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“El que no tranza, no avanza”- A sociolegal study of the interrelations between the colonial history of Mexico and the persistence of organized crime and corruption

Løvind, Eili Amanda Aguilar LU (2022) SOLM02 20221
Department of Sociology of Law
Abstract
This research dealt with the investigation of the potential effects of the colonial history on
contemporary Mexican society and the inherent relations between this historical period and the
persistent existence of organized crime and corruption. The investigation was carried out by taking
an approach of grounded theory and, subsequently, electively applying the theories of
postcolonialism, advanced marginality and legal alienation with the aim of presenting a
comprehensive thematic analysis of the qualitative research data gathered through expert interviews
and complementary quantitative data retrieved from selected preceding research on the social
phenomena in question. The results discovered and presented in this thesis... (More)
This research dealt with the investigation of the potential effects of the colonial history on
contemporary Mexican society and the inherent relations between this historical period and the
persistent existence of organized crime and corruption. The investigation was carried out by taking
an approach of grounded theory and, subsequently, electively applying the theories of
postcolonialism, advanced marginality and legal alienation with the aim of presenting a
comprehensive thematic analysis of the qualitative research data gathered through expert interviews
and complementary quantitative data retrieved from selected preceding research on the social
phenomena in question. The results discovered and presented in this thesis demonstrate a clear
connection between the colonial history of Mexico and the present-day levels of organized crime and
corruption. Through the dynamic interplay between the theoretical framework, it was concluded that
the colonial period, to a large degree, contributed to the exacerbation of inequality within society and
that, consequently, advanced marginality contributes to the persistent levels of inequality and
subsequently organized crime and corruption. Due to continuous marginalizing and segregating
structures and dynamics, important parts of the Mexican population experience a feeling of distance
from general society and official legislation, which creates and contributes to a vicious circle of
retention in poverty, where the dichotomy of “them” and “us” further deepens the distance and
inequality in the general population. (Less)
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author
Løvind, Eili Amanda Aguilar LU
supervisor
organization
course
SOLM02 20221
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
Mexico, postcolonialism, organized crime, corruption, inequality, poverty, gender roles, male chauvinism
language
English
id
9104284
date added to LUP
2023-01-19 16:37:12
date last changed
2023-02-01 03:42:09
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  abstract     = {{This research dealt with the investigation of the potential effects of the colonial history on
contemporary Mexican society and the inherent relations between this historical period and the
persistent existence of organized crime and corruption. The investigation was carried out by taking
an approach of grounded theory and, subsequently, electively applying the theories of
postcolonialism, advanced marginality and legal alienation with the aim of presenting a
comprehensive thematic analysis of the qualitative research data gathered through expert interviews
and complementary quantitative data retrieved from selected preceding research on the social
phenomena in question. The results discovered and presented in this thesis demonstrate a clear
connection between the colonial history of Mexico and the present-day levels of organized crime and
corruption. Through the dynamic interplay between the theoretical framework, it was concluded that
the colonial period, to a large degree, contributed to the exacerbation of inequality within society and
that, consequently, advanced marginality contributes to the persistent levels of inequality and
subsequently organized crime and corruption. Due to continuous marginalizing and segregating
structures and dynamics, important parts of the Mexican population experience a feeling of distance
from general society and official legislation, which creates and contributes to a vicious circle of
retention in poverty, where the dichotomy of “them” and “us” further deepens the distance and
inequality in the general population.}},
  author       = {{Løvind, Eili Amanda Aguilar}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{“El que no tranza, no avanza”- A sociolegal study of the interrelations between the colonial history of Mexico and the persistence of organized crime and corruption}},
  year         = {{2022}},
}