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.

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

Women In International Security

Martin Verrier

Martin Verrier

RUSI

Christian Vianna de Azevedo

Christian Vianna de Azevedo

Maurício Vieira

Maurício Vieira

University for Peace

Miss Isabella Voce

Miss Isabella Voce

Senior Research Analyst, Australian Institute of Criminology

Ivana Vujovic

Ivana Vujovic

Juventas, Juventas

Livia Wagner

Livia Wagner

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

Summer Walker

Summer Walker

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

Ling Xu

Ling Xu

Director, TRAFFIC China

Yuliya Zabyelina

Yuliya Zabyelina

The University of Alabama

Damián Zaitch

Damián Zaitch

Utrecht University

Oswaldo Zavala

Oswaldo Zavala

Professor, City University of New York (CUNY)

Veronica Zubillaga

Veronica Zubillaga

Universidad SimonBolivar, Universidad SimonBolivar

Ugljesa (Ugi) Zvekic

Ugljesa (Ugi) Zvekic

Ambassador, Senior Advisor, GI-TOC

Dr Ledion Krisafi

Dr Ledion Krisafi

Independent

Talks

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

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

Expert networks addressing TOC

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

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

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

Graphic narratives of organised crime, gender and power in Europe

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

The private sector and organized crime

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

Breaking drug policy silos: Examples from France and Canada

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

Organized corruption: Manifestations, impact and remedies

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

The politics of violence in Mexico and Central America

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

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
Déborah Alimi Tommaso Giuriati Jacques Follorou Fabrice Rizzoli

Organized crime during the COVID-19 pandemic

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

Organized crime in Latin America: What is new?

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

Los Plebes - Young people working for Mexican Cartels

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

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

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

Criminal networks

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

Organized crime and urban violence

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

Organized crime in Brazil

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

Criminal dynamics, illicit markets and violence in Latin America

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

Intelligence and its role on countering transnational organised crime

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

Critical review of Mexico’s security policy

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

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 Anne-Therese Heckendorff Lisa Dudek Aaron Magunna

Nigerian organized crime

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

Organized crime - terrorism nexus

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

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

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