Angélica Durán-Martínez
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 771926 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Angélica Durán-Martínez |
| NOMBRES | Angélica |
| APELLIDO | Durán-Martínez |
| FIRMA | DURÁN-MARTÍNEZ A |
| AFILIACIONES | University of Massachusetts Lowell |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7537-4256 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 20 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 141 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 20 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2009 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 5 |
Sovereignty and extortion: A new state form in Mexico , by Claudio Lomnitz
Sovereignty and Extortion: A New State Form in Mexico condenses six public lectures given by anthropologist Claudio Lomnitz in 2021 as a new member of Mexico’s Colegio Nacional. Lomnitz reflects on...
A Theory of State–Criminal Negotiations
Why do governments engage in public negotiations with criminal groups, which can be politically costly? I argue that three conditions are necessary for elected authorities to support public negotiations. First, elected authorities support negotiations when the relative conditions of criminal power make it easier to portray negotiations as superior to repression (repression failure frame) or as means to support disaffected youth (marginalisation f…
Who Influences Whom? Elite and Citizen Preferences Regarding Marijuana and Drug Legalisation in Latin America
In Latin America, public opinion support for drug legalisation is generally low. Yet since the 2010s, drug policy debates have grown, and some politicians became reform advocates. This may suggest a disconnect between elites and citizens. We tentatively explore the relationship between elites’ and citizens’ opinions using PELA and Latinobarómetro surveys. The findings suggest a more reciprocal relationship than we originally assumed, as the perce…
Perception, Lived Experiences, and Survival Strategies for Everyday Violence
Studies on civilian reactions to war, violence, and criminality offer valuable insights into how individuals and groups assess and cope with danger, but they rarely consider reactions to simultaneous challenges from control by armed groups and common crime. Moreover, they have rarely been analyzed in the context of living under a dictatorship. Drawing insights from 114 in-depth interviews from war-torn Myanmar/Burma in the wake of the 2021 milita…
Conflict mitigation or governance choreographies? Scaling up and down state-criminal negotiations in Medellin and lessons for Mexico
Path-Dependent Criminality
Objective/context: After the paramilitary demobilization in Colombia, Cali and Medellín—major cities with a long history of political and criminal violence—saw a decline in violence despite the continuing operation of criminal groups. Yet, while Cali remained more violent than the national average, with criminal groups displaying less ability to regulate local affairs and security, Medellín became less violent than the national average and crimin…
Colombia 2023
El 2023 comenzó con grandes expectativas frente a la materialización del cambio social propuesto por el presidente Gustavo Petro. A lo largo del año la disolución del acuerdo nacional y de la coalición legislativa, y los desafíos técnicos afectaron el avance de las reformas propuestas por el gobierno. Este artículo describe brevemente el panorama de las reformas y las tensiones que las han enmarcado. Luego se centra en la política de "Paz Total",…
Making sense of clandestine graves
How might we begin to establish meaning, understanding and justice out of something that is meant not to be found? In this article, we approach the growing problem of clandestine graves to ask what can be read from them, including why they matter, why they are found, and how they are becoming an intractable part of life for millions of citizens. Departing from the clandestine graves of São Paulo and Mexico, we argue that these material spaces are…
Change from Above or Pressure from Below? The Diffusion of Cannabis Reform in Latin America
What explains variation in the adoption of cannabis regulation reforms, both for medical and recreational purposes, across Latin America? This article argues that social mobilisation is essential to understand where debates for reform emerge and become stronger. Yet it further contends that policy adoption depends on the existence of pro-reform elite political coalitions. These coalitions in turn depend on whether drug policy becomes a legislativ…
La economía política de la investigación en ciencias sociales en América Latina
Este artículo explora la variación entre países en el financiamiento para investigación de ciencias sociales a través de un análisis de nuevos datos bibliométricos y de una encuesta en Argentina, Colombia y Perú. Identificamos tres modelos distintos de investigación que dependen de cuál forma de financiamiento –extranjera, pública-nacional o privada-nacional– sea la dominante. Encontramos que cada modelo – “patrocinado por extranjeros,” “patrocin…
The Drug Trade and State Violence in Internal Conflicts
Most literature on drugs and conflict focuses on how the drug trade affects insurgent behavior, paying little attention to its effect on state behavior in conflict settings. This article begins to address this gap by analyzing the impact of drugs on state violence during the internal conflict in Peru (1980-2000), which, in the 1980s, was the world's major producer of coca for the international drug trade. Drawing on literature on criminal violenc…
Drugs and Democracy in Colombia
The 2018 presidential and congressional elections marked a watershed moment for Colombia as the first held after the signing of the peace agreement with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (
Voices of Crime
Politics of Drug Violence
Drug Trafficking and Drug Policies in the Americas
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Hiding violence to deal with the state
In 2012, the two major street gangs in El Salvador, Mara Salvatrucha 13 and Barrio 18, struck a truce credited with reducing homicide rates by more than 50% in one year. Although the gang truce held for only 18 months, the significant reduction in homicides puzzled observers that believed youth gangs were unable to coordinate violence, especially considering that previous and similar efforts aimed at striking agreements did not achieve similar re…
To Kill and Tell? State Power, Criminal Competition, and Drug Violence
Violence is commonly viewed as an inherent attribute of the drug trade. Yet, there is dramatic variation in drug violence within countries afflicted by drug trafficking. This article advances a novel framework that explains how the interaction between two critical variables, the cohesion of the state security apparatus, and the competition in the illegal market determines traffickers’ incentives to employ violence. The analysis introduces a gener…
Drugs Around the Corner
Over the past decade, drug consumption has increased in Colombia and Mexico, countries traditionally concerned with drug production and trafficking. Governments and observers have associated this growth with spikes in violence. Drawing on drug consumption surveys and fieldwork in four cities, this study argues that contrary to this perception, there is no automatic connection between domestic drug markets and violence. Violence depends on whether…
Presidents, Parties, and Referenda in Latin America
Over the past two decades the use of referenda has spread throughout Latin America, and 39 referenda have taken place since 1990. For some observers, referenda can improve accountability, promote participation, and reduce corruption. For others, given the strong tradition of Latin American presidentialism, referenda can be manipulated by populist presidents attempting to bypass unpopular representative institutions such as congresses or to bolste…
Does illegality breed violence? Drug trafficking and state-sponsored protection rackets
To Kill and Tell? State Power, Criminal Competition, and Drug Violence
Violence is commonly viewed as an inherent attribute of the drug trade. Yet, there is dramatic variation in drug violence within countries afflicted by drug trafficking. This article advances a novel framework that explains how the interaction between two critical variables, the cohesion of the state security apparatus, and the competition in the illegal market determines traffickers’ incentives to employ violence. The analysis introduces a gener…
Hiding violence to deal with the state
In 2012, the two major street gangs in El Salvador, Mara Salvatrucha 13 and Barrio 18, struck a truce credited with reducing homicide rates by more than 50% in one year. Although the gang truce held for only 18 months, the significant reduction in homicides puzzled observers that believed youth gangs were unable to coordinate violence, especially considering that previous and similar efforts aimed at striking agreements did not achieve similar re…
Presidents, Parties, and Referenda in Latin America
Over the past two decades the use of referenda has spread throughout Latin America, and 39 referenda have taken place since 1990. For some observers, referenda can improve accountability, promote participation, and reduce corruption. For others, given the strong tradition of Latin American presidentialism, referenda can be manipulated by populist presidents attempting to bypass unpopular representative institutions such as congresses or to bolste…
Drugs Around the Corner
Over the past decade, drug consumption has increased in Colombia and Mexico, countries traditionally concerned with drug production and trafficking. Governments and observers have associated this growth with spikes in violence. Drawing on drug consumption surveys and fieldwork in four cities, this study argues that contrary to this perception, there is no automatic connection between domestic drug markets and violence. Violence depends on whether…
The Drug Trade and State Violence in Internal Conflicts
Most literature on drugs and conflict focuses on how the drug trade affects insurgent behavior, paying little attention to its effect on state behavior in conflict settings. This article begins to address this gap by analyzing the impact of drugs on state violence during the internal conflict in Peru (1980-2000), which, in the 1980s, was the world's major producer of coca for the international drug trade. Drawing on literature on criminal violenc…
Drug Trafficking and Drug Policies in the Americas
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Colombia 2023
El 2023 comenzó con grandes expectativas frente a la materialización del cambio social propuesto por el presidente Gustavo Petro. A lo largo del año la disolución del acuerdo nacional y de la coalición legislativa, y los desafíos técnicos afectaron el avance de las reformas propuestas por el gobierno. Este artículo describe brevemente el panorama de las reformas y las tensiones que las han enmarcado. Luego se centra en la política de "Paz Total",…
Making sense of clandestine graves
How might we begin to establish meaning, understanding and justice out of something that is meant not to be found? In this article, we approach the growing problem of clandestine graves to ask what can be read from them, including why they matter, why they are found, and how they are becoming an intractable part of life for millions of citizens. Departing from the clandestine graves of São Paulo and Mexico, we argue that these material spaces are…
Change from Above or Pressure from Below? The Diffusion of Cannabis Reform in Latin America
What explains variation in the adoption of cannabis regulation reforms, both for medical and recreational purposes, across Latin America? This article argues that social mobilisation is essential to understand where debates for reform emerge and become stronger. Yet it further contends that policy adoption depends on the existence of pro-reform elite political coalitions. These coalitions in turn depend on whether drug policy becomes a legislativ…
La economía política de la investigación en ciencias sociales en América Latina
Este artículo explora la variación entre países en el financiamiento para investigación de ciencias sociales a través de un análisis de nuevos datos bibliométricos y de una encuesta en Argentina, Colombia y Perú. Identificamos tres modelos distintos de investigación que dependen de cuál forma de financiamiento –extranjera, pública-nacional o privada-nacional– sea la dominante. Encontramos que cada modelo – “patrocinado por extranjeros,” “patrocin…
Does illegality breed violence? Drug trafficking and state-sponsored protection rackets
Presidents, Parties, and Referenda in Latin America
Over the past two decades the use of referenda has spread throughout Latin America, and 39 referenda have taken place since 1990. For some observers, referenda can improve accountability, promote participation, and reduce corruption. For others, given the strong tradition of Latin American presidentialism, referenda can be manipulated by populist presidents attempting to bypass unpopular representative institutions such as congresses or to bolste…
To Kill and Tell? State Power, Criminal Competition, and Drug Violence
Violence is commonly viewed as an inherent attribute of the drug trade. Yet, there is dramatic variation in drug violence within countries afflicted by drug trafficking. This article advances a novel framework that explains how the interaction between two critical variables, the cohesion of the state security apparatus, and the competition in the illegal market determines traffickers’ incentives to employ violence. The analysis introduces a gener…
Drugs Around the Corner
Over the past decade, drug consumption has increased in Colombia and Mexico, countries traditionally concerned with drug production and trafficking. Governments and observers have associated this growth with spikes in violence. Drawing on drug consumption surveys and fieldwork in four cities, this study argues that contrary to this perception, there is no automatic connection between domestic drug markets and violence. Violence depends on whether…
Hiding violence to deal with the state
In 2012, the two major street gangs in El Salvador, Mara Salvatrucha 13 and Barrio 18, struck a truce credited with reducing homicide rates by more than 50% in one year. Although the gang truce held for only 18 months, the significant reduction in homicides puzzled observers that believed youth gangs were unable to coordinate violence, especially considering that previous and similar efforts aimed at striking agreements did not achieve similar re…
Drug Trafficking and Drug Policies in the Americas
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Drugs and Democracy in Colombia
The 2018 presidential and congressional elections marked a watershed moment for Colombia as the first held after the signing of the peace agreement with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (
Voices of Crime
Politics of Drug Violence
The Drug Trade and State Violence in Internal Conflicts
Most literature on drugs and conflict focuses on how the drug trade affects insurgent behavior, paying little attention to its effect on state behavior in conflict settings. This article begins to address this gap by analyzing the impact of drugs on state violence during the internal conflict in Peru (1980-2000), which, in the 1980s, was the world's major producer of coca for the international drug trade. Drawing on literature on criminal violenc…
La economía política de la investigación en ciencias sociales en América Latina
Este artículo explora la variación entre países en el financiamiento para investigación de ciencias sociales a través de un análisis de nuevos datos bibliométricos y de una encuesta en Argentina, Colombia y Perú. Identificamos tres modelos distintos de investigación que dependen de cuál forma de financiamiento –extranjera, pública-nacional o privada-nacional– sea la dominante. Encontramos que cada modelo – “patrocinado por extranjeros,” “patrocin…
Conflict mitigation or governance choreographies? Scaling up and down state-criminal negotiations in Medellin and lessons for Mexico
Path-Dependent Criminality
Objective/context: After the paramilitary demobilization in Colombia, Cali and Medellín—major cities with a long history of political and criminal violence—saw a decline in violence despite the continuing operation of criminal groups. Yet, while Cali remained more violent than the national average, with criminal groups displaying less ability to regulate local affairs and security, Medellín became less violent than the national average and crimin…
Colombia 2023
El 2023 comenzó con grandes expectativas frente a la materialización del cambio social propuesto por el presidente Gustavo Petro. A lo largo del año la disolución del acuerdo nacional y de la coalición legislativa, y los desafíos técnicos afectaron el avance de las reformas propuestas por el gobierno. Este artículo describe brevemente el panorama de las reformas y las tensiones que las han enmarcado. Luego se centra en la política de "Paz Total",…
Making sense of clandestine graves
How might we begin to establish meaning, understanding and justice out of something that is meant not to be found? In this article, we approach the growing problem of clandestine graves to ask what can be read from them, including why they matter, why they are found, and how they are becoming an intractable part of life for millions of citizens. Departing from the clandestine graves of São Paulo and Mexico, we argue that these material spaces are…
Change from Above or Pressure from Below? The Diffusion of Cannabis Reform in Latin America
What explains variation in the adoption of cannabis regulation reforms, both for medical and recreational purposes, across Latin America? This article argues that social mobilisation is essential to understand where debates for reform emerge and become stronger. Yet it further contends that policy adoption depends on the existence of pro-reform elite political coalitions. These coalitions in turn depend on whether drug policy becomes a legislativ…
Who Influences Whom? Elite and Citizen Preferences Regarding Marijuana and Drug Legalisation in Latin America
In Latin America, public opinion support for drug legalisation is generally low. Yet since the 2010s, drug policy debates have grown, and some politicians became reform advocates. This may suggest a disconnect between elites and citizens. We tentatively explore the relationship between elites’ and citizens’ opinions using PELA and Latinobarómetro surveys. The findings suggest a more reciprocal relationship than we originally assumed, as the perce…
Perception, Lived Experiences, and Survival Strategies for Everyday Violence
Studies on civilian reactions to war, violence, and criminality offer valuable insights into how individuals and groups assess and cope with danger, but they rarely consider reactions to simultaneous challenges from control by armed groups and common crime. Moreover, they have rarely been analyzed in the context of living under a dictatorship. Drawing insights from 114 in-depth interviews from war-torn Myanmar/Burma in the wake of the 2021 milita…
Sovereignty and extortion: A new state form in Mexico , by Claudio Lomnitz
Sovereignty and Extortion: A New State Form in Mexico condenses six public lectures given by anthropologist Claudio Lomnitz in 2021 as a new member of Mexico’s Colegio Nacional. Lomnitz reflects on...
A Theory of State–Criminal Negotiations
Why do governments engage in public negotiations with criminal groups, which can be politically costly? I argue that three conditions are necessary for elected authorities to support public negotiations. First, elected authorities support negotiations when the relative conditions of criminal power make it easier to portray negotiations as superior to repression (repression failure frame) or as means to support disaffected youth (marginalisation f…
Political science (15 obras) · Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance (12 obras) · Sociology (12 obras) · Law (11 obras) · Criminology (8 obras) · Economics (8 obras) · Politics (8 obras) · Latin Americans (6 obras) · Drug trafficking (5 obras) · Political Conflict and Governance (5 obras)