El foro “La inseguridad pública/ciudadana en América Latina: un desafío regional” intentará arrojar luz ante uno de los más apremiantes problemas de México y América Latina.

Dicho evento es organizado de manera conjunta por el Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM), la Universidad de Stanford y el Programa de Naciones Unidas para el Desarrollo (PNUD) y tiene como objetivo profundizar en el análisis crítico de la inseguridad en América Latina a partir del diálogo interdisciplinario.

El foro busca convertirse en una plataforma permanente que vincule a esta red de académicos a nivel hemisférico con los tomadores de decisión.

Las actividades se realizarán el 11 y 12 de marzo de 2013 y constarán en una serie de ponencias por expertos académicos, líderes sociales y funcionarios públicos.

Forum “The Public/Citizen Insecurity in Latin America: a Regional Challenge”

Objectives FSC
• Deepen the critical analysis of insecurity in Latin America through an interdisciplinary
dialogue and creation of methodological tools.
• Create an interdisciplinary network with academics at a hemispheric level focused on the
study and comprehension of insecurity.
• Share the findings and recommendations that this network will produce with key actors and
decision makers of the region.
• Constitute an annual Forum-Conference of citizen security in Latin America, with a high
degree of academic analysis, open to dialogue with government officials and authorities.

Topics
The conference is organized by 4 thematic blocks:
I. The Citizen Insecurity Tipping Points
II. Drug Trafficking and Drugs Regimes
III. Interventions and Best Practices to Decrease Violence
IV. The Costs and Impacts of Insecurity

Monday, March 11
9:30 – 10:00 Opening Remarks: Alejandro Hernández, Provost of the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México

10:00 – 13:00 I. The Citizen Insecurity Tipping Points
Marcelo Bergman, Human Development Report UNDP
Viridiana Ríos, SHCP Mexico
Angélica Duran – Martínez, Brown University
Steven Dudley, InSight Crime
John Bailey, Georgetown University
Gema Santamaría, New School for Social Research - Human Development Report UNDP

Chair: Juan Carlos Garzón, Georgetown University- Human Development Report UNDP

Discussion and Commentary - ITAM / Stanford Representatives
(Arturo Aguilar – Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México, Eduardo  Moncada, Newark Universtity - Human Development Report UNDP)

13:00 – 15:15 Free time

15:30 – 18:30 II. Drug Trafficking and Drugs Regimes
Ilona Szábo, Igarape Institute - Human Development Report UNDP
Gabriela Calderón, Stanford University
Daniel Mejía, Universidad de Los Andes
Daniel Rico, Independent Consultant
Luis Astorga, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México*

Chair: Rafael Fernández de Castro, Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México - Human Development Report UNDP

Discussion and Commentary - ITAM / Stanford Representatives
(Hernando Gómez Buendía, Razón Pública - Human Development Report UNDP)

Tuesday, March 12
10:00 – 13:00 III. Interventions and Best Practices to Decrease Violence
Benjamin Lessing, Stanford University
Robert Muggah, Igarape Institute - Human Development Report UNDP
Enrique Desmond Arias, City University of New York - Human Development Report UNDP
Alys Willman, World Bank
Ignacio Cano, PUC – Rio, Brazil

Chair: Beatriz Magaloni – Stanford Universtity

Discussion and Commentary - ITAM / Stanford Representatives
(Alberto Díaz-Cayeros - University of California San Diego, Emilio
Gutierrez – Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México)

13:00 – 15:15 Free time

15:30 – 19:00 IV. The Costs and Impacts of Insecurity
Jorge Restrepo, Resource Center for Conflict Analysis – Human Development Report UNDP
Ana Corbacho, Inter-American Development Bank
Gustavo Robles, Stanford University
Edgar Franco, Stanford University
Enrique Seira, Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México

Chair: Cesar Martinelli – Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México

Discussion and Commentary - ITAM / Stanford Representatives (Jeremy Weinstein – Stanford University, Vidal Romero – Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México)

*To Be Confirmed

CONTACT:
Paul Moch
56 28 40 00 ext. 3927
ITAM Santa Teresa
Auditorio
Calle Camino Santa Teresa 930
Col. Heroes de Padierna
Ciudad de México, 10700
+ 52-55 – 56 28 40 00 (ext. 4094 y 3927)
 

Para ver la agenda completa del evento, también pueden consultar la sección "Archivos adjuntos".