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O autoritarismo brasileiro e a cotidianidade da guerra
It is argued that the state of war that permeates Brazilian urban sociability is not a mere analogy, but a movement proper to the bourgeois democratic system.
Marcela da Silva Uchôa +1 more
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‘Orthodox’ and ‘alternative’ explanations for the reduction of urban violence in Medellín, Colombia
In 2016, 43 of the 50 most dangerous cities in the world were located in Latin America. In reducing levels of urban violence and preventing future outbreaks, approaches developed in Western Europe and North America are the most influential and have been ...
C. Doyle
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Objective To compare the patterns of domestic violence among pregnant women residing in rural and urban areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Methods This cross‐sectional comparative study included 500 pregnant women (250 rural, 250 urban) attending the
Saima Khattak +7 more
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The Routinization of Violence in Latin America: Ethnographic Revelations
This essay reviews the following works: In Harm’s Way: the Dynamics of Urban Violence. By Javier Auyero and María Fernanda Berti. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2015. Pp. xi + 239. $24.95 paper. ISBN: 9780691164779. Violence at the Urban Margins.
Diane E. Davis
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Background Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) against women is a major public health and human rights problem worldwide. Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has one of the highest prevalence of IPV against women in the world.
M. Nabaggala, T. Reddy, S. Manda
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Introduction This study investigated the association between resilience and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among Brazilian victims of urban violence.
S. Teche +7 more
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Peace journalism where there is no war. Conflict-sensitive reporting on urban violence and public security in Brazil and its potential role in conflict transformation [PDF]
The absence of war in a country like Brazil does not mean peace for its population. High murder rates, police killings, and violent urban conflict (in the favelas and beyond) are part of Brazilians’ daily lives.
Joice Biazoto
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The Blue Funk in the Fish-Tank: A Study on the French Banlieue Riots
The problems of French suburbs came to the fore in the early 1980s, particularly during what was known as “Hot Summer” of 1981. This study investigates the social polarization between the poor and the affluent caused spatial segregation in the banlieus ...
Didem Yavuz Velipaşaoğlu
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MORTES QUE SE ACUMULAM: homicídios, perfis das vítimas e políticas públicas em Juiz de Fora
This article aims to discuss the increase in homicide rates in the city of Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, in the last five years, using a more specific analysis, the year 2013.
Paulo Cesar Pontes Fraga +1 more
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O artigo aborda a violência urbana, em especial, contra a criança e o adolescente no Rio Grande do Sul, no período compreendido entre os anos de 1890 e 1920, dando destaque para a assistência médico-hospitalar decorrente de violência e para as políticas ...
Eliane Cristina Deckmann Fleck +2 more
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