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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Felia Allum

Polis, University of Bath

Anna Alvazzi del Frate

Anna Alvazzi del Frate

Alliance of NGOs on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice

Felipe Botero

Felipe Botero

Coordinator for Colombia, GI-TOC

Judy-Ann Cilliers

Judy-Ann Cilliers

Communications Manager & Researcher, MathMoms

Dr. Cecilia Farfán-Méndez

Dr. Cecilia Farfán-Méndez

Head of Security Research Programs, Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies, University of California San Diego

Professor Anna Sergi

Professor Anna Sergi

University of Essex

Dina Siegel

Dina Siegel

Utrecht University, Utrecht University / CIROC

Brooke Stearns Lawson PhD

Brooke Stearns Lawson PhD

Senior Conflict, Governance and Crime Advisor, USAID

Kimberley L. Thachuk

Kimberley L. Thachuk

Lin van Schalkwyk

Lin van Schalkwyk

Institute for International Research on Criminal Policy (IRCP), Ghent University

Daan van Uhm

Daan van Uhm

Utrecht University

Yuliya Zabyelina

Yuliya Zabyelina

John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY

Adriana Abdenur

Adriana Abdenur

Executive Director, Plataforma CIPÓ

Augustine B. Aboh

Augustine B. Aboh

Lecturer, University of Calabar, Nigeria

Mario Abrego

Mario Abrego

Laura Adal

Laura Adal

Senior Analyst, The Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime

Taiwo Lawrence Adeyemi

Taiwo Lawrence Adeyemi

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

Sérgio Adorno

Sérgio Adorno

Marcos Alan Ferreira

Marcos Alan Ferreira

Associate Professor, Universidade Federal da Paraiba

Déborah Alimi

Déborah Alimi

Arturo Alvarado Mendoza

Arturo Alvarado Mendoza

Profesor, Centro de Estudios Sociológicos en El Colegio de Mexico

Alice Alves Casanova

Alice Alves Casanova

Brazilian Naval War College - Brazilian Navy (MB), Brazilian Naval War College - PPGEM

Kristina Amerhauser

Kristina Amerhauser

GI-TOC

Concepción Anguita Olmedo

Concepción Anguita Olmedo

Professor, Universidad Complutense de Madrid

Marco Antonelli

Marco Antonelli

Scuola Normale Superiore

Marija Atanaskova

Marija Atanaskova

RUSI Europe

Mariano Bartolomé

Mariano Bartolomé

Billy Batware

Billy Batware

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)

Stefano Becucci

Stefano Becucci

University of Florence

Eleanor Beevor

Eleanor Beevor

Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime

Mirjam Beike

Mirjam Beike

Congregation of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd

Elisa Bellotti

Elisa Bellotti

Senior lecturer, University of Manchester

Dajana Berisha

Dajana Berisha

Forum for Civic Initiatives - Kosovo, Non-Governmental Organization

Estefania Bernal

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Mark Berry

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Karine Bertrand

Jonathan Bhalla

Jonathan Bhalla

Governance Adviser, UK Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office

Lieselot Bisschop

Lieselot Bisschop

Professor of Public and Private Interests, Erasmus University Rotterdam

Arjan Blokland

Arjan Blokland

NSCR

Maarten Bolhuis

Maarten Bolhuis

Mariana Botero Restrepo

Mariana Botero Restrepo

GI TOC

Sheelagh Brady

Sheelagh Brady

Professor David Bright

Professor David Bright

Deakin University, Deakin University

Celine Burke

Celine Burke

Research Analyst, European Foundation for South Asian Studies

Dr. Frederik Byrn Køhlert

Dr. Frederik Byrn Køhlert

University of East Anglia

Fausto Carbajal-Glass

Fausto Carbajal-Glass

Delphi Integrated Solutions

Héctor Carrillo

Héctor Carrillo

Elba Chacon

Elba Chacon

Beatrix Chepkoech

Beatrix Chepkoech

Midrift Human Rights Network

Shirleen Chin

Shirleen Chin

Director, Green Transparency

Barbara Collier

Barbara Collier

Co-founder, Equinimity Tucson

Fabrizio Consentino

Fabrizio Consentino

Italian national institute of statistics, Istat

Timothy Cubitt

Timothy Cubitt

Principal Research Analyst, Australian Institute of Criminology

Lucas da Silva Almeida

Lucas da Silva Almeida

Northeastern University

Montserrat Deu Pons

Montserrat Deu Pons

Central America Regional Director, IM Swedish Development Partner

Camila Dias

Camila Dias

Professor, Universidade Federal do ABC

Jana-Isabelle Dilger

Jana-Isabelle Dilger

Research Analyst, Trilateral Research

Phyllis Dininio

Phyllis Dininio

Technical Director, Management Systems International

Bojan Dobovsek

Bojan Dobovsek

FCJS, University of Maribor

Dr Christopher Dowling

Dr Christopher Dowling

Australian Institute of Criminology

Lisa Dudek

Lisa Dudek

Sara Dudley

Sara Dudley

André Duffles Teixeira Aranega

André Duffles Teixeira Aranega

International Relations Institute of the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro

Marco Dugato

Marco Dugato

Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore - Transcrime

Patricio Estévez-Soto

Patricio Estévez-Soto

University College London

Dr Dorcas Ettang

Dr Dorcas Ettang

University of Kwalazulu-Natal

Dr Vanda Felbab-Brown

Dr Vanda Felbab-Brown

Giselle Florentino

Giselle Florentino

Executive Coordinator, Right to Memory and Racial Justice Initiative

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Jacques Follorou

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Anders Frantzen

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Paul Friedberg

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Gabriel Funari

Gabriel Funari

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Prof Natalia Galistcheva

Prof Natalia Galistcheva

Karina Garcia Reyes

Karina Garcia Reyes

Lecturer in Criminology, University of the West of England

Vassilis Gerasopoulos

Vassilis Gerasopoulos

Utrecht University

Laura-Lee Gillion

Laura-Lee Gillion

Intern, Humanium Metal

Eduardo Giralt

Eduardo Giralt

Filmmaker, Los Plebes

Tommaso Giuriati

Tommaso Giuriati

Université de Corse - Pasquale Paoli

Ana Guerreiro

Ana Guerreiro

School of Criminology, University of Porto

R. V. Gundur

R. V. Gundur

Flinders University

Metodi Hadij Janev

Metodi Hadij Janev

Anne-Therese Heckendorff

Anne-Therese Heckendorff

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

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Issa Hernández Herrera

Thi Hoang

Thi Hoang

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Markus Hochmüller

Markus Hochmüller

Pembroke College Oxford

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Ludovica Ioppolo

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Diorella Islas

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Kosyo Ivanov

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David Kaplan

Global Investigative Journalism Network

Nina Kaysser

Nina Kaysser

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Christian Klement

Gema Kloppe-Santamaría

Gema Kloppe-Santamaría

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Alexandre Kukhianidze

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Sara Kulic

Sara Kulic

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Sara Mariella Lambertini

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María Landa

María Landa

Agatha Lebethe

Agatha Lebethe

Stellenbosch University

Romain Le Cour Grandmaison

Romain Le Cour Grandmaison

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Alejandro Lerch

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Dr Matthew Levitt

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Sandra Ley

Sandra Ley

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Leo Lin

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Kingsley Madueke

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Aaron Magunna

Aaron Magunna

European Foundation for South Asian Studies

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Dr. Prem Mahadevan

Americo Maluana

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Raphael Maretto

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François Mathieu

François Mathieu

Pholla Samkezi Mbalane

Pholla Samkezi Mbalane

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

Rossella Merlino

Rossella Merlino

Bangor University

Andrew Miller

Andrew Miller

Assistant Professor, United States Naval Academy

Simon Mills

Simon Mills

UK Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office

Roland Moerland

Roland Moerland

Assistant Professor of Criminology, Maastricht University

Anthony Morgan

Anthony Morgan

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Eldan Mujanovic

Eldan Mujanovic

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

Dr Jane Mulcahy

Dr Jane Mulcahy

University of Limerick, REPPP

Mohammed Mwinyi

Mohammed Mwinyi

YBN Kenya, Youth Bila Noma

Catherine Naughton

Catherine Naughton

Research fellow, University of Limerick

Hans Nelen

Hans Nelen

Maastricht University, Faculty of Law, Maastricht University, Faculty of Law

Ariadna H. Ochnio Ph.D.

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

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Willie Oeba

Dr Andrea Oelsner

Dr Andrea Oelsner

University of San Andrés, University of San Andrés

Ana Paula Oliveira

Ana Paula Oliveira

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Dr Freedom Onuoha

Department of Political Science, University of Nigeria, Nsukka

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Dawn Marie Paley

Caterina Paternoster

Caterina Paternoster

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Khamal Patterson

Khamal Patterson

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

Andrea Julieth Pelaez

Andrea Julieth Pelaez

EAFIT University

Zachary Porreca

Zachary Porreca

Department of Economics, West Virginia University

Maria Puolakkainen

Maria Puolakkainen

Graduate Student, University of Oxford

Colette Quinn

Colette Quinn

Head, Garda Youth Diversion Bureau, An Garda Síochána

Sigrid Raets

Sigrid Raets

Ghent University

Mohammed Rahman

Mohammed Rahman

Senior Lecturer in Criminology, Birmingham City University

Helidth Ravenholm

Helidth Ravenholm

Consultant, Culture Contact

Sean Redmond

Sean Redmond

Adjunct Professor of Youth Justice, University of Limerick

Francesca Rispoli

Francesca Rispoli

University of Pisa

Fabrice Rizzoli

Fabrice Rizzoli

Suncana Roksandic

Suncana Roksandic

Associate Prof. Dr.Dr.h.c., Faculty of Law, University of Zagreb, Croatia

Amir Rostami

Amir Rostami

Stockholm University

Dr. ir. Jude Roys Oboh

Dr. ir. Jude Roys Oboh

Dr Ajai Sahni

Dr Ajai Sahni

Institute for Conflict Management, Institute for Conflict Management

Professor of Eminence (Dr.) Sanjeev P. Sahni

Professor of Eminence (Dr.) Sanjeev P. Sahni

Jindal Institute of Behavioural Sciences

Antônio Sampaio

Antônio Sampaio

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Carolina Sampó

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Associate Researcher, Conicet, Argentina

Luis Daniel Santiago Vidargas

Luis Daniel Santiago Vidargas

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Dr Regine Schönenberg

Dr Regine Schönenberg

Free University Berlin

Olena Shostko

Olena Shostko

Ukrainian Center of Legal Studies (private institution)

Romi Sigsworth

Romi Sigsworth

Institute for Security Studies

Diana Siller

Diana Siller

Filipa Silva

Filipa Silva

Zara Snapp

Zara Snapp

Co-founder, Instituto RIA

Pedro Sousa

Pedro Sousa

University of Porto, Faculty of Law and School of Criminology

Nanine Steenkamp

Nanine Steenkamp

Lyes Tagziria

Lyes Tagziria

Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime

Camilo Tamayo Gomez

Camilo Tamayo Gomez

Senior Lecturer in Criminology, The University of Huddersfield (UK)

Dr Kate Thomas

Dr Kate Thomas

Birmingham City University, Birmingham City University

Dr Dany Franck A. Tiwa Tiwa

Dr Dany Franck A. Tiwa Tiwa

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Muazu Umar

Muazu Umar

Mr Sandeep Unnithan

Mr Sandeep Unnithan

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Dr Milan Vaishnav

Dr Milan Vaishnav

Brittany VandeBerg

Brittany VandeBerg

Associate Professor of Criminology, University of Alabama

Sjoukje van Deuren

Sjoukje van Deuren

PhD Candidate, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Teun van Ruitenburg

Teun van Ruitenburg

Netherlands Institute for the Study of Crime and Law Enforcement

Karin van Wingerde

Karin van Wingerde

Erasmus University Rotterdam

Andrea Varsori

Andrea Varsori

Lecturer in Criminology, University of Huddersfield

Guillermo Vazquez del Mercado

Guillermo Vazquez del Mercado

Ana Velasco

Ana Velasco

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Martin Verrier

Martin Verrier

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Christian Vianna de Azevedo

Maurício Vieira

Maurício Vieira

University for Peace

Miss Isabella Voce

Miss Isabella Voce

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Ivana Vujovic

Ivana Vujovic

Juventas, Juventas

Livia Wagner

Livia Wagner

Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime, Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime

Summer Walker

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GI-TOC

Laurie Wdowiak

Laurie Wdowiak

Inserm - Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale (Fr)

Dr James Windle

Dr James Windle

Lecturer in Criminology, University College Cork

Dr Michael Woodiwiss

Dr Michael Woodiwiss

Oswaldo Zavala

Oswaldo Zavala

Professor, City University of New York (CUNY)

Veronica Zubillaga

Veronica Zubillaga

Universidad SimonBolivar, Universidad SimonBolivar

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Ugljesa (Ugi) Zvekic

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