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Silencing the Press in Criminal Wars: Why the War on Drugs Turned Mexico into the World’s Most Dangerous Country for Journalists
Silencing the Press in Criminal Wars: Why the War on Drugs Turned Mexico into the World’s Most Dangerous Country for Journalists By Guillermo Trejo and Natán Skigin, University of Notre Dame This article examines the effects of the militarization of public security and the conflicts it triggers on a central democratic institution: press freedom. We focus on Mexico, which experienced multiple waves of assassinations of local journalists after the federal government declared a War on Drugs against the country’s main cartels and deployed the military to the country’s most conflictive regions....
Read this article by Matthew K. Ribar in American Political Science Review, "Land, Power, and Property Rights: The Political Economy of Land Titling in Sub-Saharan Africa"
Meet 2026 RBSI Scholar, Yesli Aguilar, Texas A&M University
She studies political science, along with a second major in sociology and a minor in Hispanic studies for community engagement. Read more here: https://buff.ly/aECwg8r
http://politicalsciencenow.com/meet-2026-rbsi-scholar-yesli-aguilar-texas-am-university/
04/21/2026
Participate in the APSA 2026 Virtual Dissertation Workshop on Public Administration and Policy!
Public Administration and Policy
📅 June 5-19 (virtual)
Co Leaders:
Elizabeth Dorssom, Lincoln University
Sungjin Lee, San Diego State University, Imperial Valley
This virtual dissertation workshop will provide both faculty and peer feedback to doctoral candidates pursuing degrees in public policy and/or public administration.
Submit proposals by April 26, 2026! Questions may be directed to [email protected].
https://politicalsciencenow.com/public-administration-and-policy-apsa-virtual-dissertation-workshops-deadline-april-26-2026/
Meet 2026 RBSI Scholar, Faith Adedokun, Saint Joseph’s University
She is a psychology major with a public policy minor focused on education policy and political communication specifically how the public frames policy issues. Read more: https://buff.ly/qtxlSol
http://politicalsciencenow.com/meet-2026-rbsi-scholar-faith-adedokun-saint-josephs-university/
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