BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//events.la.psu.edu//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20201101T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20200308T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:4028-365fe01de3a3dd0bc239bfb444123a6a@events.la.psu.edu DTSTAMP:20260511T103919Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220930T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220930T090000 SUMMARY:African Studies Global Virtual Forum: Decoloniality and Southern Epistem ologies—Silvia RodrĂ­guez Maeso DESCRIPTION:\nSilvia Rodrí\;guez Maeso\, University of Coimbra\n\n &ldquo\;Race and Space in the Global/Local (Mis)Adventures of &lsquo\;Ci tizen Security&rsquo\; in Metropolitan Scenarios: The Case of Lima&rdquo \;\n\nThis seminar aims at exploring the methodological and theoretical challenges of \;unraveling and analyzing racialized security policie s in metropolitan areas in Latin \;America since the 1990s\, with a focus in the case of Lima (Peru).&ldquo\;Citizen security\,&rdquo\; as a problem and a policy solution\, has been produced as a principal develo pment \;and public management issue combining debates over economic growth\, reduction \;of poverty\, human rights and democracy\, with a specific emphasis on governing urban landscapes and populations. \ ;In this sense\, I contend that the "\;citizen security&rdquo\; disc ourse and policies have been \;key in maintaining the colony and the polity modes of governance that organize the \;State-capital compou nd around surplus.\n\nRacism is crucial to understand this \;process \, however\, it is usually absent or merely mentioned in critical schola rship as a (possible) factor in the wider context of the criminalization of poverty. \;\n\nI will examine the meanings of &ldquo\;citizen se curity&rdquo\; and the political/moral projects \;envisioned and imp lemented under this banner in Peru and the Lima Metropolitan \;Area since the 1990s. I will discuss the analytical challenges of unraveling the racial underpinnings of discourses and policy proposals established around three key \;issues: (i)policing and police accountability\; ( ii) urban development/renewal\; and \;(iii) youth and women empowerm ent/inclusion. \;\n\nA doctoral candidate in political sociology (Un iversity of the Basque Country)\, Dr. Rodriguez Maeso is principal \ ;researcher at the Centre for Social Studies of the University of Coimbr a and vice coordinator \;of the Thematic Line "\;Democracy\, Jus tice and Human Rights"\;. She \;lectures in the doctorate progra ms: "\;Human Rights in Contemporary Societies"\; \;(CES/IIIU C)and "\;Sociology of the State\, Law and Justice"\; (CES/FEUC\, starting in \;2021&ndash\;22).\n\nShe is currently coordinating the research project POLITICS - "\;The politics of anti-racism in Europ e and Latin America: knowledge production\, \;decision-making and co llective struggles"\; (European Research Council\, 2017&ndash\;22).& nbsp\;\n\nSilvia has developed her research and teaching activities in t he areas of critical race \;studies\, anti-racism and decolonial thi nking with a focus on: power and knowledge \;production\; integratio n and inclusion public policies\; urban security policies\, police \ ;violence and racism\, and antidiscrimination legislation and socio-lega l discourse.\n\nFor more details: https://events.la.psu.edu/event/afr-gv f_093022/ X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Silvia Rodr&iac ute;guez Maeso, University of Coimbra

“Race and Space in the Global/Local (Mis)Adventures of ‘Citizen Security’ in Metro politan Scenarios: The Case of Lima”

This seminar aims at ex ploring the methodological and theoretical challenges of unraveling and analyzing racialized security policies in metropolitan areas in Lat in America since the 1990s, with a focus in the case of Lima (Peru) .“Citizen security,” as a problem and a policy solution, has been produced as a principal development and public management iss ue combining debates over economic growth, reduction of poverty, hu man rights and democracy, with a specific emphasis on governing urban la ndscapes and populations. In this sense, I contend that the "c itizen security” discourse and policies have been key in main taining the colony and the polity modes of governance that organize the& nbsp;State-capital compound around surplus.

Racism is crucial to u nderstand this process, however, it is usually absent or merely men tioned in critical scholarship as a (possible) factor in the wider conte xt of the criminalization of poverty. 

I will examine the mea nings of “citizen security” and the political/moral projects  envisioned and implemented under this banner in Peru and the Lima Metropolitan Area since the 1990s. I will discuss the analytical ch allenges of unraveling the racial underpinnings of discourses and policy proposals established around three key issues: (i)policing and pol ice accountability; (ii) urban development/renewal; and (iii) youth and women empowerment/inclusion. 

A doctoral candidate in po litical sociology (University of the Basque Country), Dr. Rodriguez Maes o is principal researcher at the Centre for Social Studies of the U niversity of Coimbra and vice coordinator of the Thematic Line &quo t;Democracy, Justice and Human Rights". She lectures in the do ctorate programs: "Human Rights in Contemporary Societies"&nbs p;(CES/IIIUC)and "Sociology of the State, Law and Justice" (CE S/FEUC, starting in 2021–22).

She is currently coordina ting the research project POLITICS - "The politics of anti-racism i n Europe and Latin America: knowledge production, decision-making a nd collective struggles" (European Research Council, 2017–22) . 

Silvia has developed her research and teaching activities in the areas of critical race studies, anti-racism and decolonial t hinking with a focus on: power and knowledge production; integratio n and inclusion public policies; urban security policies, police vi olence and racism, and antidiscrimination legislation and socio-legal di scourse.

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