Violence and Community Self-Defense in Michoacán, México

This article analyzes the issue of violence and the emergence of community self-defense forces in Michoacán, México. The analysis focuses on the emergence of these groups in the Tierra Caliente and the Meseta Purépecha regions. These forces emerged to defend their territories and obtain greater secu...

• Main Author: Fuentes Díaz, Antonio (author)
• Other Authors: Paleta Pérez, Guillermo (author)
• Format: article
• Language: spa
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: Autodefensas; violencia; Estado; narcotráfico; seguridad; Auto-defesas; violência; segurança.; Self-defense; violence; State; narco-traffic; security.
• Online Access: https://iconos.flacsoandes.edu.ec/index.php/iconos/article/view/1702