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.

Ms Trina O'Connor

Ms Trina O'Connor

Criminologist

Renato Rivera

Renato Rivera

Pan American Development Foundation

Ioannis Vlassis

Ioannis Vlassis

Analyst, Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime (GI-TOC)

Martin Bisp

Martin Bisp

Empire Fighting Chance

Patrícia Neves

Patrícia Neves

Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime (GI-TOC)

Alastair MacBeath

Alastair MacBeath

Analyst - Global Policy Team, GI-TOC

Andrea Varsori

Andrea Varsori

N/A

Bonnie Palifka

Bonnie Palifka

Associate Research Professor, Tecnologico de Monterrey

Felipe Borba

Felipe Borba

UNIRIO, Federal University of the state of Rio de Janeiro

Robert I. Rotberg

Robert I. Rotberg

Harvard University

María Victoria Llorente

María Victoria Llorente

Executive Director, Fundación Ideas para la Paz

Sandra Pellegrini

Sandra Pellegrini

Armed Conflict Location and Event Data (ACLED)

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