Beyond the Drug War in Mexico : Human rights, the public sphere and justice (Paperback)

Introduction: Beyond the Drug War: The United States, the Public Sphere and Human Rights Wil G. Pansters, Benjamin T. Smith and Peter Watt Part I: Securitization, Militarization and Human Rights 1 US pressure and Mexican anti-drugs efforts from 1940 to 1980: Importing the war on drugs? Carlos A. Perez Ricart 2 Mexico: A humanitarian crisis in the making Monica Serrano 3 Effects of militarization in the name of counter-narcotics efforts and consequences for human rights in Mexico Laura Carlsen 　 Part II: The Public Sphere and the Press under Siege 4 Violence, co-optation and corruption: Risks for the exercise of journalism and freedom of expression in Mexico Armando Rodriguez Luna 5 State of Denial: Crime Reporting and Political Communication in Sonora Victor Hugo Reyna Garcia 6 Social movements in support of the victims: Human rights and digital communications Rupert Knox 　 Part III: Justice and Reconciliation from Below 7 Beyond disorder and the constitution: Thinking about the law in regions of violence (the case of Cheran) Erika Barcena Arevalo and Orlando Aragon Andrade 8 Combing history against the grain: The search for truth amongst Mexico’s hidden graves Carolina Robledo Silvestre