. Adding the aspect of authoritative power to ongoing debates on transitional justice, however, could significantly alter our …, however, it strengthens authoritative power. Seeking a more nuanced understanding of the recognition-power nexus, the paper … provides a rough and critical account of various understandings of recognition and power on the part of authors such as Honneth …

explores the methodological challenge of an alternative approach to Central American violence(s). How can we collect … qualitative data that help address the social construction of (in)security? The research project "Public Spaces and Violence in …-discourses on violence? Why is it crucial to keep a research diary? What is a "failed" or a "good" interview? This article argues …

explores the methodological challenge of an alternative approach to Central American violence(s). How can we collect … qualitative data that help address the social construction of (in)security? The research project "Public Spaces and Violence in …-discourses on violence? Why is it crucial to keep a research diary? What is a "failed" or a "good" interview? This article argues …

In all Central American countries we witness a struggle to define, interpret and classify types of violence … moral panic and repressive criminal policies are not direct consequences of the violence phenomena per se. Rather, the … perception of and the reactions to insecurity and violence are based on social discourses about these phenomena …

contemporary Central American violence, Costa Rica, El Salvador and Nicaragua present important test cases, demonstrating the need … to differentiate the diagnosis. First, national discourses on violence differ from country to country, with varying … the mara paradigm, the perception of grand corruption, and gender-based violence tied to cross-national, national or sub …

contemporary Central American violence, Costa Rica, El Salvador and Nicaragua present important test cases, demonstrating the need … to differentiate the diagnosis. First, national discourses on violence differ from country to country, with varying … the mara paradigm, the perception of grand corruption, and gender-based violence tied to cross-national, national or sub …

It has become common to state that criminal violence has superseded political violence in Central America. This paper … leading newspapers and the main clusters of topics constituting the news discourse on violence. The analysis of the macro …-country discourse on 'ordinary violence'. On the other hand, the talk of crime is centered around few topic clusters, with sexual …

In all Central American countries we witness a struggle to define, interpret and classify types of violence … moral panic and repressive criminal policies are not direct consequences of the violence phenomena per se. Rather, the … perception of and the reactions to insecurity and violence are based on social discourses about these phenomena. …