political economy

Focuses on the distribution of power and wealth between different groups and individuals, and on the processes that create, sustain and transform these relationships over time

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.

Dr Reychad Abdool

Dr Reychad Abdool

African Union

Bernice Auma Apondi

Bernice Auma Apondi

VOCAL- Kenya

Judy-Ann Cilliers

Judy-Ann Cilliers

Communications Manager & Researcher, MathMoms

Anine Kriegler

Anine Kriegler

University of Cape Town

Maria-Goretti Loglo

Maria-Goretti Loglo

Africa Consultant, IDPC

Professor Anna Sergi

Professor Anna Sergi

University of Essex

Dina Siegel

Dina Siegel

Utrecht University, Utrecht University / CIROC

Kimberley L. Thachuk

Kimberley L. Thachuk

Daan van Uhm

Daan van Uhm

Utrecht University

Déborah Alimi

Déborah Alimi

Felia Allum

Felia Allum

Polis, University of Bath

Kristina Amerhauser

Kristina Amerhauser

GI-TOC

Mr. Stephen Asare Abankwah

Mr. Stephen Asare Abankwah

Economics and Finance Lead, Dataking Research Lab, Dataking Consulting

Yoana Barakova

Yoana Barakova

Eleanor Beevor

Eleanor Beevor

Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime

Zineb Benalla

Zineb Benalla

International expert CT; P/CVE; DDR and Peace Building

Dr Katie Benson

Dr Katie Benson

Karine Bertrand

Karine Bertrand

Alex Bish

Alex Bish

UCL

Martin Bisp

Martin Bisp

Empire Fighting Chance

Felipe Borba

Felipe Borba

UNIRIO, Federal University of the state of Rio de Janeiro

Mariana Botero Restrepo

Mariana Botero Restrepo

GI TOC

Shirleen Chin

Shirleen Chin

Director, Green Transparency

Ella Cockbain

Ella Cockbain

Associate Professor, UCL

Barbara Collier

Barbara Collier

Co-founder, Equinimity Tucson

Talks

Drugs and development debate in Africa - Drugs and Development Hub

01 December 2021, 02:30 PM
Anna Paus Bernice Auma Apondi Dr Reychad Abdool Maria-Goretti Loglo John Collins Anine Kriegler

The private sector and organized crime

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

Breaking drug policy silos: Examples from France and Canada

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

The politics of violence in Mexico and Central America

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

Statistical analysis of organized crime in France

02 December 2021, 10:00 AM
Alexis Gerbeaux Amandine Sourd Zoé Gallos Helena Farrand Carrapico

Enforcing sanctions regulations in Europe

13 October 2022, 01:00 PM
Francesco Giumelli Willem Geelhoed Heleen over de Linden

Conflict, illicit economies, and community resilience

13 October 2022, 02:30 PM
Mariana Botero Restrepo Americo Maluana Kingsley Madueke Summer Walker Guillermo Vazquez del Mercado Lyes Tagziria

Organized crime in the UK

13 October 2022, 04:00 PM
Felia Allum Francisco Garcia Stan Gilmour Ella Cockbain

Ports

13 October 2022, 05:30 PM
Ruggero Scaturro Anna Sergi Kristina Amerhauser Fatjona Mejdini

The intersection between illicit economies and instability in West Africa

13 October 2022, 05:30 PM
Eleanor Beevor Mouhamadou Kane Lyes Tagziria Freedom Onuoha Kingsley Madueke

Organized crime and Russian-Ukrainian War

13 October 2022, 07:00 PM
Dina Siegel Oleksii Serdiuk André Duffles Teixeira Aranega Maryja Šupa Anna Markovska Aleksandras Dobryninas

Targeted sanctions and organized crime: An examination of the current state of knowledge on implementation and impact

13 October 2022, 07:00 PM
Amanda Kadlec Cathy Haenlein Kimberly Gianopoulos Tom Keatinge

Transforming trauma as preventative strategy: Trauma-informed approaches to nurturing resilience against organised crime in at-risk youth

13 October 2022, 08:30 PM
Agatha Lebethe Barbara Collier Dorcas Ettang Judy-Ann Cilliers

Illicit economies and (in)security in South Asia

14 October 2022, 05:30 AM
Yoana Barakova Siosi Tameifuna Aaron Magunna Anne-Therese Heckendorff

European white-collar crime: Exploring the nature of European realities

14 October 2022, 07:00 AM
Katie Benson Jon Davies Wim Huisman Éva Veronika Inzelt Nicholas Lord

Going local: European cities and the fight against organised crime

14 October 2022, 07:00 AM
Marty J. Stanicic Tatiana Morales Sybille Wilfer Karin Wilschut Susan Donkin

COVID-19 and organized crime

14 October 2022, 11:30 AM
Anna Laskai Stephen Asare Abankwah Marco Dugato Lorenzo Vertemati King Carl Tornam Duho, ACMA CGMA CA Cosimo Sidoti

Understanding the new geographies of organized crime

18 October 2023, 01:00 PM
Ella Cockbain Alex Bish Lauren Pearson Emilia Ziosi

Monitoring the evolution of illicit economies in Afghanistan

18 October 2023, 02:30 PM
John Collins Alastair MacBeath Arian Sharifi Heather Marquette

The impact of organised crime on communities

18 October 2023, 02:30 PM
Patrícia Neves Dawn Russell Trina O'Connor Anna Quigley

Cities and Illicit Economies: criminal power and the impact on urban governance and democracy

18 October 2023, 04:00 PM
Andrea Varsori Antônio Sampaio Emma Elfversson Martin Bisp Joana Monteiro

Organized Corruption: Political Financing in the Western Balkans

19 October 2023, 08:30 AM
Mentor Vrajolli Ioannis Vlassis Ugljesa (Ugi) Zvekic Dimitris Ziouvas Fabian Zhilla Eldan Mujanovic

The Future of OC: Possible Futures, Possible Actions

19 October 2023, 01:00 PM
Phil Williams Lorenzo Pasculli Shirleen Chin Maria Khoruk Zineb Benalla

Mafiocracy I: Organized Crime in Government and Government as Organized Crime

30 October 2024, 08:30 PM
Bonnie Palifka Robert I. Rotberg Louise Shelley

Democracy Under Siege: Political Violence and Organized Crime in Latin America – Case Studies from Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Mexico

31 October 2024, 02:30 AM
María Victoria Llorente Renato Rivera Sandra Pellegrini Felipe Borba Diorella Islas