Political Science Faculty Publications and Presentations
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
4-2014
Abstract
Fear has struck the people along the U.S.-Mexico border. Government authorities of the two nations have implemented techniques to secure the Rio Grande against drug trafficking, immigration, and terrorism. This article explores the issues and policies that have led to the escalation of violence on the U.S.-Mexico border and the ‘politics of fear’. Firstly, Mexican and U.S. governmental authorities are examined in the context of their actions against the various drug cartels. Secondly, the impact of such actions on the nations’ publics is analysed. The authors combine the theoretical conceptions of the ‘media spectacle’ and the politics of fear that create a ‘spectacle of fear’ to explain events in the region. Finally, the authors provide a theoretical interpretation of the politics and administration of security policies regarding the impact of violence in this border region, employing primarily the works of Michel Foucault and Hannah Arendt, which are central to any discussion of the phenomena of politics and societal violence. Overall, this work seeks to interpret the ‘culture of fear’ forced on citizens and the conflict between power and violence.
Recommended Citation
Correa-Cabrera, G., Garrett, T., & Keck, M. (2014). Administrative Surveillance and Fear: Implications for U.S.-Mexico Border Relations and Governance. Revista Europea De Estudios Latinoamericanos Y Del Caribe / European Review of Latin American and Caribbean Studies, (96), 35-53, from http://www.jstor.org/stable/23722431
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First Page
35
Last Page
53
Publication Title
European Review of Latin American and Caribbean Studies Revista Europea de Estudios Latinoamericanos y del Caribe
Comments
© Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera, Terence Garrett, and Michelle Keck. Original published version available at https://www.jstor.org/stable/23722431