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Academic Council on the United Nations System (ACUNS) Annual Conference: Incorporating serious organised crime into understandings of elite bargains/political settlements

Speakers: Alina Rocha Menocal, Overseas Development Institute; Marina Caparini, United Nations University - Centre for Policy Research; and Raphael Maretto, The Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies (RUSI)

Moderators: Shpresa Kaciku Baljija, Institute for Management and Leadership - Kosovo and Alina Rocha Menocal,Overseas Development Institute

Registration (ACUNS membership only): annualmeeting@acuns.org

Seminar Overview: This panel delves into the topic of organised crime and is set to take place during the 36th Annual ACUNS Meeting in Washington DC, where the theme is focussed on 'Making, Keeping, and Sustaining Peace.' Topics discussed will include:

  • Incorporating organised crime into analysis of elite bargains and political settlements: Why it matters to understanding prospects for more peaceful, open and inclusive politics. Alina Rocha Menocal, Overseas Development Institute

  • Organised crime, conflict and the challenge of multilateralism in sustaining peace, delivered by Marina Caparini, United Nations University - Centre for Policy Research

  • On IGOs and States to improve intervention policies over governed and ungoverned territories vis-à-vis the trans-national criminal networks increasing local and global reciprocally operations, delivered by Raphael Maretto, The Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies (RUSI)

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