Klipic, Irma, Government responses to feminicides in Latin America , Växjö & Kalmar, Småland (Sweden), Linnæeus University, 2018 This thesis examines how government responses affected femicide rates in five selected countries: Costa Rica, Chile, Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico. The study is a qualitative comparative multi-case study using social inclusion and exclusion theory to understand if policies are inclusive or exclusive, and if the nature of legislation has an impact on the femicide rates.