A program of the Center for Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law (CDDRL). CDDRL is a research center at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies.
Institutions and Organizations
Scholarly Publications
The Economic Costs of Drug-Trafficking Violence in Mexico
June 2017
The levels of violence in Mexico have dramatically increased in the last few years due to structural changes in the drug trafficking business.
The Economic Costs of Drug-Trafficking Violence in Mexico
December 2013
The levels of violence in Mexico have dramatically increased in the last few years due to structural changes in the drug trafficking business.
The Mexican War on Drugs: Crime and the Limits of Government Persuasion
October 2013
Abstract:In order to successfully battle organized crime, governments require a certain degree of citizens’ support.
News
With a new president and an old party, Mexico faces uncertain future
July 2012
Enrique Peña Nieto was elected Mexico's president promising to curb the country's drug-related violence.
Researchers explore potential solutions to Mexican crime and violence
November 2011
Scholars and policymakers from around the world gathered at Stanford in October for a two-day conference that examined, from a comparative perspective, issues in violence, crime, and governance in...
Cuéllar, Magaloni on Iranian assassination plot and link to Mexican cartels
October 2011
As if the alleged Iranian plan to kill Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to the U.S.
Events
Electoral Integrity, Violence and Vote-Buying
April 12, 2013
This two day workshop will bring together scholars whose research actively engages problems of electoral irregularities. Irregularities range from high levels of pre-election violence to electoral...
The Economic Consequences of Drug Trafficking Violence in Mexico
April 11, 2013
Abstract: The levels of violence in Mexico have dramatically increased in the last few years due to structural changes in the drug trafficking business.
CDDRL-CISAC Special Seminar: The Logic of Violence in Drug Wars: Cartel-State Conflict in Mexico, Brazil and Colombia
March 1, 2013
Abstract: Why have militarized crackdowns on drug cartels had wildly divergent outcomes, sometimes exacerbating cartel-state conflict, as in Mexico and, for decades, in Brazil, but sometimes...
Projects
The Use of Lethal Force by the Police in Rio de Janeiro and the Pacification Process
The Military Police of the State of Rio de Janeiro (PMERJ) confront critical challenges as they attempt to reform and reduce the incidence of the use of lethal force.
English
The Dynamics of Violence in Mexico’s Drug War
Since December 2006, more than 50,000 drug-related murders have taken place in Mexico.
English
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