“A Dagger Through the Skull and Nothing to the Wallet“
(2012) STVK01 20121Department of Political Science
- Abstract
- “A dagger through the skull and nothing to the wallet“ is a common expression for the situation in the squatter societies of Rio de Janeiro. It is used equally amongst the residents of the slums or “favelas” as they are called, as well as used by the recently implemented pacifying police force that work there. In Rio de Janeiro there are 17 murders committed everyday. The majority of those murders occur in the favelas. Almost four years have passed since the efforts at pacification were initiated, but the implementation’s effectiveness is being disputed.
In this thesis I challenge and discuss the concept of social contract by describing the mechanisms behind the sense-of-security in a former privately held monopoly of violence. I find... (More) - “A dagger through the skull and nothing to the wallet“ is a common expression for the situation in the squatter societies of Rio de Janeiro. It is used equally amongst the residents of the slums or “favelas” as they are called, as well as used by the recently implemented pacifying police force that work there. In Rio de Janeiro there are 17 murders committed everyday. The majority of those murders occur in the favelas. Almost four years have passed since the efforts at pacification were initiated, but the implementation’s effectiveness is being disputed.
In this thesis I challenge and discuss the concept of social contract by describing the mechanisms behind the sense-of-security in a former privately held monopoly of violence. I find empirical evidence and theoretical support that the sense-of-security in a “pacified” favela is suppressed by inefficient government capacity.
The empirical material was gathered through qualitative interviews and participatory observation in one of the favelas. The research material is analyzed through Charles Tilly’s theory of state formation. The material is further developed with an in-depth investigation that relies upon Samuel P. Huntington’s theory of civil- military relations and Bo Rothstein’s theory of intrapersonal trust. (Less)
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- author
- Hahn, Fredrik LU
- supervisor
- organization
- alternative title
- What causes the sense-of-security within a privately held monopoly of violence? ‐ A case study from the slums of Rio de Janeiro
- course
- STVK01 20121
- year
- 2012
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- squatter society, Rio de Janeiro, Social contract, civil- military relations, private monopoly of violence
- language
- English
- additional info
- I would like to express my gratitude towards Douglas Brommesson, Jakob Gustavsson and Veronica Gleizer for the support and support when I needed it.
- id
- 2971247
- date added to LUP
- 2012-09-24 11:04:19
- date last changed
- 2012-09-24 11:04:19
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abstract = {{“A dagger through the skull and nothing to the wallet“ is a common expression for the situation in the squatter societies of Rio de Janeiro. It is used equally amongst the residents of the slums or “favelas” as they are called, as well as used by the recently implemented pacifying police force that work there. In Rio de Janeiro there are 17 murders committed everyday. The majority of those murders occur in the favelas. Almost four years have passed since the efforts at pacification were initiated, but the implementation’s effectiveness is being disputed.
In this thesis I challenge and discuss the concept of social contract by describing the mechanisms behind the sense-of-security in a former privately held monopoly of violence. I find empirical evidence and theoretical support that the sense-of-security in a “pacified” favela is suppressed by inefficient government capacity.
The empirical material was gathered through qualitative interviews and participatory observation in one of the favelas. The research material is analyzed through Charles Tilly’s theory of state formation. The material is further developed with an in-depth investigation that relies upon Samuel P. Huntington’s theory of civil- military relations and Bo Rothstein’s theory of intrapersonal trust.}},
author = {{Hahn, Fredrik}},
language = {{eng}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{“A Dagger Through the Skull and Nothing to the Wallet“ }},
year = {{2012}},
}