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"Organized Criminal Violence and Electoral Competition"
Dr. Louis-Alexandre Berg, Assistant Professor, Global Studies and Political Science
Georgia State University
Dr. Berg will discuss his research on organized crime and politics in Central and South America and its implications for transnational organized crime, trafficking, and migration.