Lethal Closeness: The Evolution of a Small-World Drug Trafficking Network
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| contents | Lethal Closeness: The Evolution of a Small-World Drug Trafficking Network Boris Salazar Lina María Restrepo Multidisciplinarias (Ciencias Sociales) small small worlds worlds Violence The evolution of the drug trafficking network –so-called– ‘Cartel del Norte del Valle’, is studied using network analysis methods. We found that the average length between any pair of its members was bounded by 4 –an attribute of small- world networks. In this tightly connected network, informational shocks induce fear and the unleashing of searches of threatening nodes, using available paths. Lethal violence ensues in clusters of increasing sizes that fragment the network, without compromising, however, the survival of the largest component, which proved to be resilient to massive violence. In spite of a success from the point of view of head counting, the US’ socialization program for drug traffickers did not effectively change the cyclical dynamics of the drug dealing business: war survivors took over what was left from the old network initiating a new cycle of business and violence. 2011 artículo científico 0124-4035 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=359633170004 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=3596 Desafíos application/pdf Universidad del Rosario Desafíos (Colombia) Num.2 Vol.23 |
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| spellingShingle | Lethal Closeness: The Evolution of a Small-World Drug Trafficking Network Boris Salazar Multidisciplinarias (Ciencias Sociales) small small worlds worlds Violence Lethal Closeness: The Evolution of a Small-World Drug Trafficking Network Boris Salazar Lina María Restrepo Multidisciplinarias (Ciencias Sociales) small small worlds worlds Violence The evolution of the drug trafficking network –so-called– ‘Cartel del Norte del Valle’, is studied using network analysis methods. We found that the average length between any pair of its members was bounded by 4 –an attribute of small- world networks. In this tightly connected network, informational shocks induce fear and the unleashing of searches of threatening nodes, using available paths. Lethal violence ensues in clusters of increasing sizes that fragment the network, without compromising, however, the survival of the largest component, which proved to be resilient to massive violence. In spite of a success from the point of view of head counting, the US’ socialization program for drug traffickers did not effectively change the cyclical dynamics of the drug dealing business: war survivors took over what was left from the old network initiating a new cycle of business and violence. 2011 artículo científico 0124-4035 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=359633170004 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=3596 Desafíos application/pdf Universidad del Rosario Desafíos (Colombia) Num.2 Vol.23 |
| title | Lethal Closeness: The Evolution of a Small-World Drug Trafficking Network |
| topic | Multidisciplinarias (Ciencias Sociales) small small worlds worlds Violence |
| url | https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=359633170004 |