The politics of violence in Mexico and Central America
A Talk by Gema Kloppe-Santamaría , Romain Le Cour Grandmaison , Sandra Ley , Dr. Cecilia Farfán-Méndez and Markus Hochmüller
About this Talk
The objective of this Session is to reflect on the political economy of violence in Mexico and Central America. Although it is undeniable that organized crime is part of the issue, the argument that criminal groups are the sole actor behind violence in the region is not satisfactory. We want to "bring politics back in" and to offer a more complex picture of a phenomenon that cannot be understood through a zero-sum game analysis of “crime” vs. “politics”.
About The Speakers
Assistant Professor of Latin American History, George Washington University
Sociologist and historian specializing on violence, gender, and crime in Latin America. Assistant Professor at George Washington University, Global Fellow at The Wilson Center, Author of "In the Vortex of Violence".
Noria Research / Paris-1 Panthéon Sorbonne -
PhD. / Analyst / Mexico - LatAm / Governance, Public Security, Criminal Organizations.
Associate Professor, CIDE
Associate professor, CIDE-Mexico City. Organized crime, political behavior, civil society
Head of Security Research Programs, Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies, University of California San Diego