Research Interests
Causes and consequences of violence, organized crime and criminality, dynamics of illicit markets, relation between state actors and illicit and non-state armed actors, democratization, law enforcement. I have also conducted research on the use of referenda in Latin America.
Education
- Ph D: Political Science, (2013), Brown University - Providence, RI
- MA: Political Science, (2009), Brown University - Providence, RI
- MA: Latin American and Caribbean Studies, (2006), New York University - NY,NY
- BA: Political Science, (2000), National University of Colombia - Bogota, Colombia
Awards and Honors
- Colfuturo Scholarship - Colfuturo
- Fulbright Scholarship for Graduate Studies in the US_ Barsa Supplemental Award - Fulbright
- Jennings Randolph Peace Scholar - United States Institute of Peace
Publications
- Cruz, J.M., Duran-Martinez, A. (2016) "Hiding violence to deal with the state: criminal pacts in El Salvador and Medellin," Journal of Peace Research 2 pp. 197
- Alanis, U., Duran-Martinez, A. (2014) "Jóvenes en Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua: entre la falta de oportunidades y el miedo a la violencia," El Colegio de Mexico
- Duran-Martinez, A. (2014) "Jóvenes y violencia en Medellín: entre transformación urbana y violencia persistente," El Colegio de Mexico
- Andreas, P., Duran-Martinez, A. (2014) "The International Politics of Drugs and Illicit Trade in the Americas," Routledge 2013-05
- Snyder, R., Duran-Martinez, A., Bautista, M.A., Sierra, J. (2013) "Producing Knowledge in the Global South: The Political Economy of Social Science in Argentina, Colombia, and Peru," Watson Institute for International Studies Research Paper 2013-06
- Duran-Martinez, A. (2010) "¿ Colombianización de México? Estableciendo términos apropiados de comparación," Perspectiva 24:
Presentations
- Drug Trafficking and the Peace Process in Colombia, 2014
- How Might a Peace Agenda Address the Nexus of Drug Trafficking and Violence? Evidence from Cali and MedellÍn - Pending Issues on the Colombian Peace Agenda Conference, 2013
- State power, criminal competition, and drug violence: a systematic comparison between Colombian and Mexican cities, 2013 - Washington, DC
- State power, criminal competition, and drug violence: a systematic comparison between Colombian and Mexican cities, 2013 - Chicago, IL
- Violencia y narcotrˆfico en Cali y Ciudad Juˆrez - The Public/Citizen Insecurity in Latin America: A Regional approach Conference, 2013 - Mexico City
- Drugs, crime, and violence: Redefining the link and rethinking policy alternatives - Drug wars in the Americas: Looking back and thinking ahead Conference, 2012
- The Drug War in Mexico: Beyond money and munitions - EPIIC Symposium, 2012 - Tufts University
- Narcotrˆfico y violencia en Colombia y Mexico - Nuevas perspectivas sobre la violencia en Colombia Conference, 2012
- Coloquio Las violencias que afectan a los j„venes en Am_rica Latina - Presentations about youth and violence in Ciudad Juˆrez and MedellÍn, 2012
- State power, criminal competition and violence, 2012 - Boston, MA
- Silent traffickers or brutal Criminals?: Drug violence in Colombian and Mexican cities - International Society for the Study of Drug Policy Annual Conference, 2011 - Utrecht, Netherlands
- Narcotics-associated violence in Mexican and Colombian cities: A comparison - Narcotic Wars At the Border Conference, 2011
- Drug violence in three Mexican cities - Violent cities in the Global South Conference, 2011
- Drugs, violence and state sponsored protection rackets in Mexico - Drug Trafficking-Related Violence in Mexico Conference, 2010
- Does illegality breed violence? Drug trafficking and State Sponsored Protection Rackets - Drug Trafficking, Violence and Instability in Mexico, Colombia and the Caribbean Conference, 2009
- Partisan clues: the role of political parties in Latin American referenda, 2009 - Rio de Janeiro
- Partisan clues: the role of political parties in Latin American referenda, 2009 - Chicago, IL
- The colombianization of Mexico: Setting appropriate terms of debate - Violence in Mexico: Beyond Sensationalism Conference, 2009
- The context matters: Recent experiences with referendums and democratic consolidation in Latin America, 2007 - Chicago, IL
- The impact of organized crime on democratic governance in Central America and the Caribbean - United Nations Secretariat Brainstorming Session, 2007 - New York, NY
- Do plebiscites foster democratic institutions and accountability, 2006 - Philadelphia, PA
- Do plebiscites foster democratic institutions and accountability, 2006 - Chicago, IL