On Authority and Fealty
On Authority and Fealty
Resistance and sovereighty examined through a Latin American eye. Does your project address tensions with authority? Social, legal, or political?
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"Narcos filled powervacuums left by the state, cultivating loyalty through wealth, protection, and 'robin-hood' practices. Legitimacy for the common person is based on direct action."
"Narcos filled powervacuums left by the state, cultivating loyalty through wealth, protection, and 'robin-hood' practices. Legitimacy for the common person is based on direct action."
What does it mean to take or lose power? What justifies allegiance and rebellion? I explore this concept in, El Narco: Identity Rooted In Insurgency
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The Common Person
The Common Person
It is to the detriment of the state that their citizens go without order, provision, and justice. They begin to lose respect for titles and institutions, a behavior that looks chaotic from those whose own democracies have yet to experience instability. My philosohical research on the Narco-State reveals the lived logic of choosing alternative power structures over the seemingly respectable option of formal authority.
How is power shared if different beliefs and worldviews are at stake? I explore this concept historically in my article, Jewish-Muslim Relations: A Usable History of Now and Then
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"A delicate balance of authority and autonomy shaped intercommunal relations."
"A delicate balance of authority and autonomy shaped intercommunal relations."
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