I am a PhD candidate in Government at the University of Essex. My doctoral research explores the causes and consequences of the provision of goods and services by criminal organizations in Mexico and how different illicit markets, political and territorial factors shape criminal behaviour. Methodologically, I combine fieldwork with quantitative methods—including large-scale text analysis and machine learning—to investigate how organized crime shapes governance and public life.
I am also interested in Latin American politics, the political economy of conflict, rebel governance and organized crime.
Before Essex I obtained a Master's degree in International Relations from the University of Chicago and a BA in Political Science from CIDE in Mexico City.
I am originally from Xalapa in Veracruz, Mexico.
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