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The legalization of the Latin Kings in Ecuador
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | Rodríguez, Ana Cerbino, Mauro |
| Copyright Year | 2021 |
| Description | In this chapter, we reflect on fifteen years of researching and working with Latin Kings and Queens of Ecuador, the only country in the world to “legalize” street gangs. We draw a number of substantive and theoretical conclusions about this experience and the extraordinary changes that this group underwent in search of nationhood, socio-political empowerment and cultural self-expression. This chapter deals with the problems and history of this organization from five fundamental aspects: formal recognition and the achievement of legal status; the political and social context in which the organization arose; its history and institutional memory; the conditions of transnationalization (US-Ecuador-Spain/Europe relations); and, finally, the current situation, roughly twelve years after the creation of the Corporation of Latin Kings and Queens in Ecuador, where we analyze this process from a political and reflective perspective, considering progress and future challenges. Book Name: Routledge International Handbook of Critical Gang Studies |
| Related Links | https://api.taylorfrancis.com/content/chapters/edit/download?identifierName=doi&identifierValue=10.4324/9780429462443-37&type=chapterpdf |
| Ending Page | 468 |
| Page Count | 16 |
| Starting Page | 453 |
| DOI | 10.4324/9780429462443-37 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited |
| Publisher Date | 2021-06-08 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Book Name: Routledge International Handbook of Critical Gang Studies Cultural Studies Ethnic Studies Kings and Queens of Ecuador Latin Kings and Queens History |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Chapter |
