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Gender-Based Violence: The Role Of Guatemala’S Government In The Rate Of Violence Against Women (2018), Shayan Chishti
Gender-Based Violence: The Role Of Guatemala’S Government In The Rate Of Violence Against Women (2018), Shayan Chishti
International Studies Undergraduate Honors Theses
This paper analyzes the role of the Guatemalan government in reducing the rates of violence against women and argues for the implementation and enforcement of prevention strategies by the government. Guatemala has some of the highest rates of femicide and general violence against women worldwide. As a result, the government has been heavily criticized both within Guatemala and internationally with regard to its efforts towards eliminating this issue. The United Nations states that “States have clear obligations under international law to enact, implement and monitor legislation addressing all forms of violence against women” (United Nations, 2010), and therefore the government …
Neoliberal Reform And Cartel Ascendancy In Rural Mexico: Case Studies Of Michoacán And The Zapatista-Controlled Zones Of Chiapas (2017), Kellen Hunter-La Voy
Neoliberal Reform And Cartel Ascendancy In Rural Mexico: Case Studies Of Michoacán And The Zapatista-Controlled Zones Of Chiapas (2017), Kellen Hunter-La Voy
International Studies Undergraduate Honors Theses
Mexico’s economy began a process of economic liberalization in the 1980s that continued through the 90s, highlighted by the implementation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). These neoliberal policies have contributed to the further marginalization of Mexico’s rural communities by making them dependent on foreign markets and placing their livelihood and wellbeing in the hands of foreign investors who favor deregulation, privatization, proletarian disunity, and low wages. The narcoeconomy represents to many members of these marginalized rural communities an alternative, and often more attainable, model of success. Michoacán has been hit heavily by neoliberal reforms and has concurrently …