Beyond Gang Truces and Mano Dura Policies: Towards Substitutive Security Governance in Latin America
By: Moritz Schuberth
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/sta.450 | Journal eISSN: 2165-2627
Language: English
Page range: 17 - 17
Submitted on: Feb 3, 2016
Accepted on: Nov 12, 2016
Published on: Dec 28, 2016
Published by: Department of Peace Studies and International Development, University of Bradford
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