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.

Heleen over de Linden

Heleen over de Linden

Rechta, Rechta Advocatuur

Bonnie Palifka

Bonnie Palifka

Associate Research Professor, Tecnologico de Monterrey

Lorenzo Pasculli

Lorenzo Pasculli

UCL, Department of Security and Crime Science / Dawes Centre for Future Crime, UCL

Caterina Paternoster

Caterina Paternoster

Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore

Anna Paus

Anna Paus

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)

Lauren Pearson

Lauren Pearson

UC Berkeley

Sandra Pellegrini

Sandra Pellegrini

Armed Conflict Location and Event Data (ACLED)

Anna Quigley

Anna Quigley

Community Rep

Renato Rivera

Renato Rivera

Pan American Development Foundation

Robert I. Rotberg

Robert I. Rotberg

Harvard University

Dawn Russell

Dawn Russell

Ana Liffey Drug Project

Antônio Sampaio

Antônio Sampaio

Senior Analyst, GI-TOC

Ruggero Scaturro

Ruggero Scaturro

Senior Analyst, GI-TOC

Oleksii Serdiuk

Oleksii Serdiuk

Kharkiv National University of Internal Affairs

Dr. Arian Sharifi

Dr. Arian Sharifi

Lecturer and Researcher, Princeton School of Public and International Affairs

Dr Louise Shelley

Dr Louise Shelley

Omer L. and Nancy Hirst Endowed Chair and a University Professor, George Mason University

Cosimo Sidoti

Cosimo Sidoti

Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore - Transcrime

Amandine Sourd

Amandine Sourd

French Ministerial Statistical Department for Internal Security, SSMSI/Ministry of Interior

Marty J. Stanicic

Marty J. Stanicic

City of Rotterdam Department of Public Safety

Maryja Šupa

Maryja Šupa

Vilnius University

Lyes Tagziria

Lyes Tagziria

Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime

Siosi Tameifuna

Siosi Tameifuna

Research Analyst, European Foundation for South Asian Studies

Andrea Varsori

Andrea Varsori

N/A

Guillermo Vazquez del Mercado

Guillermo Vazquez del Mercado

Lorenzo Vertemati

Lorenzo Vertemati

Visiting Professional, University of Glasgow

Talks

Drugs and development debate in Africa - Drugs and Development Hub

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

The private sector and organized crime

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

Breaking drug policy silos: Examples from France and Canada

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

The politics of violence in Mexico and Central America

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

Statistical analysis of organized crime in France

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

Enforcing sanctions regulations in Europe

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

Conflict, illicit economies, and community resilience

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

Organized crime in the UK

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

Ports

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

The intersection between illicit economies and instability in West Africa

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

Organized crime and Russian-Ukrainian War

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

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 Tom Keatinge Cathy Haenlein 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
Barbara Collier Judy-Ann Cilliers Dorcas Ettang Agatha Lebethe

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
Nicholas Lord Katie Benson Wim Huisman Éva Veronika Inzelt Jon Davies

Going local: European cities and the fight against organised crime

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

COVID-19 and organized crime

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

Understanding the new geographies of organized crime

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

Monitoring the evolution of illicit economies in Afghanistan

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

The impact of organised crime on communities

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

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
Eldan Mujanovic Dimitris Ziouvas Ugljesa (Ugi) Zvekic Fabian Zhilla Mentor Vrajolli Ioannis Vlassis

The Future of OC: Possible Futures, Possible Actions

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

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

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

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
Renato Rivera María Victoria Llorente Diorella Islas Sandra Pellegrini Felipe Borba