O'Brien, Thomas Anthony orcid.org/0000-0002-5031-736X (2015) Human (In)Security and Democracy in Central America. Democracy and Security. pp. 44-59. ISSN 1741-9166
Abstract
Human security has increasingly shifted attention to the individual, while the state has become guarantor (or violator) of security given its role in governing the domestic environment. This article examines how variations in regime forms influence security, pointing to the importance of political security in the wider human security framework. To illustrate, the article examines the nature of political security in Central America, a region with weakly democratized states and histories of political violence. The findings suggest a link between democracy and human security that is mediated by state capacity and the ability to control non-state violence against individuals.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | This is an author-produced version of the published paper. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher’s self-archiving policy. Further copying may not be permitted; contact the publisher for details. |
Keywords: | Authoritarian,Contentious Politics,Political Violence,State Capacity |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Social Sciences (York) > Sociology (York) |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 19 Dec 2018 11:40 |
Last Modified: | 23 Jan 2025 00:17 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1080/17419166.2015.1006396 |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/17419166.2015.1006396 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:140216 |
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