" In the most widely-accepted minimalist definition, democracy is conceived as a governance
system in which citizens select their representatives through competitive elections and …

This article explains a surprising wave of lethal attacks by drug cartels against hundreds of
local elected officials and party candidates in Mexico, 2007–2012. These attacks are …

A growing body of evidence suggests that criminal organizations across the Global South
actively exploit natural resources in the communities where they operate with important …

Research on 'the War on Drugs' in Mexico finds that military interventions increase lethal
violence in the country. However, these studies fail to account for other processes that may …

Although several previous studies have advanced the knowledge of how violence
perpetrated by DTOs affects electoral outcomes, the study of how levels of criminal violence …

This study examines the relationship between community violence and obstetric violence in
Mexico, where the so-called “War on Drugs” has led to sustained high levels of homicides …

In regions with protracted violence, why do some people view collective resistance as
personally agentive relative to other forms of political participation? I argue that victimization …

Objective To assess whether local violence is associated with the timing and type of
women's first union formation. Background Local violence may cause disruptions to …

Despite the presence of organized crime in northeastern Mexico, the region has a
functioning economy that attracts new investment to energy projects, especially those …

In this paper, we study how a positive economic shock to an illicit industry might foster
migration. In 2010, a series of reforms to the US health care system resulted in a shift in …