{"product_id":"citizens-against-crime-and-violence-1","title":"Citizens against Crime and Violence","description":"\u003cdiv\u003eMexico has become notorious for crime-related violence, and the efforts of governments and national and international NGOs to counter this violence have proven largely futile. \u003ci\u003eCitizens against Crime and Violence\u003c\/i\u003e studies societal responses to crime and violence within one of Mexico’s most affected regions, the state of Michoacán. Based on comparative ethnography conducted over twelve months by a team of anthropologists and sociologists across six localities of Michoacán, ranging from the most rural to the most urban, the contributors consider five varieties of societal responses: local citizen security councils that define security and attempt to influence its policing, including by self-defense groups; cultural activists looking to create safe 'cultural' fields from which to transform their social environment; organizations in the state capital that combine legal and political strategies against less visible violence (forced disappearance, gender violence, anti-LGBT); church-linked initiatives bringing to bear the church’s institutionality, including to denounce 'state capture'; and women’s organizations creating 'safe' networks allowing to influence violence prevention.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Trevor Stack","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43574289924278,"sku":"9781978827639","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0251\/4980\/0541\/files\/9781978827639_7d3332af-a855-4960-b7dc-e7d0387a0c60.jpg?v=1727260191","url":"https:\/\/combined-academic.myshopify.com\/products\/citizens-against-crime-and-violence-1","provider":"Combined Academic Publishers - Mare Nostrum Group","version":"1.0","type":"link"}