Screaming Silence: Euphemisms and the Denial of Political-Criminal Violence as a Political Communication Strategy

• In Event: Conflict, Violence, and Democratic Backsliding in Latin America

Brief Overview

Examines how Mexico’s presidential discourse uses silence and euphemisms such as democracy to deny political-criminal violence, construct undeserving victims, and hinder effective state responses.

Author

• Marcela Vázquez, Universidad Iberoamericana