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The making of hybrid stateness: sources of police performance in the conurbano
La construcción de estatalidad híbrida: fuentes del accionar policial en el conurbano
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Abstract By default, stateness is usually considered as a state's legal ability to deliver goods or services. This understanding implies that stateness is structured by the rule of law. However, as historical and current examples show, this legal ability often relies on practices that one would define as ill... view more
By default, stateness is usually considered as a state's legal ability to deliver goods or services. This understanding implies that stateness is structured by the rule of law. However, as historical and current examples show, this legal ability often relies on practices that one would define as illegal and that any measure of "stateness" must take into account. Using the case of the Police of the Province of Buenos Aires as an example, I propose the notion of hybrid stateness i.e. an understanding of stateness that considers the state's ability to operate illegally. This short piece addresses the institutional and budgetary setting of the provincial police force and tackles the question of where the illegal resources for performing police's duties come from.... view less
Keywords
Argentina; Latin America; police; national state; political regime; political activity; illegitimacy; rights and responsibilities
Classification
Political System, Constitution, Government
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Document language
English
Publication Year
2012
Page/Pages
p. 659-672
Journal
Revista de ciencia política, 32 (2012) 3
DOI
https://doi.org/10.4067/S0718-090X2012000300009
ISSN
0718-090X
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed