The book focuses on the psychosocial effects that organized crime related violence has produced in Mexico. It connects one of the major worries of our times - terrorism - with the conditions of peacelessness that prevail in Mexico. Specifically, the project explores the role played by fear as a peace disruptor, as well as one of the most important obstacles to social and democratic development, and inclusiveness. The volume contributes to the debate on whether the escalation of violence in Mexico since 2006 has produced circumstances similar to those countries that suffer terrorism, and to what degree that discussion can help in the construction of a more democratic and inclusive society.

Mauricio Meschoulam is Professor at Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico.

Autorentext
Mauricio Meschoulam is Professor at Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico.

Inhalt
1.Chapter 1: Introduction
2.Chapter 2: Terrorism and Fear: Their Impact on Social and Democratic Development2.1Terrorism: Violence as a Vehicle for Communication2.2The Drivers of Terrorism2.3The Impact of Fear on Democratic Development, Human Rights and Inclusion2.4Multidirectional Effects2.5The Role of the Media2.6Conflict, Victimization and Democratic Processes
3.Chapter 3: Terror and Fear: The Mexican Case3.1The Evolution of Organized Crime and Violence in Mexico Since 20063.2Terrorism, Quasi-Terrorism or Terrorist Tactics?
4.Chapter 4: Violence and Its Psychosocial Effects in Mexico4.1Introduction4.2Background4.3The Nature of Our Research4.4Results4.5Trauma Caused by Learning about an Incident: The First Signs of the Role of the Media4.6Other Results and Symptoms4.7Comparing Our Research and Other Studies and Discussions4.8Conclusions and Initial Recommendations
5.Chapter 5: Social Construction of Fear: The Role of Experience, Observation and Conversation5.1Qualitative Methodology5.2The Conceptual Framework5.3Phase 1: A Mexico City Neighborhood5.4Phase 2: Expanding the Study5.5Phases 1 and 2 Findings: Own Experience, Oral Conversation and Experiences of People Close to Participants5.6The Fear Factor5.7Phase 3: Company X, A Business Run Differently5.8The Study at Company X5.9Results of the Company X Employee Study (Phase 3)5.10Low Variations between the Company X Employee Study (Phase 3) and the Other Studies (Phases 1 and 2)5.11Contrasting the Three Phases of our Qualitative Investigation5.12What Can Be Gleaned from the Accumulation of Results
6.Chapter 6: Social Construction of Fear: The Role of the Media6.1Conceptual Framework: The Mass Media and Peacebuilding6.2Phase 4: Methodology and Sampling6.3Results6.4What distanced participants from the media?6.5What attracted participants to certain mass media?6.6Social Media6.7Connecting the Four Phases of the Qualitative Investigation and the PTSD Study6.8Fear, Peacebuilding and Democratic Development: What the Findings Say?
7.Chapter 7: Public Policy Proposals and General Recommendations7.1Delving Further into the Research7.2General Recommendations: Valuing the Importance of Local Measures7.3Recommendations Related to Mass Media
8.Chapter 8: Summary and Conclusions.