Um estudo sobre a vitimização para a cidade de São Paulo

A study about the victimization in the city of São Paulo. This paper applies the crime economics theory to Brazilian data. Following Becker (1968), Hinderlang et al. (1978) and Cohen et al. (1981), we tested the microeconomic factors that influence crime and victimization. For this end, the two waves of research of victimization of the Instituto Futuro Brasil, 2003 and 2008, were used in an effort to identify the determinants of victimization and police notification, using probit model. The main results suggest the factors which impact significantly the probability of victimization are the demographic characteristics, economic conditions and personal habits. The models of "life style" and "opportunity" seem to have good performance.

Exploring the interplay between Framing and Securitization theory: the case of the Arab Spring protests in Bahrain

This article advances the theoretical integration between securitization theory and the framing approach, resulting in a set of criteria hereby called security framing. It seeks to make a twofold contribution: to sharpen the study of the ideational elements that underlie the construction of threats, and to advance towards a greater assessment of the audience's preferences. The case study under examination is the 2011 military intervention of the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council in Bahrain. The security framing of this case will help illuminate the dynamics at play in one of the most important recent events in Gulf politics.

Os Estados Unidos e a ameaça do crime organizado transnacional nos anos 1990

O estudo analisa a inserção do crime organizado transnacional na agenda de segurança dos Estados Unidos e sua qualificação como uma das principais ameaças contemporâneas à ordem internacional pós Guerra Fria. Os resultados apontam a importância dos dois mandatos de Clinton (1993-2001) neste processo, cuja maior expressão é a Presidential Decision Directive 42, ao viabilizar, inclusive, a reorganização das estruturas policiais, militares e de Inteligência do país para combater esta ameaça. Conclui-se que a década de 1990 é o momento determinante da identificação norte-americana desta criminalidade como uma ameaça inédita, estrangeira e de grandes proporções.