State-Victims Relationship Amidst Criminal Wars: Why Victims Adopt Different Strategies to Demand Justice in Mexico
Presenters:
Laura López-Pérez
Doctoral Student Affiliate
Mayra Ortiz Ocaña
PhD Fellow
Doctoral Student Affiliate
Discussant:
Sandra Botero
Kellogg Visiting Fellow
Associate Professor of Political Science, Universidad del Rosario (Bogotá, Colombia)
Comparative Politics Workshop
The Comparative Politics Workshop is a graduate student-led forum geared towards presenting and discussing papers and research projects. During the academic semester, regular sessions are held at the Hesburgh Center. These meetings are open to everyone, particularly students, faculty and Kellogg Institute Visiting Fellows. Participants have the chance to present their work and receive valuable, constructive feedback from their colleagues.
More information: Contact Comparative Politics Field Representative Gessica de Freitas
Laura Neftaly López-Pérez
Laura Neftaly López received her BA in Communication Studies from ITESO University and a MA in Social Sciences from the Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences (FLACSO Mexico). Her research examines the intersection of political and criminal violence, impunity, and contentious politics in Latin America, especially in Mexico...
Mayra Ortiz Ocaña
Mayra Ortiz Ocaña is a PhD student in political science at the University of Notre Dame. She has a BA in Law from the Law School at Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM). She is a Kellogg Institute for International Studies PhD Fellow. Her research agenda examines the intersection of institutional weakness, criminal justice, human rights, social movements, and violence in Latin America...