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Drug trafficking
Scholarly Publications
Living in Fear: The Dynamics of Extortion in Mexico’s Drug War
January 2020
Why do drug trafficking organizations (DTOs) sometimes prey on the communities in which they operate but sometimes provide assistance to these communities?
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.
Caught in the Crossfire: The Geography of Extortion and Police Corruption in Mexico
June 2017
When Mexican President Felipe Caldrón took office in December 2006 he declared a war on the nation’s drug traffic organizations (Ríos and Shirk, 2011).
Other Publications
Conference Report: Educational and Entrepreneurial Initiatives to Support Youth in Places of Violence [June 2015]
June 2017
Following in the footsteps of last year’s international conference on violence and policing in Latin American and U.S.
Conference Report: Educational and Entrepreneurial Initiatives to Support Youth in Places of Violence [June 2015]
June 2015
Following in the footsteps of last year’s international conference on violence and policing in Latin American and U.S.
News
CDDRL scholars weigh in on rise of organized crime in Mexico
January 2016
Beatriz Magaloni, director of CDDRL's Program on Poverty and Governance (PovGov), and Zaira Razu, a research associate and project manager at PovGov, recently released a piece in Current History on...
Conference explores initiatives to curb youth violence in Latin America and US
July 2015
In April, the Program on Poverty and Governance (PovGov) at Stanford’s Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law welcomed academics, policymakers, practitioners and youth leaders from...
Latest research examines link between violence and economic growth
February 2013
In a report for the Inter-American Development Bank, CDDRL's Program on Poverty and Governance research team explores the relationships between economic outputs and drug trafficking violence in...
Old Events
The Beheading of Criminal Organizations and the Dynamics of Violence in Mexico
May 14, 2015
Abstract:In 2006 the Mexican government launched an aggressive campaign to weaken drug-trafficking organizations (DTOs).
Illegal Drug Markets and Violence in Mexico: The Causes Beyond Calderon
January 9, 2014
Abstract: This paper estimates the effect that successful cocaine interdiction policies in Colombia have had on violence in Mexico.
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.
Projects
Networks of Fear: The Dynamics of Extortion in Mexico’s Criminal Insurgency
We study the dynamics and logic of extortion in Mexico’s drug war.
English
Economic Consequences of Violence
The Poverty and Governance Program has an ongoing research agenda aiming to evaluate the impact of drug-related violence on economic activity.
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
Multimedia
Between Cyclops and Leviathan: Violence, Order, and Legitimacy at the Urban Margins
April 2016
Abstract:Ongoing crises of urban insecurity in Central America have spurred novel forms of state engagement in high-risk neighbourhoods.
Brenda Jarillo, How the Mexican Drug War Affects Kids and Schools
June 2015
This talk is presented in English. To view more media from the conference, please visit: http://cddrl.fsi.stanford.edu/multimedia/povgov-conference-2015 ----Speaker Bio: Brenda Jarillo Rabling is a Postdoctoral Scholar in the Program of Poverty...
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