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 Antônio Sampaio Lyes Tagziria Laura Adal

Expert networks addressing TOC

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

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

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

Graphic narratives of organised crime, gender and power in Europe

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

The private sector and organized crime

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

Breaking drug policy silos: Examples from France and Canada

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

Organized corruption: Manifestations, impact and remedies

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

The politics of violence in Mexico and Central America

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

Criminal gangs

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

Organised crime in France

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

Organized crime during the COVID-19 pandemic

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

Organized crime in Latin America: What is new?

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

Los Plebes - Young people working for Mexican Cartels

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

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

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

Criminal networks

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

Organized crime and urban violence

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

Organized crime in Brazil

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

Criminal dynamics, illicit markets and violence in Latin America

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

Intelligence and its role on countering transnational organised crime

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

Critical review of Mexico’s security policy

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

Governance and redistribution of criminal assets

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

Narco-terrorism in South Asia

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

Nigerian organized crime

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

Organized crime - terrorism nexus

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

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

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