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Ludmila Quirós

Researcher at the Center for the Study of Transnational Organized Crime of the National University of La Plata (Argentina). Member of the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organised Crime (GITOC) of the European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR).

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Violent borders in South America in the time of Covid-19

In times of health emergency, border violence - militarization, insecurity in crossing areas, or gender-based violence - and internal and/or local recruitment are the most evident manifestations of the commodification of human trafficking and smuggling.