Mexico's Drug War and Criminal Networks: The Dark Side of Social Media

ISBN-13: 9781032172903 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 156 str.

Nilda Garcia

Opis

Using social network analysis, and analyzing the use of web platforms Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube, Nilda Garcia provides fresh insights on the organizational network, the central nodes, and the channels through which information flows in three criminal organizations in Mexico: the Sinaloa cartel, the Zetas, and the Caballeros Templarios.

Spis treści

Introduction  1. Narco Mexico  2. Social Media: The Continuation of War by Other Means  3. The Sinaloa Cartel  4. The Zetas  5. The Caballeros Templarios  Conclusion

O autorze

Nilda M. Garcia is a Visiting Assistant Professor at the Political Science Department at Texas A & M International University. She teaches courses in international politics, foreign policy, American and State government, political economy of development, and drug trafficking. Her research interests include organize crime, drug trafficking, international relations, and security studies.