qualitative data that help address the social construction of (in)security? The research project 'Public Spaces and Violence in … explores the methodological challenge of an alternative approach to Central American violence(s). How can we collect …-discourses on violence? Why is it crucial to keep a research diary? What is a 'failed' or a 'good' interview? This article argues …

perception of and the reactions to insecurity and violence are based on social discourses about these phenomena. …In all Central American countries we witness a struggle to define, interpret and classify types of violence …, delinquency, crime and (in)security. Although this struggle has highly relevant political and social implications, it has not been …

It has become common to state that criminal violence has superseded political violence in Central America. This paper … leading newspapers and the main clusters of topics constituting the news discourse on violence. The analysis of the macro …-country discourse on 'ordinary violence'. On the other hand, the talk of crime is centered around few topic clusters, with sexual …

contemporary Central American violence, Costa Rica, El Salvador and Nicaragua present important test cases, demonstrating the need … to differentiate the diagnosis. First, national discourses on violence differ from country to country, with varying … the mara paradigm, the perception of grand corruption, and gender-based violence tied to cross-national, national or sub …

contemporary Central American violence, Costa Rica, El Salvador and Nicaragua present important test cases, demonstrating the need … to differentiate the diagnosis. First, national discourses on violence differ from country to country, with varying … the mara paradigm, the perception of grand corruption, and gender-based violence tied to cross-national, national or sub …

It has become common to state that criminal violence has superseded political violence in Central America. This paper … leading newspapers and the main clusters of topics constituting the news discourse on violence. The analysis of the macro …-country discourse on “ordinary violence”. On the other hand, the talk of crime is centered around few topic clusters, with sexual …

perception of and the reactions to insecurity and violence are based on social discourses about these phenomena …In all Central American countries we witness a struggle to define, interpret and classify types of violence …, delinquency, crime and (in)security. Although this struggle has highly relevant political and social implications, it has not been …