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
Kosyo Ivanov Lyes Tagziria Antônio Sampaio Laura Adal

Expert networks addressing TOC

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

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

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

Graphic narratives of organised crime, gender and power in Europe

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

The private sector and organized crime

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

Breaking drug policy silos: Examples from France and Canada

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

Organized corruption: Manifestations, impact and remedies

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

The politics of violence in Mexico and Central America

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

Criminal gangs

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

Organised crime in France

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

Organized crime during the COVID-19 pandemic

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

Organized crime in Latin America: What is new?

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

Los Plebes - Young people working for Mexican Cartels

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

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

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

Criminal networks

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

Organized crime and urban violence

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

Organized crime in Brazil

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

Criminal dynamics, illicit markets and violence in Latin America

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

Intelligence and its role on countering transnational organised crime

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

Critical review of Mexico’s security policy

02 December 2021, 02:30 AM
Oswaldo Zavala Dawn Marie Paley Zara Snapp 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
Celine Burke Aaron Magunna Lisa Dudek Anne-Therese Heckendorff

Nigerian organized crime

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

Organized crime - terrorism nexus

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

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

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