The article introduces a basic typology to conceptualize various types of internal displacement in Brazil.

15/04/2014 Violent disorder in Ciudad Juarez: a spatial analysis of homicide This article considers the extent to which specific demographic and socioeconomic factors correlate with homicidal violence in the context of Mexico’s “war” on organized crime. We draw on Ciudad Juarez as a case study…

[In Portuguese] In a collective statement, experts ask for the Brazilian government to work with a universal and inclusive agenda that has at its center, security and development of the poorest accordindg to Susteinable Development Objectives (SDO).

This article considers the extent to which specific demographic and socioeconomic factors correlate with homicidal violence in the context of Mexico’s “war” on organized crime.

An interactive, web-based visualization that captures interlocking networks related to the M23 rebel group in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

This report considers how changes under way in Latin America drug policy are challenging the foundations of the repressive regime – specially the “war on drugs”.

[In portuguese] This paper analyzes the opportunities for greater participation of Brazilian police officers in United Nations peace operations.

This report considers how citizen security have been operationalised across Latin America, assembling more than 1,300 citizen interventions across the region since the late 1990s.

Small arms and light weapons availability should be re-evaluated as a complex social phenomenon involving dynamic supply and demand dimensions. This article debates this subject.

Youth violence is reaching epidemic levels in some parts of Latin America

A study about the consequences of current drug policy and alternative approaches for harm reduction and violence decrease.

This edited volume provides a critical overview of the new stabilization agenda in international relations.

A new social category recently emerged on the security and development landscape: the “fragile city”. This article debates the term and challenges to improve their autonomy.

A note about how peacekeeping operations contribute to the durability of negative and positive peace and how it shapes organized violence.

Igarapé Institute releases new report with IPI and USAID on using information communication technologies to prevent violence in Latin America.