Join us to celebrate a new book by Political Science Asst. Prof. Angelica Duran-Martinez, titled “The Politics of Drug Violence” (Oxford University Press, 2018). The book explores a crucial issue for many Latin American countries today: the relation between drug trafficking and violence, with a particular focus on Colombia and Mexico. The panel will feature a lively conversation with Kimberly Theidon, Professor of International Humanitarian Studies at Tufts University, and with Morgan Marietta, Associate Professor of Political Science at UML, addressing, besides the book’s arguments, the challenges of conducting research on dangerous topics.