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
Bernice Auma Apondi Anine Kriegler Anna Paus Maria-Goretti Loglo John Collins Dr Reychad Abdool

The private sector and organized crime

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

Breaking drug policy silos: Examples from France and Canada

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

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

Statistical analysis of organized crime in France

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

Enforcing sanctions regulations in Europe

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

Conflict, illicit economies, and community resilience

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

Organized crime in the UK

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

Ports

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

The intersection between illicit economies and instability in West Africa

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

Organized crime and Russian-Ukrainian War

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

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 Tom Keatinge Kimberly Gianopoulos

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 Dorcas Ettang Judy-Ann Cilliers Barbara Collier

Illicit economies and (in)security in South Asia

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

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

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

Going local: European cities and the fight against organised crime

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

COVID-19 and organized crime

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

Understanding the new geographies of organized crime

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

Monitoring the evolution of illicit economies in Afghanistan

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

The impact of organised crime on communities

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

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

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

Organized Corruption: Political Financing in the Western Balkans

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

The Future of OC: Possible Futures, Possible Actions

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

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

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

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
Felipe Borba Diorella Islas Sandra Pellegrini María Victoria Llorente Renato Rivera