of sovereignty and governance. Finally, the Mexican State develops policies on mourning that prioritize life and death: the relatives of missing and deceased persons are left in a state of suspended mourning due to the absence of a body to mourn, the circumstances of death, or constant impunity.

• Egile nagusia: Urbieta Hernández, Roque (author)
• Formatua: article
• Hizkuntza: spa
• Argitaratua: 2026
• Gaiak: economía de guerra; desapariciones; duelo nacional; gobernabilidad; narcotráfico; soberanía; terrorismo; discurso; fuerzas militares; conflictos; militarización; teoría social crítica; seguridad pública; war economy; disappearances; national mourning; governance; drug trafficking; sovereignty; terrorism; speech; military forces; conflicts; militarization; critical social theory; public safety
• Sarrera elektronikoa: https://revistas.iaen.edu.ec/index.php/estado_comunes/article/view/417