criminal governance
Criminal governance is defined as instances in which armed criminal groups set and enforce rules, provide security and other basic services – such as water, electricity, or internet access – in an urban area, which may be a part (or the whole) of an informal settlement or a neighborhood.
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Dr. Cecilia Farfán-Méndez
Head of Security Research Programs, Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies, University of California San Diego

Taiwo Lawrence Adeyemi
Research Assistant, Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime [GI-TOC]

Alice Alves Casanova
Brazilian Naval War College - Brazilian Navy (MB), Brazilian Naval War College - PPGEM

André Duffles Teixeira Aranega
International Relations Institute of the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro

Anne-Therese Heckendorff
European Foundation for South Asian Studies (EFSAS), Non-profit organization/think tank

Thi Hoang
Analyst & JIED Managing Editor, The Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime

Sara Mariella Lambertini
PhD Student in Social Sciences and Statistics, University of Naples Federico II
Raphael Maretto
Researcher Member of the Strategic Hub for Organised Crime Research (SHOC), The Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies (RUSI)

Pholla Samkezi Mbalane
PhD. candidate with specialization in Political Sciences, University of the Free State, South Africa

Eldan Mujanovic
Full Professor in the Department of Criminal Justice at the University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herze, University of Sarajevo

Ariadna H. Ochnio Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Institute of Law Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences, Institute of Law Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences

Iris Oustinoff-Leroux
Network Coordination Officer, The Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime

Khamal Patterson
Assistant Director- IDEA Task Force, The University of Mississippi, Center for Air and Space Law