Cavalcanti, R.P. 2017. Armed violence and the politics of gun control in Brazil: an analysis of the 2005 referendum. Bulletin of Latin American Research. 36 (1), pp. 36-51. https://doi.org/10.1111/blar.12476
| Title | Armed violence and the politics of gun control in Brazil: an analysis of the 2005 referendum |
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| Authors | Cavalcanti, R.P. |
| Abstract | This article analyses the factors behind the paradoxical result of the Brazilian gun-control referendum. It adopts a qualitative approach to explore the dissemination of ideologies surrounding crime, gun control and security. For this purpose, interviews were conducted with activists involved in the referendum's campaign. The results reveal that ideologically driven campaigns in a context of corruption scandals, high levels of violence and fear influenced the result. The neoliberal discourse of individual freedoms played a role, as did the phrasing of the referendum's question, fragile confidence in public institutions and unequal campaign funding and regulation. |
| Keywords | Brazil, firearms, gun control, policing, public security. |
| Journal | Bulletin of Latin American Research |
| Journal citation | 36 (1), pp. 36-51 |
| ISSN | 0261-3050 |
| Year | 2017 |
| Publisher | Wiley |
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| Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1111/blar.12476 |
| Web address (URL) | http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/blar.12476/full |
| Publication dates | |
| Published | 01 Mar 2016 |
| Published in print | Jan 2017 |
| Funder | ESRC (Economic & Social Research Council) |
| License | CC BY 4.0 |