Abstract

GIL PEREZ, ANDERSON PAUL. Posibilidades y desafíos de la historia comparada: una propuesta para el análisis de la represión estatal, la prensa política y los derechos humanos en México y Colombia en las décadas de 1970 y 1980. memorias [online]. 2025, n.56, pp.7-31.  Epub May 13, 2025. ISSN 1794-8886.  https://doi.org/10.14482/memor.56.874.631.

This article develops a proposal for a comparative history analysis of Mexico and Colombia, focusing on the political press, state repression, and the problem of human rights during the 1970s and 1980s. The methodology integrates a historiographic approach highlighting the discussions on comparative history as a field and method and proposes three axes to operationalize the comparison. This research justifies the relevance of comparing the Mexican and Colombian authoritarian regimes, focusing on the role of the political press in legitimizing state repression and the emergence of the human rights discourse as a concern for the governments of both countries. Finally, this article offers conclusions that propose a research agenda to deepen the comparative history of the press and state repression.

Keywords : comparative history; state repression, political press, human rights.

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