Contested Cornerstones of Nonviolent National Self-Perception in Costa Rica: A Historical Approach
Huhn S (2009) GIGA Working Papers; 101.
Hamburg: GIGA.
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Abstract / Bemerkung
Crime, violence, and insecurity are perceived as society’s biggest problems in contemporary
Costa Rica. This degree of priority is especially remarkable because the country has
always been considered the peaceful exception in the violent Central American region. In
this paper I analyze four cornerstones of the nonviolent national self-perception in the
1940s and 1980s as the fundamental basis for the current talk of crime: the civil war, the
abolition of the military, the proclamation of neutrality, and the peace plan for Central
America and the subsequent granting of the Nobel Peace Prize. The result of the analysis is
the determination that these historical cornerstones were not publicly discussed as expressions
of the nonviolent identity for which they are today cited as evidence.
Stichworte
national identity;
social order;
crime;
Costa Rica;
violence;
public discourse
Erscheinungsjahr
2009
Serientitel
GIGA Working Papers
Band
101
Seite(n)
34
Page URI
https://pub.uni-bielefeld.de/record/2528667
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Huhn S. Contested Cornerstones of Nonviolent National Self-Perception in Costa Rica: A Historical Approach. GIGA Working Papers. Vol 101. Hamburg: GIGA; 2009.
Huhn, S. (2009). Contested Cornerstones of Nonviolent National Self-Perception in Costa Rica: A Historical Approach (GIGA Working Papers, 101). Hamburg: GIGA. doi:10.2139/ssrn.1405210
Huhn, Sebastian. 2009. Contested Cornerstones of Nonviolent National Self-Perception in Costa Rica: A Historical Approach. Vol. 101. GIGA Working Papers. Hamburg: GIGA.
Huhn, S. (2009). Contested Cornerstones of Nonviolent National Self-Perception in Costa Rica: A Historical Approach. GIGA Working Papers, 101, Hamburg: GIGA.
Huhn, S., 2009. Contested Cornerstones of Nonviolent National Self-Perception in Costa Rica: A Historical Approach, GIGA Working Papers, no.101, Hamburg: GIGA.
S. Huhn, Contested Cornerstones of Nonviolent National Self-Perception in Costa Rica: A Historical Approach, GIGA Working Papers, vol. 101, Hamburg: GIGA, 2009.
Huhn, S.: Contested Cornerstones of Nonviolent National Self-Perception in Costa Rica: A Historical Approach. GIGA Working Papers, 101. GIGA, Hamburg (2009).
Huhn, Sebastian. Contested Cornerstones of Nonviolent National Self-Perception in Costa Rica: A Historical Approach. Hamburg: GIGA, 2009. GIGA Working Papers. 101.
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