Publications
BOOK
"The Politics of Drug Violence: Criminals, Cops, and Politicians in Colombia and Mexico" Oxford University Press 2018.
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PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
"Hiding violence to deal with the state: criminal pacts in El Salvador and Medellín" (with Jose Miguel Cruz) Journal of Peace Research 53 (2) (2016).
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"To Kill and Tell? State Power, Criminal Competition, and drug violence" Journal of Conflict Resolution 59 (8) (December 2015)
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"Drugs around the corner: Domestic drug markets and violence in Colombia and Mexico" Latin American Politics and Society, 57 (3) (2015).
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"Presidents, Parties and Referenda in Latin America" Comparative Political Studies 45:8 (August 2012)
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"Does illegality breed violence? Drug trafficking and state-sponsored protection rackets", with Richard Snyder, Crime, Law and Social Change 52:3 (September 2009)
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"Drug Trafficking and State Sponsored Protection Rackets in Mexico and Colombia" with Richard Snyder, Colombia Internacional 70 (December 2009)
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"Crossing borders: political transnationalism among Dominican New Yorkers", Revista de Ciencia Política, Universidad Nacional de Colombia (2010)
"The Frontier: a strategic pivot of national integration" Revista Territorios, Universidad de Los Andes, Bogota (2002)
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BOOK CHAPTERS
In preparation (under contract): “From Acquiescence to Rebellion: South America and the Global Drug Control Regime” in Idler, A and Garzón, J.C, eds., International Drug Control Regime Beyond UNGASS2016: Perspectives from the Global South. (Changing Character of War Series, Oxford University)
In preparation (under contract): “Illicit Drugs and Organized Crime in Latin America: New Scholarship and the Future of Alternative Policies” in Bada, X. and Rivera Sanchez, L. eds, Oxford Handbook of Sociology in Latin America (Oxford University Press).
In preparation (under contract): “¿Rebelión contra la prohibición? Suramérica y las políticas de drogas en el Siglo XXI” in Molano, Giovanni, (Ed) Las Drogas en América Latina: Nuevos Enfoques, Nuevas Interpretaciones (Editorial Universidad Nacional de Colombia).
“Silent Traffickers or Brutal Criminals: How State Power Shapes Criminal’s Incentives to Expose Violence” in Santamaría and Carey Jr, eds., Violence and Crime in Latin America, Oklahoma University Press, 2017.
"The international politics of drugs and illicit trade in the Americas" with Peter Andreas, in Dominguez and Covarrubias, eds., Handbook of Latin America in the World, Routledge, 2014.
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"Jóvenes y violencia en Medellín: entre transformación urbana y violencia persistente" in Alvarado, ed, Violencia Juvenil y Acceso a la Justicia en América Latina Tomo I, Colegio de Mexico, 2014.
"Jóvenes en Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua: entre la falta de oportunidades y el miedo a la violencia" with Ursula Alanis, in Alvarado, ed, Violencia Juvenil y Acceso a la Justicia en América Latina Tomo II, Colegio de Mexico, 2014.
"The politics of drugs and illicit trade in the Americas" with Peter Andreas, in Kingstone and Yashar, eds., Handbook of Latin American Politics, Routledge, 2012
WORKING PAPERS
"Producing Knowledge in the Global South: The Political Economy of Social Science in Argentina, Colombia, and Peru” with Maria Bautista, Jazmin Sierra and Richard Snyder
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BOOK REVIEWS
Book review: "Book Review to Homicidal Ecologies" by Deborah Yashar (Cambridge University Press, 2018). Published in Governance, 32(4): 824-826 (2019)
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Book review: “Voices of Crime: Constructing and Contesting Social Control in Modern Latin America” by Huertas, Luz E., Lucero, Bonnie A. and Swedberg, Gregory J. Published in Bulletin of Latin American Research (2018))
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Book review: "International Drug Control: Consensus Fractured" by David Bewley-Taylor. Published in Criminal Law and Criminal Justice books, Rutgers School of Law–Newark and Rutgers School of Criminal Justice (November 2012)
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NON-PEER REVIEWED AND OPINION PIECES
“Cartel Sieges Leave Mexicans Wondering if Cartels Run the Country”. In The Conversation (November 2019)
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“Menos Castigo para el pequeño cocalero ¿En qué consiste la reforma?”. In Razon Publica (November 2019)
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“¿Se redujeron los cultivos de coca en el 2018?”. In Razon Publica (June 2019)
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“¿Ha aumentado el tráfico de drogas en Colombia?”. In Razon Publica (April 2019)
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“¿Quién tiene razón en el debate sobre glifosato?”. In Razon Publica (March 2019)
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“Mexico is bleeding. Can its new president stop the violence?”. In The Conversation (January 2019)
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“Drugs and Democracy in Colombia”. In NACLA Report on the Americas (2018), 50:4, 360-363, DOI: 10.1080/10714839.2018.1550977
“The Multiple Dimensions of Drug Related Violence”. In Peace in Progress No.35 (November 2018) (Published in Spanish too)
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“Las Propuestas del Fiscal contra las Drogas: Será que si funcionan?” In Razón Pública (November 2018)
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“Colombia: El nuevo panorama de la Guerra contra las drogas”. In Razón Pública (July 2018)
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“El tratamiento penal de los pequeños cocaleros: Todos inconformes”. In Razón Pública. (April 2018)
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“Trump’s plan to execute drug pushers will do nothing to stop the opioid crisis”. In The Conversation.(March 2018)
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“La descertificación y otros demonios” in Razón Pública (September 2017)
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“Drug Trafficking and Drug Policies in the Americas: Change, Continuity, and Challenges” Review Essay. Latin American Politics and Society 59 (2), 2017: 145-153.
“El narcotráfico después de las FARC” in Razón Pública (March 2017)
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“¿Qué se puede renegociar en el acuerdo de drogas ilícitas?”. In Razón Pública (November 2016)
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“Fiscal vs. Ministerio de Justicia: La pelea por reformar la política antidrogas”. In Razón Pública (November 2016)
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“Los grandes retos del acuerdo de drogas ilícitas”. In Razón Pública (July 2016)
Drugs Around the Corner: Domestic Drug Markets and Violence in Colombia and Mexico, Guest Post for Panoramas Website (May 2016)
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"State Power and the Visibility of Drug Violence". Guest Post for Political Violence at @ Glance (August 7 2015)
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"Qué sabemos sobre la marihuana medicinal?" in Razón Pública (October 2014)
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"El acuerdo sobre drogas ilícitas: esperanzas y desafíos" in Razón Pública (May 2014)
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Building An Effective Research Safety Protocol And Emergency Exit Strategies. Working paper series from the Social Science Research Council on Research Security. (2014)
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"La negociación con las FARC y el debate sobre la política antidrogas", in Razón Pública. (November 2013)
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"Cali o la invisibilidad de la violencia", in Razón Pública. (April 2013)
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Mid Year Report on Drug Violence in Mexico, Transborder Institute, with Gayle Hazard and Viridiana Rios (2010)
"La Colombianización de México: estableciendo términos apropiados de debate", in Revista Perspectiva, Edición 24 (2010)
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"Referendos en América Latina: ¿una herramienta que fortalece o debilita las instituciones democráticas?", in Revista Perspectiva, Edición 21 (2009)
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"Report The impact of organized crime on democratic governance in Central America and the Caribbean" Case studies on illegal economies and corruption in Nicaragua, Honduras, Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica. Working paper, Fundación para las Relaciones Internacionales y el Diálogo Exterior FRIDE.
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