Smuggling: What we (should) know
A Talk by Lucia Bird , Tuesday Reitano , Max Gallien , Dr Matt Herbert , Florian Weigand and Ashley Jackson
About this Talk
The roundtable discusses the findings of the recently published Routledge Handbook of Smuggling (available open access). The handbook offers a comprehensive survey of interdisciplinary research related to smuggling, reflecting on key themes, and c harting current and future trends. Divided into six parts and spanning over 30 chapters, the volume covers themes such as mobility, borders, violent conflict, and state politics, as well as looks at the smuggling of specific goods – from rice and gasoline to wildlife, weapons, and cocaine. Chapters engage with some of the most contentious academic and policy debates of the twenty - first century, including the historical creation of borders, re - bordering, the criminalisation of migration, and the politics of selective toleration of smuggling.
About The Speakers
Director, Observatory of Illicit Economies in West Africa, The Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime
Director of the West Africa Observatory, Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime
Deputy Director, The Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime
Deputy Director at the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime and a Senior Research Advisor at the Institute for Security Studies in Pretoria
Senior Expert at the North Africa and Sahel Observatory, Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime
Centre on Armed Groups
Co-Director, Centre on Armed Groups and Research Associate, London School of Economics (LSE)