Studies of Organized Crime and Conflict Mini-Conference

Organized crime has become a significant challenge for many contemporary states due to its ability to adapt to changing social and economic conditions and its capacity to infiltrate and corrupt state institutions. The globalization of the economy and technological advances have facilitated the expansion of criminal networks, making it easier for them to move goods, money, and people across borders. In many places, organized crime also poses a significant threat to security, democracy and the rule of law, and it also undermines economic development and stability. This proposed mini-conference brings together scholars whose research intersects with Organized Crime and Conflict (broadly defined). Our panelists examine the dynamics of criminal violence, its comparison to other non-state violence, state policies, citizens' policy preferences, electoral dynamics, corruption, and organized criminal violence.