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.

Meet our Speakers

We've gathered some of the top experts in the field to discuss this topic. With years of experience between them, they're well-equipped to offer invaluable insights and perspectives.

Professor of Eminence (Dr.) Sanjeev P. Sahni

Professor of Eminence (Dr.) Sanjeev P. Sahni

Jindal Institute of Behavioural Sciences

Antônio Sampaio

Antônio Sampaio

Senior Analyst, GI-TOC

Carolina Sampó

Carolina Sampó

Associate Researcher, Conicet, Argentina

Luis Daniel Santiago Vidargas

Luis Daniel Santiago Vidargas

Instituto RIA

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

Jack Spicer

Jack Spicer

University of Bath

Nanine Steenkamp

Nanine Steenkamp

Lea Sterli

Lea Sterli

Consultant, Nexxus Consulting

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

Martin Thorley 马丁

Martin Thorley 马丁

Senior Analyst, GITOC

Dr Dany Franck A. Tiwa Tiwa

Dr Dany Franck A. Tiwa Tiwa

Think Tank, African Centre for Crime and Security Studies

Alexandra Tsarvulanova

Alexandra Tsarvulanova

MA War Studies student, King's College London

Muazu Umar

Muazu Umar

Mr Sandeep Unnithan

Mr Sandeep Unnithan

Editor, News9 Plus

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

Talks

Taking the measure of crime: The 2021 Global Organized Crime Index

01 December 2021, 01:00 PM
Antônio Sampaio Laura Adal Kosyo Ivanov Lyes Tagziria

Expert networks addressing TOC

01 December 2021, 02:30 PM
Carolina Sampó David Kaplan Livia Wagner Iris Oustinoff-Leroux

Development response to organized crime: Perspectives from the UK and the US

01 December 2021, 04:00 PM
Jonathan Bhalla Sasha Jesperson Brooke Stearns Lawson Phyllis Dininio Simon Mills

Graphic narratives of organised crime, gender and power in Europe

01 December 2021, 04:00 PM
Frederik Byrn Køhlert Felia Allum Kate Thomas Brittany VandeBerg

The private sector and organized crime

01 December 2021, 04:00 PM
Thi Hoang Daan van Uhm Kimberley L. Thachuk Caterina Paternoster Marco Dugato Yuliya Zabyelina

Breaking drug policy silos: Examples from France and Canada

01 December 2021, 05:30 PM
Marie Jauffret-Roustide Déborah Alimi Karine Bertrand Laurie Wdowiak

Organized corruption: Manifestations, impact and remedies

01 December 2021, 05:30 PM
Eldan Mujanovic Suncana Roksandic Ugljesa (Ugi) Zvekic Bojan Dobovsek

The politics of violence in Mexico and Central America

01 December 2021, 05:30 PM
Markus Hochmüller Gema Kloppe-Santamaría Cecilia Farfán-Méndez Romain Le Cour Grandmaison Sandra Ley

Criminal gangs

01 December 2021, 07:00 PM
Andrew Miller Paul Friedberg Lin van Schalkwyk Amir Rostami Judy-Ann Cilliers

Organised crime in France

01 December 2021, 07:00 PM
Déborah Alimi Fabrice Rizzoli Jacques Follorou Tommaso Giuriati

Organized crime during the COVID-19 pandemic

01 December 2021, 07:00 PM
Leo Lin Francesca Rispoli Camilo Tamayo Gomez Marco Antonelli Rossella Merlino

Organized crime in Latin America: What is new?

01 December 2021, 07:00 PM
Carolina Sampó Marcos Alan Ferreira Concepción Anguita Olmedo Adriana Abdenur Mariano Bartolomé Andrea Oelsner

Los Plebes - Young people working for Mexican Cartels

01 December 2021, 08:30 PM
Eduardo Giralt Karina Garcia Reyes Cecilia Farfán-Méndez

Partnerships for peace: Standing up against violence one destroyed weapon at a time

01 December 2021, 08:30 PM
Laura-Lee Gillion Héctor Carrillo Montserrat Deu Pons Elba Chacon

Criminal networks

01 December 2021, 10:00 PM
Ana Guerreiro Pedro Sousa Anna Sergi Philip Jones Filipa Silva David Bright

Organized crime and urban violence

01 December 2021, 11:30 PM
Fausto Carbajal-Glass Luis Daniel Santiago Vidargas Maria Puolakkainen Andrea Julieth Pelaez Zachary Porreca

Organized crime in Brazil

01 December 2021, 11:30 PM
Camila Dias Andrea Varsori Gabriel Funari André Duffles Teixeira Aranega Alice Alves Casanova Giselle Florentino

Criminal dynamics, illicit markets and violence in Latin America

02 December 2021, 01:00 AM
Camila Dias Veronica Zubillaga Sérgio Adorno Arturo Alvarado Mendoza

Intelligence and its role on countering transnational organised crime

02 December 2021, 01:00 AM
Ana Velasco Mario Abrego Estefania Bernal Diorella Islas

Critical review of Mexico’s security policy

02 December 2021, 02:30 AM
Dawn Marie Paley Zara Snapp Oswaldo Zavala Luis Daniel Santiago Vidargas

Governance and redistribution of criminal assets

02 December 2021, 04:00 AM
Ariadna H. Ochnio Ludovica Ioppolo Fabrizio Consentino

Narco-terrorism in South Asia

02 December 2021, 04:00 AM
Anne-Therese Heckendorff Lisa Dudek Celine Burke Aaron Magunna

Nigerian organized crime

02 December 2021, 05:30 AM
Stefano Becucci Augustine B. Aboh Dany Franck A. Tiwa Tiwa Jude Roys Oboh

Organized crime - terrorism nexus

02 December 2021, 05:30 AM
Khamal Patterson Lucas da Silva Almeida Kumail Jillisger R. V. Gundur

The Stories Within: Encounters with South African prisons and its people

02 December 2021, 05:30 AM
Judy-Ann Cilliers Lin van Schalkwyk Nanine Steenkamp Sigrid Raets