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Mathieu Lilian - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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« Des choses merveilleuses pour ce pays ». Narcos ou la difficile quête du perfectionnisme dans l’action politique
'OpenEdition', 2021Co-Authors: Collombon Maya, Mathieu LilianAbstract:« Des choses merveilleuses pour ce pays », en l’occurrence la Colombie, c’est ce qu’ambitionne de faire le trafiquant de cocaïne Pablo Escobar alors qu’il cherche à entrer en politique pour y porter la parole des plus pauvres, dont il est issu. Cette ambition se heurtera à l’hostilité de l’oligarchie devant celui qui se pose en « Robin des bois » et qui y répondra par un déchaînement de violence. Elle se heurtera surtout à l’action de ceux pour qui une « meilleure Colombie » passe par l’éradication du narcotrafic et la restauration de l’autorité de l’État. C’est aux dilemmes moraux des protagonistes de Narcos quant à la légitimité des moyens à mettre en œuvre pour y parvenir que s’intéresse principalement cet article. La tentation, exprimée par les agents étasuniens de la DEA comme par certains secteurs de l’État colombien, de combattre le chef du cartel de Medellín par des moyens tout aussi illégitimes, et violents, que les siens s’oppose au respect absolu de la légalité (y compris lorsqu’elle sert les intérêts d’Escobar) incarné par le procureur général de Greiff. Cette tension est mise en scène dans la série au travers des hésitations du président Gaviria, dont les conversations avec son vice-ministre de la Justice appellent une réflexion en termes de perfectionnisme, en exprimant ses doutes quant aux moyens et aux fins du bon gouvernement (une paix octroyée au prix de concessions à Escobar, ou l’élimination du narcotrafiquant s’appuyant sur des paramilitaires et au prix d’une perte de souveraineté) et en exposant les limites du courage politique.“Marvelous things for this country”, meaning Columbia, is what ambitions Drug Trafficker Pablo Escobar as he tries to become a politician in order to express the voice of the poorest he comes from. This ambition will fail as it confronts the hostility of the oligarchy against one who stands as a « Robin Hood », and who will respond with extreme violence. I will mainly confront the action of those for whom a “better Columbia” goes along with the eradication of Drug Traffic and the restoration of state authority. As such, the article focuses the moral dilemmas that agitate Narcos’ protagonists about the legitimacy of the means they should employ to reach these ends. A temptation is expressed, both by the US DEA agents and by some sectors of the Columbian State, to fight the head of the Medellín cartel with means as illegitimate, and violent, as his. It opposes the absolute respect of legality (even when it serves Escobar’s interests) that is promoted by general attorney de Greiff. This tension is staged in the series by president Gaviria’s hesitations. His conversations with his vice-minister of Justice call for an analysis in terms of perfectionism, as they express his doubts about the means a good government requires (paying peace with concessions to Escobar, or the elimination of Drug Traffic relying on paramilitary at the cost of the loss of sovereignty), and exposes the limits of political courage
Lilian Mathieu - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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« Des choses merveilleuses pour ce pays ». Narcos ou la difficile quête du perfectionnisme dans l’action politique
'OpenEdition', 2021Co-Authors: Maya Collombon, Lilian MathieuAbstract:“Marvelous things for this country”, meaning Columbia, is what ambitions Drug Trafficker Pablo Escobar as he tries to become a politician in order to express the voice of the poorest he comes from. This ambition will fail as it confronts the hostility of the oligarchy against one who stands as a « Robin Hood », and who will respond with extreme violence. I will mainly confront the action of those for whom a “better Columbia” goes along with the eradication of Drug Traffic and the restoration of state authority. As such, the article focuses the moral dilemmas that agitate Narcos’ protagonists about the legitimacy of the means they should employ to reach these ends. A temptation is expressed, both by the US DEA agents and by some sectors of the Columbian State, to fight the head of the Medellín cartel with means as illegitimate, and violent, as his. It opposes the absolute respect of legality (even when it serves Escobar’s interests) that is promoted by general attorney de Greiff. This tension is staged in the series by president Gaviria’s hesitations. His conversations with his vice-minister of Justice call for an analysis in terms of perfectionism, as they express his doubts about the means a good government requires (paying peace with concessions to Escobar, or the elimination of Drug Traffic relying on paramilitary at the cost of the loss of sovereignty), and exposes the limits of political courage
Collombon Maya - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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« Des choses merveilleuses pour ce pays ». Narcos ou la difficile quête du perfectionnisme dans l’action politique
'OpenEdition', 2021Co-Authors: Collombon Maya, Mathieu LilianAbstract:« Des choses merveilleuses pour ce pays », en l’occurrence la Colombie, c’est ce qu’ambitionne de faire le trafiquant de cocaïne Pablo Escobar alors qu’il cherche à entrer en politique pour y porter la parole des plus pauvres, dont il est issu. Cette ambition se heurtera à l’hostilité de l’oligarchie devant celui qui se pose en « Robin des bois » et qui y répondra par un déchaînement de violence. Elle se heurtera surtout à l’action de ceux pour qui une « meilleure Colombie » passe par l’éradication du narcotrafic et la restauration de l’autorité de l’État. C’est aux dilemmes moraux des protagonistes de Narcos quant à la légitimité des moyens à mettre en œuvre pour y parvenir que s’intéresse principalement cet article. La tentation, exprimée par les agents étasuniens de la DEA comme par certains secteurs de l’État colombien, de combattre le chef du cartel de Medellín par des moyens tout aussi illégitimes, et violents, que les siens s’oppose au respect absolu de la légalité (y compris lorsqu’elle sert les intérêts d’Escobar) incarné par le procureur général de Greiff. Cette tension est mise en scène dans la série au travers des hésitations du président Gaviria, dont les conversations avec son vice-ministre de la Justice appellent une réflexion en termes de perfectionnisme, en exprimant ses doutes quant aux moyens et aux fins du bon gouvernement (une paix octroyée au prix de concessions à Escobar, ou l’élimination du narcotrafiquant s’appuyant sur des paramilitaires et au prix d’une perte de souveraineté) et en exposant les limites du courage politique.“Marvelous things for this country”, meaning Columbia, is what ambitions Drug Trafficker Pablo Escobar as he tries to become a politician in order to express the voice of the poorest he comes from. This ambition will fail as it confronts the hostility of the oligarchy against one who stands as a « Robin Hood », and who will respond with extreme violence. I will mainly confront the action of those for whom a “better Columbia” goes along with the eradication of Drug Traffic and the restoration of state authority. As such, the article focuses the moral dilemmas that agitate Narcos’ protagonists about the legitimacy of the means they should employ to reach these ends. A temptation is expressed, both by the US DEA agents and by some sectors of the Columbian State, to fight the head of the Medellín cartel with means as illegitimate, and violent, as his. It opposes the absolute respect of legality (even when it serves Escobar’s interests) that is promoted by general attorney de Greiff. This tension is staged in the series by president Gaviria’s hesitations. His conversations with his vice-minister of Justice call for an analysis in terms of perfectionism, as they express his doubts about the means a good government requires (paying peace with concessions to Escobar, or the elimination of Drug Traffic relying on paramilitary at the cost of the loss of sovereignty), and exposes the limits of political courage
Maya Collombon - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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« Des choses merveilleuses pour ce pays ». Narcos ou la difficile quête du perfectionnisme dans l’action politique
'OpenEdition', 2021Co-Authors: Maya Collombon, Lilian MathieuAbstract:“Marvelous things for this country”, meaning Columbia, is what ambitions Drug Trafficker Pablo Escobar as he tries to become a politician in order to express the voice of the poorest he comes from. This ambition will fail as it confronts the hostility of the oligarchy against one who stands as a « Robin Hood », and who will respond with extreme violence. I will mainly confront the action of those for whom a “better Columbia” goes along with the eradication of Drug Traffic and the restoration of state authority. As such, the article focuses the moral dilemmas that agitate Narcos’ protagonists about the legitimacy of the means they should employ to reach these ends. A temptation is expressed, both by the US DEA agents and by some sectors of the Columbian State, to fight the head of the Medellín cartel with means as illegitimate, and violent, as his. It opposes the absolute respect of legality (even when it serves Escobar’s interests) that is promoted by general attorney de Greiff. This tension is staged in the series by president Gaviria’s hesitations. His conversations with his vice-minister of Justice call for an analysis in terms of perfectionism, as they express his doubts about the means a good government requires (paying peace with concessions to Escobar, or the elimination of Drug Traffic relying on paramilitary at the cost of the loss of sovereignty), and exposes the limits of political courage
Alba Zaluar - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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turf war in rio de janeiro youth Drug Traffic guns and hyper masculinity
2011Co-Authors: Alba ZaluarAbstract:This article presents trends in homicide rates in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, by discussing the dynamics of social life in the poorest areas of the city, often characterized by youth violence, guns and Drug Trafficking. The study begins by examining how patterns of socio-economic inequality relate to youth deaths, but goes beyond the common assumed link between homicide and poverty. The city has experienced a sharp increase in homicide rates since the 1980s as irregular or subnormal dwellings (the so-called favelas) expanded in Rio de Janeiro. However, as argued in this article, such development cannot fully account for the increase in homicides in Rio. More likely to contribute to this outcome was the development of new forms of criminal business that affected informal markets, transforming them into gateways for criminal set-ups. Trafficking gangs began to dominate some favelas whilst Drug lords restricted dweller and government agent movements in others. Armed mobs appeared and militias were formed. Young males have been the most common victims of homicides under these warlike conditions. Finally, this chapter concludes by discussing changes in current crime prevention policies: better schooling, better professional training for those working in the favelas and sports and cultural programmes in which different generations socialize should be the focus of long-term interventions to ensure that young males are not killed prematurely. In the short term, gun-oriented policing and an effective investigative police force are also much in need.
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violence in rio de janeiro styles of leisure Drug use and Trafficking
International Social Science Journal, 2001Co-Authors: Alba ZaluarAbstract:The aim of this paper is to understand the connections between poverty and Drug Traffic at retail level, approaching the devices that provoked economic, social, and political changes in poor neighbourhoods. Although one should bear in mind the historical background of the economic, social, and political changes in which violence and Drug Traffic thrive, the paper focuses on the data obtained in several field-work researches, mainly the last one done from 1997 to 2000. The latter compares data on crimes and social indicators, interpreting them in the light of the ethnographical material about the styles of Drug use and Trafficking in three different districts of Rio de Janeiro: Copacabana, in the richest zone of the city; Tijuca, in a predominantly middle-class area; Madureira, in a predominantly poor section. It describes how young favelados are attracted to the dangers and virility ethos of a certain style of Drug dealing in which many lose their lives.
