Militarized Democracies

The Neoliberal Mexican State and the Chiapas Uprising

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Author:
Heidi Moksnes Uppsala University Heidi.Moksnes@socant.su.se

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https://doi.org/10.3167/015597704782352825
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The neoliberal state, this article argues, displays structural contradictions between the need to create economic stability and the demand to display democratic structures where the human rights of the citizens are respected. As the discourse of human rights is increasingly used also by marginalized groups, the apparent convergence in human rights objectives may be a dangerous illusion.

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Social Analysis

The International Journal of Anthropology

Cover Social Analysis
Article Category:
Discussion
Page Count:
10
Print Publication Date:
01 Mar 2004
Online Publication Date:
01 Mar 2004
Copyright:
© Berghahn Books 2004

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