Doctoral Dissertation Research: How does militarized state control affect targeted communities?

基于安全的干预在贫困的城市空间已经变得越来越普遍，尽管人们对这些项目如何影响国家和目标社区之间的关系知之甚少。该项目通过审查军事化的国家反应对政治参与和治理机会的影响，帮助弥补这一差距。这项研究采用了混合方法，包括多地点的民族志和对新闻文章和公共演讲的二次数据分析。民族志研究在地理、虚拟和政治空间中进行。该项目有助于就使用国家安全部队打击城市贫困地区的暴力团伙和促进社会发展的益处和局限性展开日益重要的对话。

Security-based interventions have become increasingly common in impoverished urban spaces, although little is known about how these programs affect the relationship between the state and targeted communities. This project helps to address that gap by examining the impact of militarized state responses on opportunities for political engagement and governance. The study employs a mixed-methods approach, which includes a multi-sited ethnography and secondary data analysis of news articles and public speeches. Ethnographic research takes place in geographic, virtual, and political spaces. This project contributes to an increasingly important conversation about the benefits and limitations of employing state security forces to combat violent gangs and promote social development in poor urban areas.