| ID | 159200 |
| Title Proper | Role of the DEA in the Emergence of the Field of Anti-narcotics Policing in Latin America |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Ricart, Carlos A. Pérez |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | In this article, I examine the institutional responses that arose in Latin America around the issue of drug trafficking during the 1970s, in particular the emergence of anti-narcotics policing in that period. The central focus is on the manner in which the anti-narcotics agencies of the United States—especially the Drug Enforcement Administration—contributed to the structuring of the field of anti-narcotics policing in Latin America. Staring from a reexamination of various documentary and archival collections, I analyze the origins of the anti-narcotics police institutions in Latin America, along with the diffusion of the practices of institutional development undertaken by the DEA, such as the creation of police networks in the region. |
| `In' analytical Note | Global Governance Vol. 24, No.2; Apr-Jun 2018: p.169-191 |
| Journal Source | Global Governance Vol: 24 No 2 |
| Key Words | Security ; Militarization ; Organizational Field ; Drug Enforcement Administration (Dea) ; Anti-Narcotics Policy |