THE SUBJECT OF WRONGS Crime, Populism, and Venezuela’s Punitive Turn

This article draws on research in Venezuela to make a broader argument about the link between populism and injury. Specifically, it considers the role that crime victimhood plays in the rise of punitive populism or the so-called punitive turn. Under President Hugo Chávez, the Venezuelan government p...

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Published in:	Cultural anthropology Vol. 34; no. 2; pp. 272 - 298
Main Author:	SAMET, ROBERT
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Washington Wiley 01.05.2019 American Anthropological Association
Subjects:	carisma charisma Crime daño delito democracia democracy Dominance Grass roots movement Injuries injury Males Mobilization movimientos sociales Oppression Original Articles Politics Populism populismo social movements Subjectivity Venezuela victimhood victimismo Victimization Victims Victims of crime violence violencia Venezuela
ISSN:	0886-7356, 1548-1360
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