La noción de "grupo de tareas" y su pertinencia en el estudio de la represión clandestina en Argentina (1975-1983), a partir de una revisión de la literatura sobre paramilitarismo
This paper, based on a review of the literature on paramilitarism (limited to certain Latin American cases) and some sources (reports of truth and memory commissions; perpetrators’ testimonies; verdicts in trials against perpetrators), proposes a different terminology to designate the units that dir...
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| description | This paper, based on a review of the literature on paramilitarism (limited to certain Latin American cases) and some sources (reports of truth and memory commissions; perpetrators’ testimonies; verdicts in trials against perpetrators), proposes a different terminology to designate the units that directly implemented the campaign of clandestine repression that took place in Argentina between 1975 and 1983. The hypothesis is as follows: journalistic and court investigations have reliably shown the mixed composition (i.e., composed of military, police, personnel from other security forces - staff from the Penitentiary Service; Naval Prefecture - and civilians - such as medics, accountants and lawyers) of the units that carried out the clandestine repression. These units were created especially to be in charge of the clandestine repression, or else they were exempted from their usual functions in order to join in this repression. Based on this information (mixed composition and ad hoc creation or designation to carry out clandestine repression), this article proposes a generic and different terminology to name the units that the literature on the Argentine case designates as "task forces", "paramilitary groups" or "death squads": "special joint units". These specificities have not been sufficiently considered in academic research. This study is accompanied by a review of the literature on paramilitarism and death squads in Latin America, mainly in the 1980s and 1990s |
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| spelling | doaj.art-59eefaed2e4c4254a9779e150241fa072024-02-15T13:54:22ZengInstitut des AmériquesIdeAs1950-57012010.4000/ideas.13754La noción de "grupo de tareas" y su pertinencia en el estudio de la represión clandestina en Argentina (1975-1983), a partir de una revisión de la literatura sobre paramilitarismoMario RanallettiThis paper, based on a review of the literature on paramilitarism (limited to certain Latin American cases) and some sources (reports of truth and memory commissions; perpetrators’ testimonies; verdicts in trials against perpetrators), proposes a different terminology to designate the units that directly implemented the campaign of clandestine repression that took place in Argentina between 1975 and 1983. The hypothesis is as follows: journalistic and court investigations have reliably shown the mixed composition (i.e., composed of military, police, personnel from other security forces - staff from the Penitentiary Service; Naval Prefecture - and civilians - such as medics, accountants and lawyers) of the units that carried out the clandestine repression. These units were created especially to be in charge of the clandestine repression, or else they were exempted from their usual functions in order to join in this repression. Based on this information (mixed composition and ad hoc creation or designation to carry out clandestine repression), this article proposes a generic and different terminology to name the units that the literature on the Argentine case designates as "task forces", "paramilitary groups" or "death squads": "special joint units". These specificities have not been sufficiently considered in academic research. This study is accompanied by a review of the literature on paramilitarism and death squads in Latin America, mainly in the 1980s and 1990shttps://journals.openedition.org/ideas/13754paramilitarismdeath squadclandestine repression in Argentinatortureextreme violence in Latin America |
| spellingShingle | Mario Ranalletti La noción de "grupo de tareas" y su pertinencia en el estudio de la represión clandestina en Argentina (1975-1983), a partir de una revisión de la literatura sobre paramilitarismo IdeAs paramilitarism death squad clandestine repression in Argentina torture extreme violence in Latin America |
| title | La noción de "grupo de tareas" y su pertinencia en el estudio de la represión clandestina en Argentina (1975-1983), a partir de una revisión de la literatura sobre paramilitarismo |
| title_full | La noción de "grupo de tareas" y su pertinencia en el estudio de la represión clandestina en Argentina (1975-1983), a partir de una revisión de la literatura sobre paramilitarismo |
| title_fullStr | La noción de "grupo de tareas" y su pertinencia en el estudio de la represión clandestina en Argentina (1975-1983), a partir de una revisión de la literatura sobre paramilitarismo |
| title_full_unstemmed | La noción de "grupo de tareas" y su pertinencia en el estudio de la represión clandestina en Argentina (1975-1983), a partir de una revisión de la literatura sobre paramilitarismo |
| title_short | La noción de "grupo de tareas" y su pertinencia en el estudio de la represión clandestina en Argentina (1975-1983), a partir de una revisión de la literatura sobre paramilitarismo |
| title_sort | la nocion de grupo de tareas y su pertinencia en el estudio de la represion clandestina en argentina 1975 1983 a partir de una revision de la literatura sobre paramilitarismo |
| topic | paramilitarism death squad clandestine repression in Argentina torture extreme violence in Latin America |
| url | https://journals.openedition.org/ideas/13754 |
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