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Keeffe, Jack O. (2018)

Unearthing Hidden Connections: Neoliberalism and Feminicide in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico

Bachelor thesis | International Studies (BA)

Feminicidal violence continues to plague Latin America. In Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, most cases of feminicide have gone unsolved, and the authorities/state officials have insisted that the crimes are merely a result of domestic violence, or, more recently, the war on drugs. This narrative is one of many which seek to obscure the systemic nature of feminicide, and to discredit the idea that is is a symptom of much larger and deeply ingrained structural issues. Neoliberalism connects these issues. Though It cannot be stated precisely to what extent neoliberalism has exacerbated, or facilitated the occurrence of feminicide in Ciudad Juarez, it is clear that neoliberal policies, and their effects on society and culture, created the conditions in which feminicide was able to flourish in Ciudad Juarez from the mid 1990s through the early 2000s.

Neoiberalism Feminicide Mexico

Neoliberalism Feminicide Mexico

Author

Keeffe, Jack O.

Faculty

Faculty of Humanities

Specialisation

Latin America

Supervisors

Solheim, Håvar

ECTS Credits

15

Language

en