TRANSNATIONAL THREATS, POLITICALLY INFORMED RESPONSES

We aim to help unlock the black box of political will for tackling organised crime, transnational corruption, kleptocracy and illicit finance through research that informs politically feasible, technically sound interventions and strategies.

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LATEST PUBLICATIONS

Publications
Addressing Organised Crime and Security Sector Reform and Governance: Linkages, processes, outcomes and challenges
Addressing Organised Crime and Security Sector Reform and Governance: Linkages, processes, outcomes and challenges

This evidence review paper explores how security and justice institutions, organised crime, security sector reform and governance and counter-organised crime interventions influence and impact each other, positively and negatively.

Huma Haider

September 2024

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Addressing Organised Crime and Security Sector Reform and Governance: Linkages, processes, outcomes and challenges
Addressing Organised Crime and Security Sector Reform and Governance: Linkages, processes, outcomes and challenges

This briefing note summarises an evidence review paper exploring how security and justice institutions, organised crime, security sector reform and governance and counter-organised crime interventions influence and impact each other, positively and negatively.

Huma Haider

July 2024

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Grupos del crimen organizado, agendas criminales, violencia y conflicto: Implicaciones en materia de participación, negociación y procesos de paz
Grupos del crimen organizado, agendas criminales, violencia y conflicto: Implicaciones en materia de participación, negociación y procesos de paz

Negociar con grupos de crimen organizado en procesos de paz es ahora una realidad práctica; sin embargo, la investigación sobre este tema sigue siendo limitada. Este documento aborda esta laguna revisando diversa literatura y resaltando la necesidad de un marco que vaya más allá de la confrontación, promoviendo la acomodación y una transformación social más amplia.

Huma Haider

Julio 2024

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Human Rights and Organised Crime Agendas: Four Areas of Convergence for Policymaking
Human Rights and Organised Crime Agendas: Four Areas of Convergence for Policymaking

This briefing note identifies four areas that justify greater attention to the fundamental rights of natural persons, and convergence in the human rights and crime agendas: (1) (Organised) crimes that amount to human rights violations (2) Violation of rights due to lack of remedies for crimes committed by OCGs (3) Violations of human rights committed in the context of preventing and combating OC (4) Lack of accountability for human rights violations by OCGs

Ana Paula Oliveira

April 2024

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LATEST NEWS

News
New Research - “The centrality of the margins: Borderlands, illicit economies and uneven development”
New Research - “The centrality of the margins: Borderlands, illicit economies and uneven development”

Are concentrations of violence, environmental stress, poverty and illicit activities in borderlands a result of how these regions have been integrated into national, regional, and global political economies, rather than their 'lack' of integration? This is what new research by Prof Jonathan Goodhand and Dr Patrick Meehan at Centre for the Study of Illicit Economies, Violence & Development (CIVAD) is seeking to understand. Exploring how conflict-affected borderlands are connected to development processes and wealth accumulation in metropolitan centres through a detailed case study of the illicit corridor connecting Myanmar's north-eastern border and China, the research aims to inform agency responses to borderland illicit economies, transnational organised crime and their impact on development and security.

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FOCUS COUNTRIES

SOC ACE research touches on serious organised crime, illicit finance, corruption threats and solutions in a wide range of countries. Specific case study countries are shown in the map below, and search and tags are available to help locate research by country, including those with substantial coverage in projects and publications. This map will be updated as we add new case study countries in the future.

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