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Möjligheter till makt : En fallstudie av det sociala kapitalets påverkan på maktrelationer mellan staten, drogkarteller och civilsamhället i Mexiko / Opportunities for Power : A case study of the impact of social capital on power dynamics between the state, drug cartels and civil society in Mexico

This study aims to develop the understanding of how power over civil society emerges, in relation to social capital and power vacuums, based on a case study of cartel activity. The study focuses on two states, Aguascalientes and Chihuahua, in Mexico. A general historical analysis of the development of Mexican politics introduces the paper, after which an extensive examination of the development of the two states and the cartel activity within is explained. To corroborate this examination, a statistical analysis of the states is performed. The study shows that cartels establish their power in areas with low levels of social capital, and where a power vacuum resides. Furthermore, the results show how power vacuums are established in times of organizational change.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:liu-176624
Date January 2021
CreatorsLindqvist, Emil
PublisherLinköpings universitet, Institutionen för ekonomisk och industriell utveckling
Source SetsDiVA Archive at Upsalla University
LanguageSwedish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeStudent thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text
Formatapplication/pdf
Rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess

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