This year will be the 5 ed of the 24-hr online conference on global organized crime #OC24
Date: 30-31 Oct
It's free to present & to participate
Thks to Global Initiative, it's a unqiue moment to discuss new research on OC. Join us!
Call for papers deadline: 31.7.24
IASOC Illicit Economies & Development

🎉 Exciting news! There are scholarships available for the Summer School on Illicit Trade 2024! 🎓✨ 4 students will receive a 250€ reduction on admission fees

📝 Apply with a 250-word statement explaining why you deserve it.

More info here 👉 globalinitiative.net/analysis/summe…

⏰ Only 5 Days left to apply for the Summer School on Illicit Trade 2024!

🌍📝 Don't miss this unique opportunity to dive deep into global illicit trade issues with leading experts. Apply now and secure your spot!

Click here to learn more 👉 globalinitiative.net/analysis/summe…

🆕 JIED article: 'Against the Odds: Small Business Strategies for Managing Extortion in San Salvador' by Benedicte Bull, Adrian Bergmann & Rafael Gude

Read about the complex dynamics of extortion facing micro and small enterprises in El Salvador 🇸🇻: doi.org/10.31389/jied.…

📢 Only 10 days left to apply for the Summer School on Illicit Trade 2024!

Don't miss this opportunity! Click here to find out more 👉 globalinitiative.net/analysis/summe…

Organized by Global Initiative and University of Groningen, and hosted by Uniwersytet Warszawski

Only 3 weeks left to apply for the Summer School of Illicit Trade 2024!

🌍 Where? Uniwersytet Warszawski in Poland

📅 When? 8-12 July 2024

🎯 For who? Undergrad students in final year, grad students, PhD students & professionals

Find all info here 👉 globalinitiative.net/analysis/summe…

#JIED just published Mark Berry's review of 'Trying to Make it: The Enterprises, Gangs, and People of the American Drug Trade' by 🆁🆅 🅶🆄🅽🅳🆄🆁

Click here to read this insightful review of the 2023 @IASOC Prize Winner: doi.org/10.31389/jied.…

🚨 Apply today for the Summer School of Illicit Trade 2024!

🤔 Are you interested in organized crime and illicit economies? Then this course is for you!

Join us at Uniwersytet Warszawski 🇵🇱 from 8-12 July 2024

👉 For more information and how to apply: globalinitiative.net/analysis/summe…

🚨 Online event: 'Mapping synthetic drug markets in Africa: Enabling evidence-based responses' 🌍💊 by
DrugsDevHub

📆 29 April 2024
⏰ 3-5PM CEST / 2-4PM WEST / 8-10AM EDT

Register now and join us for this crucial discussion: gitoc.heysummit.com/talks/mapping-…

New #JIED article: 'Foreign Fighter Returns and Organized Crime in Southeast Europe Post-Ukraine Conflict' by Fabian Zhilla

Explore the concerning nexus between repatriated foreign fighters from Ukraine & organized crime in Southeast Europe

Read here 👉 doi.org/10.31389/jied.…

IASOC is thrilled to have hosted the reception for #TRAC 's (Collaborative Research Network in Terrorism, Radicalisation and Organised Crime) annual conference.

The event took place at PUC Minas 🇧🇷 earlier this month and facilitated discussions on #terrorism & #organizedcrime

📢Applications for the Summer School of Illicit Trade 2024 are now open!

Delve into the multifaceted realm of illicit trade through this comprehensive 1 week course set to take place at the prestigious Uniwersytet Warszawski from July 8-12 2024

👉More info here: globalinitiative.net/analysis/summe…

Join us for an immersive learning experience at the Uniwersytet Warszawski! In collaboration with University of Groningen the Summer School of Illicit Trade offers a unique opportunity to explore the intricate economic, social, and security implications of illicit trade👇 globalinitiative.net/analysis/summe…

📢 You won't want to miss this webinar about #JIED 's Special Issue on Drug Policy History, Design & Practice in Asia with Aysel Sultan Gideon Lasco Yun Huang Michelle Wazan and Khalid Tinasti

Register here 👉 iheid.webex.com/webappng/sites…

🎉 #JIED April 2024 Newsletter out now!

Learn about JIED's new collaborations & #AI policy and stay informed about the journal's latest articles, here 👇
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🎉 #IASOC Feb/March 24 Bulletin out now!

📢 2 Calls for Papers
📅 2 Upcoming events + 3 you can watch back
🎧New podcast episodes on the situation in #Ecuador & more
📑7 New publications on #humantrafficking , #illicitfinancialflows & more

Read here: mailchi.mp/globalinitiati…

🆕 #JIED article: 'The Connection Between Legal and Illegal Firearms Markets: How the Change in Gun Control Policy in Brazil Intensified This Link' by Roberto Uchôa

Delve into Brazil's evolving gun control landscape here: doi.org/10.31389/jied.…

🎉New #JIED article: 'Escaping Precariousness: Criminal Occupational Mobility of Homicide Inmates During the Mexican Drug War' by Raúl Zepeda Gil 🏳️‍🌈🌹🇲🇽

👉Read it here: doi.org/10.31389/jied.…

🎉 New #JIED article: ''Exploring the ‘Blurred Boundary’: Human Smuggling and Trafficking on the Central Mediterranean Route to Europe'' by Alex Bish, Dr Ella Cockbain, Peter W. Walsh & Hervé Borrion

👉Read it here: doi.org/10.31389/jied.…

📢 New #JIED article: 'Prioritising Research and Data Collection in Africa’s Drug Control Policy' by Abel Basutu & Jane Marie Ong’olo

Read about the development of a continental drug surveillance system to improve the evidence base for responses to drug use 👉 doi.org/10.31389/jied.…