Events
“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.
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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Eric L. Olson // Associate Director, Latin American Program
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David Shirk // FellowAssociate Professor of Political Science and Director, Trans-Border Institute, University of San Diego
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Steven Dudley // FellowCo-director of InSight Crime
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Lucy Conger //Freelance and journalist and consultant
