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New Journal Article Examines How Gangs Govern in Areas with Limited State Control - Medellín, Colombia

A new paper from Christopher Blattman, Gustavo Duncan, Benjamin Lessing, and Santiago Tobón on Gang Rule: Understanding and Countering Criminal Governance, has been published in in The Review of Economic Studies, Oxford Academic. The paper explores how gangs often take on governance roles in communities with limited state authority, offering insights to shape policies aimed at reducing crime and improving security.

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New Spanish Translation available now: Grupos del crimen organizado, agendas criminales, violencia y conflicto: Implicaciones en materia de participación, negociación y procesos de paz

We’re thrilled to share the Spanish translation of SOC ACE briefing note ‘Organised crime groups, criminal agendas, violence and conflict: implications for engagement, negotiations and peace processes,’ written by Huma Haider. The briefing note, now provided in Spanish, demonstrates the importance of creating a framework for engaging with criminality and organised crime groups that extends beyond confrontation – allowing for accommodation and incorporating a wider societal change agenda through transformation.

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SOC ACE May 2024 Newsletter

This month, new journal articles explore the impact of raising awareness about corruption and organised crime. Dr. David Ucko discusses Irregular Warfare and organized crime on the U.S. Naval War College’s 'Trident' podcast. We've participated in events on illicit networks in the Levant, functionality and strategic corruption, and combatting modern kleptocracy. SOC ACE will also be aking part in the IACC Conference. Sign up for next month’s newsletter now!

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SOC ACE to join panel at IACC Conference on ‘Combatting Modern Kleptocracy: Assessing the Impact of Two Years of Sanctions on Russia’

We’re thrilled to be attending the International Anti-Corruption Conference (IACC) in Vilnius next week. SOC ACE is particularly excited about contributing to a timely panel titled "Combatting Modern Kleptocracy: Assessing the Impact of Two Years of Sanctions on Russia,” hosted by our partners at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI).

Join us on Thursday 20 June, at 14:30 - 16:00 (Europe/Vilnius)

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SOC ACE researchers take part in the CEEISA-ISA Joint Conference ‘Knowing the global-local: Imagining pasts, debating futures’

This June, SOC ACE researchers will participate in a roundtable on ‘Illicit Finance, Transnational Corruption, and Informal Economies in Contemporary Conflict’ at the Central and Eastern European Schools Association - International Studies Association (CEEISA-ISA) Joint Conference: ‘Knowing the Global-Local: Imagining Pasts, Debating Futures.’

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SOC ACE research on counter SOC awareness messaging published in Behavioural Public Policy and European Journal of Political Research

We are thrilled to announce that our recent research has been published in two distinguished journals, Behavioural Public Policy and European Journal of Political Research, shedding new light on the unintended consequences of awareness-raising strategies against serious and organised crime (SOC) and anti-corruption campaigns.

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SOC ACE April 2024 Newsletter

This month, we present research on whistle-blower schemes in the fight against economic crime, Balochistan’s illicit markets, paramilitary violence and organised crime in war-to-peace transitions. We also explore politically feasible SSR responses to organised crime (OC), test strategic communications combating it, and analyse civil society's role in addressing OC. Sign up for next month’s newsletter now!

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SOC ACE researchers attend launch of Economic Crime Manifesto 2.0

SOC ACE researchers Professor Heather Marquette, Maria Nizzero, keynote speaker Tom Keatinge and others attended the launch of the Economic Crime Manifesto 2.0, led by the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Anti-Corruption and Responsible Tax, in collaboration with the APPG for Fair Business Banking.

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New Research: Migrant Smuggling

Hostility towards migrants has increased in the aftermath of COVID-19; however drivers of migration have intensified. Regional smuggling markets and routes are consolidating under influential polycriminals, while governments crack down on smaller players. This brief brings together key lessons emerging from GI-TOC research on the smuggling of migrants (SOM) between 2015 and 2023, highlighting policy implications, and suggested ways forward.

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