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2010 Summer Seminar in Border Studies

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TBI Welcomes 2010 Visiting Scholars

This summer the Trans-Border Institute is pleased to welcome two visiting scholars, Gayle Hazard and Viridiana Ríos.  Hazard is a master's degree student from the Media, Peace and Conflict program in the Peace and Conflict Department at the UN-Mandated University for Peace in Costa Rica, and will be based at TBI with a special focus on recent drug violence in Mexico.  Ríos is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Government at Harvard University, and will be working on her dissertation research on the politics of drug trafficking, and the causes behind drug violence spikes in Mexico.  For further information about our visiting scholars please contact Hazard at ghazard@sandiego.edu or Ríos at vrios@sandiego.edu.

Justiciabarómetro: Zona Metropolitana de Guadalajara

On December 18, 2009, a team of independent U.S. and Mexican researchers presented the results of the study titled Justiciabarómetro: Zona Metropolitana de Guadalajara (Justice Barometer: Guadalajara Metropolitan Zone), a survey of local police to incoming elected officials. The Justiciabarómetro forms part of the Justice in Mexico Project at the University of San Diego’s Trans-Border Institute, which provides policy analysis and recommendations concerning the rule of law in Mexico. The Justice in Mexico Project is generously supported by The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and The Tinker Foundation. (Read More)

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Education and Migration - Mexico-United States

September 1, 2010

The phenomenon of migration between Mexico and the United States has been widely discussed by specialists and researchers from both countries. However, the focus most often has been on the economic and political arenas. To date, less is known about the educational implications of migratory activity into – and out of – the United States. Furthermore, virtually nothing has been written that examines the educational implications of migratory activity into Mexico from the United States.

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TBI Justice in Mexico Project

Justice in MexicoA research project by the USD Trans-Border Institute (TBI) dedicated to the rule of law and justice reform in Mexico. The TBI Justice in Mexico Project coordinates and disseminates research on three major components of the rule of law: (1) order; (2) accountability and; (3) Equal access to justice.

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