Abstract
Over 150,000 people were intentionally killed in Mexico since 2006, after the Mexican government decided to openly combat organized crime. Against the backdrop of the security crisis, members of Mexican society have developed national and transnational strategies to contribute to the respond to the rampant violence in their homeland.
By introducing a transdisciplinary approach and peacebuilding theories, this paper argues that Mexican migrants living in Brussels and Paris have been able to orchestrate transnational art-based strategies to contribute to the violence alleviation in their country of origin. In particular, this empirical paper argues that Mexican migrants living in these two European cities have deployed artistic bottom-up strategies to reduce direct violence, transform relationships and build capacity from overseas.
Keywords
conflict, Mexico, transnationalism, arts and violence
DOI
10.46743/1082-7307/2021.1712
Recommended Citation
Lara-Guerrero, Larisa
(2021)
"Responding to violence from abroad: The Mexican diaspora mobilising from Brussels and Paris through art-based strategies,"
Peace and Conflict Studies: Vol. 28:
No.
1, Article 2.
DOI: 10.46743/1082-7307/2021.1712
Available at:
https://nsuworks.nova.edu/pcs/vol28/iss1/2
ORCID ID
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5252-383X
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