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“Tackling Crime and Violence in Mexico: The Critical Role of Citizens”

Please join the Woodrow Wilson Center’s Mexico Institute and the Trans-Border Institute at the University of San Diego for an in-depth analysis of crime and violence in Mexico and how citizens’ organizations have and can play a major role on confronting organized crime in Mexico.

Date & Time

Wednesday
Nov. 14, 2012
9:30am – 11:00am ET

Overview

Please join the Woodrow Wilson Center’s Mexico Institute and the Trans-Border Institute at the University of San Diego for an in-depth analysis of crime and violence in Mexico and how citizens’ organizations have and can play a major role on confronting organized crime in Mexico.

9:30 am -11:00 am

2200 Rayburn House Office Building

Panel

Eric L. Olson,  Associate Director, Mexico Institute, Woodrow Wilson Center on:“The importance of civic engagement in meeting the challenges of Organize Crime in Mexico.”

David A. Shirk, Director, Trans-Border Institute, University of San Diego on: “Mexican public opinion surveys and attitudes towards government.”

Steven Dudley,  Co-Director, InSight Crime and Woodrow Wilson Fellow on: “How Mexican citizen organizations are organizing to tackle organized crime”

Lucy Conger, Freelance journalist and consultant on: “The Private Sector and Public Security: The Cases of Ciudad Juárez and Monterrey”

Q&A

This briefing is made possible with the assistance of the

House Foreign Affairs, Western Hemisphere Subcommittee

 

 

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Mexico Institute

The Mexico Institute seeks to improve understanding, communication, and cooperation between Mexico and the United States by promoting original research, encouraging public discussion, and proposing policy options for enhancing the bilateral relationship. A binational Advisory Board, chaired by Luis Téllez and Earl Anthony Wayne, oversees the work of the Mexico Institute.   Read more

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