State Power, Globalization, and Homicide: Cross-National Perspectives on Violence and Social Change

Session Submission Type: Complete Thematic Panel

Abstract/Description

This panel examines how globalization, state power, and social conditions shape patterns of violence across nations. Escano investigates El Salvador’s sharp homicide decline under President Bukele’s state of emergency, assessing the effectiveness and consequences of heavy-handed security policies. Khalilian and Stamatel analyze the macro-level factors driving state-sponsored violence in both authoritarian and democratic societies, identifying conditions that temper or enable repression. Chagas, Santos, Jaynes, and Lynch explore the relationship between cultural norms, gender inequality, and female homicide rates, demonstrating how economic factors mediate the influence of traditional gender attitudes. Rogers and Ingold introduce globalization as a transformative force moderating the relationship between gender equality and female homicide victimization, arguing that it drives the shift from backlash to amelioration. Together, these papers provide cross-national insights into the forces driving violence, offering new perspectives on how political regimes, economic conditions, and global interconnectedness reshape patterns of victimization.

Sub Unit

• Area IX. Comparative & Historical Perspectives:  / 70. Globalization, Crime, and Justice

Individual Presentations

• The Bukele Effect: Assessing the Impact of El Salvador’s State of Emergency on Homicide Rates - Guillermo Escaño, Villanova University

• Comparing Conditions for State-Sponsored Violence between Authoritarian and Democratic Societies - Mohammad Khalilian, University of Kentucky; Janet Stamatel, University of Kentucky

• Examining the Impact of Cultural Perceptions and Gender Inequality on Cross-National Homicide Rates of Female - Sophia Constantinidis Chagas, University of South Florida; Mateus Renno Santos, University of South Florida; Chae M. Jaynes, University of South Florida; Michael J. Lynch, University of South Florida

• Trade, Tolerance, and Transformation: How Globalization Reshapes Gender Equality and Female Homicide Victimization - Meghan Lynn Rogers, University of Iowa; Kimberly Ann Ingold, University of Iowa

Organized by a Division or external group?

Division of International Criminology.