About the project
The Sustainable Development Goal 16.4. to ‘combat all forms of organized crime’ throughout the Global South is based on the key assumption that crime control responses are necessary, effective and adequate in bringing forth peace and security. However, this is an assumption that this project aims to challenge and further explore because the opposite seems often to be the case: control responses to fight transnational crime may themselves lead to more violence and instability.
The project therefore explores how and under what conditions the internationally driven fight against transnational organized crime promotes or disrupts peace processes. It will specifically investigate two priority countries for Norwegian foreign policy: Colombia and Mali.
To better understand the relationship between the crime-fighting and peace, the project will combine insights from Criminology and Peace and Conflict studies.
Objectives
Ultimately, the aim of the project is to create the starting point of a broader research agenda that investigates the peace-furthering potential of transnational crime control.
Method
Fieldwork in Colombia and Mali.
Project period
The project runs for four years starting 1 December 2021.
Financing
The project is funded by the Norwegian Research Council. Project number: 324276.
Cooperation
- Freie Universität Berlin
- Oxford University
- Transnational Institute (TNI)
- Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime (GI-TOC)