Illicit Trafficking, Violence and the State in Latin America
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Drugs and illicit trafficking has caused an upsurge of violence in large parts of Latin America threatening human security, the economies of the region and state legitimacy. This seminar explores the linkages between illicit trafficking, the spiralling violence and the state in Latin America.
Time: October 20th, 2008Venue: 9th floor of the Social Sciences Building at the University of Bergen, Fosswinckels gt. 6.
PROGRAMME
10.00 Welcome. Opening remarks by Benedicte Bull, Norlarnet.
10.30 El narcotráfico, la violencia y el Estado en México actual.
Dr. Carlos Pérez, CIESAS, Mexico
11.15 Parallel states and the risks of employing security forces in countering drug trafficking and violent crime.
Ivan Briscoe, FRIDE, Madrid.
12.00 Impacts of the drug economy on the Colombian society
Jennifer Schirmer, SUM, University of Oslo
12.45 Lunch
14.00 The relationship between poverty, education and drug related violence in Guatemala
Virgilio Alvarez, Director, FLACSO, Guatemala.
14.45 Illicit trafficking and the State in Bolivia
John-Andrew McNeish, CMI, Bergen.
15.30 How do drug trafficking and violence affect Norwegian interests in the region? Kjersti Rødsmoen, deputy director, Latin America section, Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
15.15 Closing discussion: the way forward - possible implications for research and policy
16. 00 End of day