Culture of Peace and Corruption: The Case of the State Anti-Corruption System in Michoacán, Mexico

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Published: Aug 28, 2025
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17141/urvio.43.2025.6453
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Michoacán, corruption, peace, crime, insecurity corruption, crime, Michoacán, insecurity, peace

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Jerjes Aguirre-Ochoa
UMSNH
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7858-5166
Aurea-Ireri Cupa-Tovar
https://orcid.org/0009-0005-4052-8971

Abstract

Introduction: corruption erodes the culture of peace by weakening institutions, generating social distrust, and fostering impunity. Objective: in this context, this article analyzes the relationship between corruption and the culture of peace in Mexico, taking the state of Michoacán as a representative case, as it reflects common issues in other regions of the country affected by violence and insecurity. Methodology: the article employs a qualitative methodology based on interviews with key actors in Michoacán’s anti-corruption system, evaluating the regulatory and legal efforts to establish legal frameworks aimed at combating corruption. Conclusions: the study finds that Michoacán’s anti-corruption system faces challenges such as a lack of legislative support, fragmented political leadership, institutional fragmentation, and insufficient resources. It suggests the need for cultural transformation within institutions and greater citizen involvement to achieve an effective and lasting process in fighting corruption and building a culture of peace.

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Aguirre-Ochoa, J., & Cupa-Tovar, A.-I. (2025). Culture of Peace and Corruption: The Case of the State Anti-Corruption System in Michoacán, Mexico. URVIO. Revista Latinoamericana De Estudios De Seguridad, (43). https://doi.org/10.17141/urvio.43.2025.6453
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No. 43 (2025): Urvio. Revista Latinoamericana de Estudios de Seguridad (septiembre-diciembre)
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Author Biographies

Jerjes Aguirre-Ochoa, UMSNH

An economist by training, with a Ph.D. in Organization Management from UNAM, a member of the National System of Researchers of the National Council for Humanities, Sciences, and Technologies since 2003, with research stays in Colombia and the United States. Research focus: economics, crime, and public policy. As of August 2024, he has published 5 books, 21 book chapters, 3 compilations, and 40 articles in journals with international indexing.

Aurea-Ireri Cupa-Tovar,

The undersigned has a solid academic background and extensive professional experience in various areas of law. She graduated with a degree in Law from the Faculty of Law and Social Sciences at the Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo (UMSNH) in 2004, and was distinguished with the "Padre de la Patria" Award for four consecutive years by the same university. She is currently pursuing a Master's degree in Public Policy at the Institute of Economic and Business Research of the same university, from 2018 to the present.

She has had notable participation as an Electoral Counselor, Public Defender in Criminal Law, Civil Registry Officer, Coordinator of the Legal Defense at the Administrative Justice Court, and a Technical Advisor in Congress, all within the State of Michoacán. She has also taught at Universidad Vasco de Quiroga and the Institute of Sciences and Higher Studies of Tamaulipas.

She is a co-author of articles such as "Corruption: The Vicious Circle of a Phenomenon" and "Profiling Without a Profile," which address the key issue of corruption. A person committed to professional development and public service, always striving to make a positive impact on the community and the institutions in which she collaborates.

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