RT Article
T1 Contested borders: organized crime, governance, and bordering practices in Colombia-Venezuela borderlands
JF Trends in organized crime
VO 24
IS 2
SP 265
OP 281
A1 García Pinzón, Viviana
A1 Mantilla, Jorge
A2 Mantilla, Jorge
LA English
YR 2021
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1758206047
AB Based on the conceptualizations of organized crime as both an enterprise and a form of governance, borderland as a spatial category, and borders as institutions, this paper looks at the politics of bordering practices by organized crime in the Colombian-Venezuelan borderlands. It posits that contrary to the common assumptions about transnational organized crime, criminal organizations not only blur or erode the border but rather enforce it to their own benefit. In doing so, these groups set norms to regulate socio-spatial practices, informal and illegal economies, and migration flows, creating overlapping social orders and, lastly, (re)shaping the borderland. Theoretically, the analysis brings together insights from political geography, border studies, and organized crime literature, while empirically, it draws on direct observation, criminal justice data, and in-depth interviews.
K1 Organisiertes Verbrechen
K1 Grenze
K1 Grenzgebiet
K1 Einflusssphäre
K1 Politische Geografie
K1 Herrschaftssystem
K1 Space
K1 Political geography
K1 Borderlands
K1 Organized Crime
K1 Kolumbien
K1 Venezuela
K1 Colombia
DO 10.1007/s12117-020-09399-3