Armed Vigilant Groups in Michoacán, México: Rescue of the Citizen due to Violence?

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Published: 2018-06-29
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22395/ojum.v17n33a6
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Security, Armed Vigilant Groups, citizens, Government, collective actions

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Martha Elisa Nateras González
Autonomous University of Mexico State image/svg+xml
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7045-1400 (unauthenticated)

Abstract

At present, democratic systems are experiencing a crisis of representativeness and trust, causing social movements with a symbolic repertoire full of critical experience to penetrate with force, seeking to channel their social discontent in the face of a State that does not guarantee them security. Thus, the emergence of several vigilant groups in the state of Michoacán in early 2013 provoked different reactions in some media, which divided their judgment on the legitimacy of these groups, the type of weapons they used and their mode of operation. Therefore, the objective of this paper is to analyze armed vigilant groups as an exercise of active citizenship and collective action, outside the conventional channels of participation. The main finding of this analytical-descriptive exercise is that society’s participation outside of state control has no place, even when Mexico is assumed to be a democratic state.

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Vol. 17 No. 33 (2018): Enero-Junio

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Author Biography

Martha Elisa Nateras González, Autonomous University of Mexico State

Doctora en Ciencias Sociales en el área de Relaciones de Poder y Cultura Política, por la UAM-Xochimilco. Maestra en Ciencias Sociales, con Especialidad en desarrollo municipal por el Colegio Mexiquense, A.C. Licenciada en Ciencias Políticas y Administración Pública, por la Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México. Tiene los diplomados en: 'Análisis y Procesos Electorales' y 'Políticas Públicas Municipales', ambos en la Facultad de Ciencias Políticas y Sociales de la UAEM. Profesora de tiempo completo desde el año 2000. Ha impartiendo alrededor de 90 cursos en la Facultad de Ciencias Políticas y Sociales y en la Facultad de Turismo, desde septiembre de 1990, tanto en licenciatura como en posgrado. Dirigido y revisado alrededor de 45 tesis. Perfil Promep, desde noviembre de 2006 y es miembro del Sistema Nacional de Investigadores Nivel I. Es líder del Cuerpo Académico 'Estudios sobre violencia, seguridad y construcción social de la ciudadanía'. Ha publicado distintos artículos, capítulos de libros y dos libros; asimismo, ha asistido a varios congresos nacionales e internacionales como ponente e impartido conferencias en los temas de cultura política, ciudadanía, desarrollo social, política social, pobreza, seguridad y violencia. Se desempeñó como Coordinadora de Estudios de Posgrado en la Facultad de Ciencias Políticas y Sociales, de mayo de 2012 a

How to Cite

Nateras González, M. E. (2018). Armed Vigilant Groups in Michoacán, México: Rescue of the Citizen due to Violence?. Opinión Jurídica, 17(33), 149-171. https://doi.org/10.22395/ojum.v17n33a6

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