Governing complexity: bases for a long term public security policy in Mexico
Abstract
This article addresses public insecurity in Mexico as a complex system characterized by non-linear interactions among structural, institutional, and socio-cultural factors. Based on a critical review of recent six-year policies, the study pursues three objectives: to demonstrate the inad equacy of linear approaches; to formulate interdepen dent guidelines that articulate polycentric governance, conditional multi-year funding, ethical use of artificial intelligence, restorative justice, preventive urban plan ning, and data transparency; and to propose a state ar chitecture capable of producing security as a public good. Methodologically, it employs documentary analysis as well as principles from complexity theory to link diag nosis with institutional design. The article concludes that only an adaptable, accountable, and co-responsible frame work can sustainably reduce violence and rebuild citizens’ trust in the Mexican state.
