Globalization, Violence and Security ― Local Impacts of Regional Integration

This collection is a great contribution to the field of violence and security studies. It presents six comparative, cross-regional analyses of violence and security, with both theoretical contributions and empirical researches conducted in Mexico, Morocco, Colombia, South Africa and Brazil. The book looks at violence and security within the broader contexts of globalization and regionalization as forces that shape the way discourses are understood with very concrete real-life consequences. Articles in the collection also discuss identity politics, indigenous cultures, race and ethnicity, and mass media in relation to violence and security. The book is uniquely tri-lingual with articles written in English, Spanish and French, and it also includes a preface by RISC president Harlan Koff.

Shirlita Espinosa worked as postdoctoral researcher with RISC based in the University of Luxembourg from 2013 to 2015. She is an academic who has worked in Asia, Australia and Europe. Her research interests include migration and development, race and ethnicity, multiculturalism and Southeast Asia.

Antonella Fazio has a BA and MA in economics from the Universidad de los Andes (Bogota, Colombia) and PhD in History and Civilization at the European University Institute (EUI) of Florence focusing on economic history. In 2014 she was a postdoctoral researcher in the department of Economics at Universidad de los Andes and then she worked as advisor for the City Council of Bogota. Her research interests include institutions, development, education and economic history.