David A Shirk
Biographic Data
| ID | 688551 |
|---|---|
| NAME | David A Shirk |
| GIVEN NAMES | David A |
| FAMILY NAME | Shirk |
| SIGNATURE | SHIRK D A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of San Diego |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9433-5009 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 104 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2000 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
US-Mexico Relations in an Age of Uncertainty
This essay reviews the following works:A Tale of Two Eagles: The US-Mexico Bilateral Defense Relationship Post Cold War. By Craig A. Deare. Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield, 2017. Pp. vii + 436. 23.00 paperback. ISBN: 9781588268938
Understanding Mexico’s Drug Violence
A dramatic increase in criminal violence in Mexico since 2007 has resulted in an estimated 60,000–70,000 “additional” homicides, often of an especially brutal form, related to drug trafficking and other organized-crime activities. This violence has been accompanied by a steep increase in rates of kidnapping and extortion and has targeted participants in the narcotics trade as well as government officials, journalists, and civil society activists.…
The Way of the Gun
The volume of firearms sold in USA and trafficked across the US–Mexico border is notoriously difficult to estimate. We consider a unique approach using GIS-generated county-level panel data (1993–1999 and 2010–2012) of Federal Firearms Licenses to sell small arms (FFLs) to estimate the realized demand for firearms based on the distance by road from the nearest point on the US–Mexico border. We use a time-series negative binomial model paired with…
A Tale of Two Mexican Border Cities
This paper examines the tale of the two cities, Ciudad Juárez and Tijuana. These two municipalities are the largest of Mexico's metropolises along the country's roughly 2,000-mile frontier with the United States, the longest land border between the “global north” and the “global south.” This narrative builds on several years of research regarding Mexico's rule of law challenges, during which the author conducted multiple field research trips to b…
The Drug War in Mexico
Voting for Autocracy
Journal Article Voting for Autocracy: Hegemonic Party Survival and its Demise in Mexico by Beatriz Magaloni Get access Voting for Autocracy: Hegemonic Party Survival and its Demise in Mexicoby Beatriz Magaloni. New York, Cambridge University Press, 2006. 312pp. $80.00. David A. Shirk David A. Shirk University of San Diego Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Political Science Quarterly, Volume 122, Issue 3, Fal…
Mexico's New Politics
Introduction: Mexico s Political Transformation. The Democratization of Mexican Politics. The Origins and Development of the PAN. The Rise of the PAN. Fox and Friends: The 2000 Presidential Elections. The PAN in Power: The Challenges of Governance. Mexico s New Politics and the Prospects for Democracy
Law enforcement and security challenges in the U.S.‐Mexican border region
This article examines law enforcement and security challenges of the U.S.‐Mexican border region in light of the emergent, but still inchoate policy regime following from the September 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States. Unlike long‐standing challenges rooted in basic economic forces of supply‐and‐demand, the new national security challenges confronted in the post‐9/11 context are the result of the deliberate intent to cause harm. In orde…
Mexico's Victory
National Action Party (PAN) candidate Vicente Fox Quesada and Mexican voters have finally achieved what was once deemed impossible, resoundingly defeating the long-dominant Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) in the 2 July 2000 national elections. Most observers could not believe that the opposition had actually won until President Ernesto Zedillo officially conceded the election to Fox. Certainly, no one could have predicted a Fox victory wi…
When the world closed its doors
Understanding Mexico’s Drug Violence
A dramatic increase in criminal violence in Mexico since 2007 has resulted in an estimated 60,000–70,000 “additional” homicides, often of an especially brutal form, related to drug trafficking and other organized-crime activities. This violence has been accompanied by a steep increase in rates of kidnapping and extortion and has targeted participants in the narcotics trade as well as government officials, journalists, and civil society activists.…
Mexico's Victory
National Action Party (PAN) candidate Vicente Fox Quesada and Mexican voters have finally achieved what was once deemed impossible, resoundingly defeating the long-dominant Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) in the 2 July 2000 national elections. Most observers could not believe that the opposition had actually won until President Ernesto Zedillo officially conceded the election to Fox. Certainly, no one could have predicted a Fox victory wi…
Mexico's New Politics
Introduction: Mexico s Political Transformation. The Democratization of Mexican Politics. The Origins and Development of the PAN. The Rise of the PAN. Fox and Friends: The 2000 Presidential Elections. The PAN in Power: The Challenges of Governance. Mexico s New Politics and the Prospects for Democracy
The Way of the Gun
The volume of firearms sold in USA and trafficked across the US–Mexico border is notoriously difficult to estimate. We consider a unique approach using GIS-generated county-level panel data (1993–1999 and 2010–2012) of Federal Firearms Licenses to sell small arms (FFLs) to estimate the realized demand for firearms based on the distance by road from the nearest point on the US–Mexico border. We use a time-series negative binomial model paired with…
A Tale of Two Mexican Border Cities
This paper examines the tale of the two cities, Ciudad Juárez and Tijuana. These two municipalities are the largest of Mexico's metropolises along the country's roughly 2,000-mile frontier with the United States, the longest land border between the “global north” and the “global south.” This narrative builds on several years of research regarding Mexico's rule of law challenges, during which the author conducted multiple field research trips to b…
Law enforcement and security challenges in the U.S.‐Mexican border region
This article examines law enforcement and security challenges of the U.S.‐Mexican border region in light of the emergent, but still inchoate policy regime following from the September 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States. Unlike long‐standing challenges rooted in basic economic forces of supply‐and‐demand, the new national security challenges confronted in the post‐9/11 context are the result of the deliberate intent to cause harm. In orde…
Mexico's Victory
National Action Party (PAN) candidate Vicente Fox Quesada and Mexican voters have finally achieved what was once deemed impossible, resoundingly defeating the long-dominant Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) in the 2 July 2000 national elections. Most observers could not believe that the opposition had actually won until President Ernesto Zedillo officially conceded the election to Fox. Certainly, no one could have predicted a Fox victory wi…
Law enforcement and security challenges in the U.S.‐Mexican border region
This article examines law enforcement and security challenges of the U.S.‐Mexican border region in light of the emergent, but still inchoate policy regime following from the September 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States. Unlike long‐standing challenges rooted in basic economic forces of supply‐and‐demand, the new national security challenges confronted in the post‐9/11 context are the result of the deliberate intent to cause harm. In orde…
Mexico's New Politics
Introduction: Mexico s Political Transformation. The Democratization of Mexican Politics. The Origins and Development of the PAN. The Rise of the PAN. Fox and Friends: The 2000 Presidential Elections. The PAN in Power: The Challenges of Governance. Mexico s New Politics and the Prospects for Democracy
Voting for Autocracy
Journal Article Voting for Autocracy: Hegemonic Party Survival and its Demise in Mexico by Beatriz Magaloni Get access Voting for Autocracy: Hegemonic Party Survival and its Demise in Mexicoby Beatriz Magaloni. New York, Cambridge University Press, 2006. 312pp. $80.00. David A. Shirk David A. Shirk University of San Diego Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Political Science Quarterly, Volume 122, Issue 3, Fal…
The Drug War in Mexico
The Way of the Gun
The volume of firearms sold in USA and trafficked across the US–Mexico border is notoriously difficult to estimate. We consider a unique approach using GIS-generated county-level panel data (1993–1999 and 2010–2012) of Federal Firearms Licenses to sell small arms (FFLs) to estimate the realized demand for firearms based on the distance by road from the nearest point on the US–Mexico border. We use a time-series negative binomial model paired with…
A Tale of Two Mexican Border Cities
This paper examines the tale of the two cities, Ciudad Juárez and Tijuana. These two municipalities are the largest of Mexico's metropolises along the country's roughly 2,000-mile frontier with the United States, the longest land border between the “global north” and the “global south.” This narrative builds on several years of research regarding Mexico's rule of law challenges, during which the author conducted multiple field research trips to b…
Understanding Mexico’s Drug Violence
A dramatic increase in criminal violence in Mexico since 2007 has resulted in an estimated 60,000–70,000 “additional” homicides, often of an especially brutal form, related to drug trafficking and other organized-crime activities. This violence has been accompanied by a steep increase in rates of kidnapping and extortion and has targeted participants in the narcotics trade as well as government officials, journalists, and civil society activists.…
US-Mexico Relations in an Age of Uncertainty
This essay reviews the following works:A Tale of Two Eagles: The US-Mexico Bilateral Defense Relationship Post Cold War. By Craig A. Deare. Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield, 2017. Pp. vii + 436. 23.00 paperback. ISBN: 9781588268938
When the world closed its doors
Political science (9 works) · Law (7 works) · Law (7 works) · Politics (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance (3 works) · Economics (3 works) · History (3 works) · Political economy (3 works) · Politics and Society in Latin America (3 works)