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.

Mr. Stephen Asare Abankwah

Mr. Stephen Asare Abankwah

Economics and Finance Lead, Dataking Research Lab, Dataking Consulting

Francesco Giumelli

Francesco Giumelli

Fatjona Mejdini

Fatjona Mejdini

Director, South Eastern Europe Observatory

Tom Keatinge

Tom Keatinge

Director, Centre for Financial Crime Security Studies at RUSI

Mouhamadou Kane

Mouhamadou Kane

Analyst, Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime

Nicholas Lord

Nicholas Lord

Tatiana Morales

Tatiana Morales

European Forum for Urban Security

Dr Freedom Onuoha

Dr Freedom Onuoha

Department of Political Science, University of Nigeria, Nsukka

Barbara Collier

Barbara Collier

Co-founder, Equinimity Tucson

Guillermo Vazquez del Mercado

Guillermo Vazquez del Mercado

Emilia Ziosi

Emilia Ziosi

University of Oxford

Alex Bish

Alex Bish

UCL

Lauren Pearson

Lauren Pearson

UC Berkeley

Joana Monteiro

Joana Monteiro

Fundação Getúlio Vargas

Emma Elfversson

Emma Elfversson

Uppsala university

Mentor Vrajolli

Mentor Vrajolli

N/A

Dimitris Ziouvas

Dimitris Ziouvas

Professor, Panteion University of Athens for Social and Political Sciences

Dr Phil Williams

Dr Phil Williams

Professor Emeritus, Universirty of Pittsburgh

Lorenzo Pasculli

Lorenzo Pasculli

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

Zineb Benalla

Zineb Benalla

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

Maria Khoruk

Maria Khoruk

Analyst, GI-TOC

Dr. Arian Sharifi

Dr. Arian Sharifi

Lecturer and Researcher, Princeton School of Public and International Affairs

Heather Marquette

Heather Marquette

University of Birmingham

Anna Quigley

Anna Quigley

Community Rep

Dawn Russell

Dawn Russell

Ana Liffey Drug Project

Talks

Drugs and development debate in Africa - Drugs and Development Hub

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

The private sector and organized crime

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

Breaking drug policy silos: Examples from France and Canada

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

The politics of violence in Mexico and Central America

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

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
Willem Geelhoed Heleen over de Linden Francesco Giumelli

Conflict, illicit economies, and community resilience

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

Organized crime in the UK

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

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
Lyes Tagziria Eleanor Beevor Kingsley Madueke Mouhamadou Kane Freedom Onuoha

Organized crime and Russian-Ukrainian War

13 October 2022, 07:00 PM
Dina Siegel André Duffles Teixeira Aranega Aleksandras Dobryninas Maryja Šupa Oleksii Serdiuk 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
Cathy Haenlein Kimberly Gianopoulos Amanda Kadlec 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
Judy-Ann Cilliers Dorcas Ettang Agatha Lebethe Barbara Collier

Illicit economies and (in)security in South Asia

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

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

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

Going local: European cities and the fight against organised crime

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

COVID-19 and organized crime

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

Understanding the new geographies of organized crime

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

Monitoring the evolution of illicit economies in Afghanistan

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

The impact of organised crime on communities

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

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

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

Organized Corruption: Political Financing in the Western Balkans

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

The Future of OC: Possible Futures, Possible Actions

19 October 2023, 01:00 PM
Shirleen Chin Phil Williams Lorenzo Pasculli Zineb Benalla 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
Diorella Islas Renato Rivera Felipe Borba María Victoria Llorente Sandra Pellegrini