Original title: Hybridní vládnutí v Latinské Americe: Případová studie reakce mexických kriminálních syndikátů na pandemii COVID-19
Translated title: Hybrid governance in Latin America : A case study of the response of Mexican criminal syndicates to the COVID-19 pandemic
Authors: Natale, Maria Fabiana ; Berg, Julie (advisor) ; Dowd, Caitriona (referee)
Document type: Master’s theses
Year: 2021
Language: eng
Abstract: Hybrid governance in Latin America A case study of the response of Mexican criminal syndicates to the COVID-19 pandemic Wordcount: 20282 International Master in Security Intelligence and Strategic Studies 2409572N 29/07/2021 Abstract In the academia, long dominated by a Western state-centric approach, the idea of the coexistence of different orders of social domination emerged in the nineties. It set the premises for the academic literature on hybrid governance. This research area is very recent and still developing. Hence, the fields of application of this concept in the academic literature are diverse but still too limited. Therefore, this dissertation arises from the consideration that it would be interesting to further investigate the applicability of this under-exploited notion. In particular, it looks at criminal organizations in Latin America through the case study of Mexican drug cartels amid the pandemic. This case presents the key characteristics of hybridity, hence making it a relevant tool to analyze it. The finding of the possibility of the applicability of hybrid governance as an analytical lens to understand Mexican drug cartels during the pandemic suggests the possibility to expand the field of application of this concept. It leads to a broader reflection on hybrid governance schemes with...
Keywords: COVID-19 pandemic; Drug cartels; Hybrid Governance; Mexico; Organized Crime

Institution: Charles University Faculties (theses) (web)
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Original record: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11956/150360

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