TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2009//
TI  - Political Dimensions of Security Transformation in Latin America
JO  - IDS bulletin
A1  - Fuentes, Claudio
SP  - 79
EP  - 87
VL  - 40
IS  - 2
N2  - This article suggests that the lack of advancement in both the actual protection of citizens' rights and institutional democratic reforms of the security sector in Latin America is due to a complex and intertwined set of political conditions. Three sets of conditions are key: (1) the political context (institutional and political constraints and opportunities); (2) social perceptions and demands on security; and (3) the institutional development of security forces. While policymakers and academics have focused mostly on security institutions themselves, this article argues that they need to be situated within a broader set of incentives and constraints within the political system. The challenge for civil society groups is how to advance a pro-civil rights agenda under such an unwelcoming set of incentives.<p /> 
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SN  - 0265-5012
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1759-5436.2009.00026.x
ID  - ref1
ER  -