Policiamento em tempos de globalização: a legislação antiterrorismo como plataforma para a militarização do policiamento na Argentina
Year: 2023
Type: article
Abstract: A special focus on the global securitization agenda, driven by the US war on terror, has expanded the mechanisms of penal control and crudified global legislation on the subject, even in countries of the Global South, where this is not the main concern. To illustrate this phenomenon, this paper focuses on the case of Argentina, where the government has dedicated a semi-military police force (the Gendarmerie) to confront indigenous peoples and other social protesters fighting for their rights, labeling them as terrorists and using the discourse and global instruments of counter-terrorism as a platform for legitimization. The aim of this article is therefore to explore the impact of international pressure for the approval of anti-terrorist legislation on Argentine domestic policing, through the Gendarmerie. The methodological approach is based on a qualitative analysis of reports by international organizations, local and international media, national laws and administrative regulations, speeches by government authorities and NGO reports. Critical discourse analysis uncovers the power relations underlying the sources mentioned in order to confront opposing narratives. Finally, it concludes that it is necessary to shed light on the use of anti-terrorist discourses and legislation as a platform for the militarization of policing and the repression of social protesters, so that the topic, beyond studies on policing, can be used as a platform for the repression of social protesters.
Author: Vegh Weis, Valeria
Institution: Universidad de Buenos Aires
Language: Portuguese
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W7215465241