Studies of Organized Crime and Conflict Mini-Conference: Democracy under Assault: Theory and Evidence

Session Submission Type: Created Panel

Part of Mini-Conference

• Studies of Organized Crime and Conflict Mini-Conference

Session Description

This panel provides an in-depth examination of the various ways criminal groups influence politics. The papers in the panel use both formal theory and empirical approaches to understand the specific channels criminal groups use to exert their influence, the downstream effects of their involvement, and potential interventions that could mitigate these harmful effects. The papers in the panel focus on countries such as Mexico and Canada, highlighting the universality of the problem and the need for a better understanding of the dynamics of criminal groups' involvement in politics.

Sub Unit

• Division 6: Political Economy

Cosponsors

• Division 4: Formal Political Theory

• Division 21: Conflict Processes

Individual Presentations

• A Model of State-Crime Relations - Heesun Yoo, Academia Sinica

• The Effects of Local Government Capture by Criminal Organizations in Mexico - Andres Uribe, University of Wisconsin-Madison

• Reelection Reform and Removing Rivals in Mexico - Adee Weller, Emory University

• Plata o Plomo?: A Theory of Bribe and Punishment under Elections - Martin Castillo Quintana, University of Chicago

Chair

• Gustavo Diaz McMaster University

Discussants

• Gemma Dipoppa Columbia University

• José Ramón Enríquez Harvard University