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

The private sector and organized crime

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

Breaking drug policy silos: Examples from France and Canada

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

The politics of violence in Mexico and Central America

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

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
Francesco Giumelli Willem Geelhoed Heleen over de Linden

Conflict, illicit economies, and community resilience

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

Organized crime in the UK

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

Ports

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

The intersection between illicit economies and instability in West Africa

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

Organized crime and Russian-Ukrainian War

13 October 2022, 07:00 PM
Oleksii Serdiuk André Duffles Teixeira Aranega Maryja Šupa Anna Markovska Dina Siegel 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
Tom Keatinge Cathy Haenlein Amanda Kadlec 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 Agatha Lebethe Dorcas Ettang Judy-Ann Cilliers

Illicit economies and (in)security in South Asia

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

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

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

Going local: European cities and the fight against organised crime

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

COVID-19 and organized crime

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

Understanding the new geographies of organized crime

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

Monitoring the evolution of illicit economies in Afghanistan

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

The impact of organised crime on communities

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

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

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

Organized Corruption: Political Financing in the Western Balkans

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

The Future of OC: Possible Futures, Possible Actions

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

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

30 October 2024, 08:30 PM
Robert I. Rotberg Bonnie Palifka 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
Diorella Islas Renato Rivera Felipe Borba María Victoria Llorente Sandra Pellegrini