BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Telerik Inc.//Sitefinity CMS 15.1//EN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Eastern Standard Time BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251102T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:Eastern Standard Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250301T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:Eastern Daylight Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs \;Program of Latin Ame rican and the Caribbean presentsVotes\, Drugs\, and Violence: The Politica l Logic of Criminal Wars in MexicoWhy did Mexican drug cartels go to war a s the country transitioned\naway from one-party rule? And why have crimina l wars proliferated as democracy\nhas consolidated and elections have beco me more competitive subnationally? In\nVotes\, Drugs\, and Violence\, Guil lermo Trejo and Sandra Ley develop a political\ntheory of criminal violenc e in weak democracies that elucidates how democratic\npolitics and the fra gmentation of power fundamentally shape cartels' incentives\nfor war and p eace. Drawing on in-depth case studies and statistical analysis\nspanning more than two decades and multiple levels of government\, Trejo and Ley\ns how that electoral competition and partisan conflict were key drivers of t he\noutbreak of Mexico's crime wars\, the intensification of violence\, an d the\nexpansion of war and violence to the spheres of local politics and civil\nsociety.Sandra LeyAssistant ProfessorPolitical Studies DivisionCent ro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas (CIDE)\, Mexico CitySandra Ley i s Assistant Professor at the Political Studies\nDivision at the Center for Research and Teaching in Economics (CIDE)\, where she\nalso coordinates t he Program for the Study of Violence. Prior to her arrival at\nCIDE\, she was a visiting fellow at the Kellogg Institute for International\nStudies at the University of Notre Dame. Sandra studies criminal violence and\npol itical behavior. Her research focuses on the political consequences of\ncr iminal activity. Her most recent work examines how violence affects the\na ctivation of civil society\, political participation and accountability.\n Together with Guillermo Trejo\, Associate Professor at the University of N otre\nDame\, she is the coauthor of the book \;Votes\, Drugs\, and Vio lence. The\nPolitical Logic of Criminal Wars in Mexico \;(Cambridge Un iversity\nPress\, 2020). Her work has been published in \;British Jour nal of\nPolitical Science\, Comparative Political Studies\, Journal of Con flict\nResolution\, \;Politics &\; Society\, \;Latin\nAmerican Politics and Society\, Latin American Research Review\, among other\ninter national academic journals. Sandra received her Ph.D. in Political Science \nfrom Duke University in 2014.Hosted By:\n\nGladys McCormick\, Jay and\nD ebe Moskowitz Chair in Mexico-US RelationsClick here to register For more information or to request accommodation arrangements\, please contact Havv a Karakas Keles\, hkarakas@syr.edu. DTEND:20210412T180000Z DTSTAMP:20260511T103429Z DTSTART:20210412T164500Z LOCATION: SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Votes\, Drugs\, and Violence: The Political Logic of Criminal Wars in Mexico UID:RFCALITEM639140780692456877 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs \;

Program of Latin American and the Caribbean presents


Votes\, Drugs\, and Violence: The Political Lo gic of Criminal Wars in Mexico


Why did Mexican d rug cartels go to war as the country transitioned\naway from one-party rul e? And why have criminal wars proliferated as democracy\nhas consolidated and elections have become more competitive subnationally? In\nVotes\, Drug s\, and Violence\, Guillermo Trejo and Sandra Ley develop a political\nthe ory of criminal violence in weak democracies that elucidates how democrati c\npolitics and the fragmentation of power fundamentally shape cartels' in centives\nfor war and peace. Drawing on in-depth case studies and statisti cal analysis\nspanning more than two decades and multiple levels of govern ment\, Trejo and Ley\nshow that electoral competition and partisan conflic t were key drivers of the\noutbreak of Mexico's crime wars\, the intensifi cation of violence\, and the\nexpansion of war and violence to the spheres of local politics and civil\nsociety.


Sandra Ley

Assistant Professor

Political Studies Division

Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas (CIDE)\, Mexico City


Sandra Ley is Assistant Professor at the Political Studies\nDiv ision at the Center for Research and Teaching in Economics (CIDE)\, where she\nalso coordinates the Program for the Study of Violence. Prior to her arrival at\nCIDE\, she was a visiting fellow at the Kellogg Institute for International\nStudies at the University of Notre Dame. Sandra studies cri minal violence and\npolitical behavior. Her research focuses on the politi cal consequences of\ncriminal activity. Her most recent work examines how violence affects the\nactivation of civil society\, political participatio n and accountability.\nTogether with Guillermo Trejo\, Associate Professor at the University of Notre\nDame\, she is the coauthor of the book \; Votes\, Drugs\, and Violence. The\nPolitical Logic of Criminal Wars in Mexico \;(Cambridge University\nPress\, 2020). Her work has been p ublished in \;British Journal of\nPolitical Science\, Comparative P olitical Studies\, Journal of Conflict\nResolution\, \;Politics &\; Society\, \;Latin\nAmerican Politics and Society\, Latin American Res earch Review\, among other\ninternational academic journals. Sandra re ceived her Ph.D. in Political Science\nfrom Duke University in 2014.


Hosted By:

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Gladys McCormick\, Jay and\nDeb e Moskowitz Chair in Mexico-US Relations


Click here to register


For more information or to request accommodation arrangeme nts\, please contact Havva Karakas Keles\, hkarakas@syr.edu.

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