Jessie Trudeau

Assistant Professor @SUPoliSci @SyracuseU studying crime, police, development. Formerly @BrownUniversity postdoc, @HarvardGovernm1 PhD. Xwords @nytimes. she/her

[Jessie Trudeau @jessiewtrudeau]

ICYMI, my interview with @scopeconditions came out last week!

[Scope Conditions Podcast @scopeconditions]

📢 New episode!

What happens when criminal gangs partner with politicians to influence elections?

@jessiewtrudeau shares with us her research in #Brazil 🇧🇷 and discusses the implications of "machine gun politics" for democracy.

https://t.co/Q1ujiI3jUd

[Jessie Trudeau @jessiewtrudeau]

This will be important this election cycle.

So long as “asking for permission” remains one of the safest ways to campaign in favelas, candidates will face a tradeoff between a) safety b) legal punishment (see Lei Antifacção) c) staying competitive.

[Jessie Trudeau @jessiewtrudeau]

With Brazil’s 2026 elections just over three months away, I wrote for @revistapiaui about how candidates campaign in criminally governed areas.

In 2024, I surveyed 311 candidates for Rio’s city council to learn how they navigate these territories.

https://t.co/jmlrPL7tDV

[Jessie Trudeau @jessiewtrudeau]

- Running for office is dangerous
- Candidates use OCGs less often than traditional brokers, but OCGs an important part of politics
- Asking OCGs for permission to enter can ⬇️ risk of violence
- Asking for permission ≠ part of OCG, see case of Salvino

See article for more on📊

[Jessie Trudeau @jessiewtrudeau]

Sad, unbelievable news. I just saw Raúl at the REPAL workshop this month and as always, he was an exuberant cheerleader for all junior scholars there. Until next time 🤍

[FLACSO México @FlacsoMx]

La FLACSO México lamenta el sensible fallecimiento del Dr. Raúl Pacheco-Vega entrañable profesor-investigador, colega, amigo y miembro muy querido de nuestra comunidad académica.

Expresamos nuestras más sentidas condolencias a sus familiares, amistades, colegas, estudiantado y a las comunidades académicas de las que formó parte.

[Rachel Schwartz @rachel_schwartz]

Excited to share the publication of the @CUP_PoliSci Element "New Forms of Democratic Erosion in Latin America" (co-authored with the brilliant @l_gamboag).

Available to download and read for free until June 3 here: https://t.co/oe3cTlSQQ2

[Jessie Trudeau @jessiewtrudeau]

This group is doing such exciting work on conflict. Happy to be part of a growing community of crime/violence/conflict scholars, broadly construed!

[Michael Weintraub @miweintraub83]

Great few days at @ESoConflict in Chicago. We discussed terrific papers on organized crime, civil wars, post-conflict politics, and more.

Thanks in particular to @renardsexton @matanock @austinlwright and to many co-conspirators @joanacmmonteiro @jessiewtrudeau @lucas_marinll @micasviatschi @cblatts

See you at @ESoConflict in Paris in November!

[Jessie Trudeau @jessiewtrudeau]

@Mazzoni_Marco Obrigada, Marco!!

[Jessie Trudeau @jessiewtrudeau]

🇧🇷 Ontem, fui palestrante no conferência "Os Impactos da Corrupção e das Organizações Criminosas nas Eleições." Muito obrigada à @EscolaMPU pelo convite, foi uma honra participar no evento e um privilegio divulgar meu trabalho com todo mundo. Obrigada!

Segue o link abaixo:

[Jessie Trudeau @jessiewtrudeau]

Yesterday, I presented my book manuscript in the "Impact of Corruption and Organized Crime on Elections" seminar @EscolaMPU

Such a pleasure to engage with policymakers about my work- obrigada! Presentation link with (en🇺🇸 / pt🇧🇷 / 🤟🏻) translations ⬇️
https://t.co/iFQVDvtIsK

[Jessie Trudeau @jessiewtrudeau]

Yesterday, I presented my book manuscript in the "Impact of Corruption and Organized Crime on Elections" seminar @EscolaMPU

Such a pleasure to engage with policymakers about my work- obrigada! Presentation link with (en🇺🇸 / pt🇧🇷 / 🤟🏻) translations ⬇️
https://t.co/iFQVDvtIsK

[Joana Monteiro @joanacmmonteiro]

Deadline for submission to Al Capone Conference in Rio de Janeiro is due soon. Send your papers until March 15th.

[Joana Monteiro @joanacmmonteiro]

Excited to announce that the 15th Annual Meeting of AL CAPONE (America Latina Crime and Policy Network) will be hosted at FGV/EBAPE in Rio de Janeiro on May 28–29! 🌎 @ebape We’re thrilled to have @cblatts as our keynote speaker. Co-organized with @juanf_vargas.

[Jessie Trudeau @jessiewtrudeau]

New puzzle from me and my roommate 😇

[Alice Xu @alice_z_xu]

🚨New paper out in @cps_journal with Torben Iversen: https://t.co/gReYF9DsaW
We empirically separate economic factors from cultural backlash as competing explanations for right-wing populism, and find evidence for the former. We define the concept of “unfunded public goods.” 🧵

[Jessie Trudeau @jessiewtrudeau]

Excited to share some new work on the size, distribution, and political implications of extortion payments in Rio @UNUWIDER .

Posting more on 🦋: https://t.co/HsIeheS1s1

[Omar García-Ponce @o_garcia_ponce]

🧵 Why designating drug cartels as terrorist organizations could backfire:

1/ First, the current legal framework already provides comprehensive mechanisms for addressing drug trafficking. Adding terrorism creates unnecessary complications while straining US-Mexico relations.

[GLD @GLD_Gothenburg]

Another fellow interview! This time with @jessiewtrudeau, Assistant Professor @MaxwellSU. This interview cover Jessie's book manuscript "Machine Gun Politics", what sparked her research interest, and the lessons she learned from fieldwork in Brazil!

👉https://t.co/xQOaRbCPlV

[Jessie Trudeau @jessiewtrudeau]

@JaeJaeykim2 @o_garcia_ponce @ElliottSchoolGW Thanks Jae! Based off of the research here https://t.co/ihKH6UZwdh

[Jessie Trudeau @jessiewtrudeau]

Looking forward to this tomorrow! Thanks @o_garcia_ponce @ElliottSchoolGW for the invitation.

[Omar García-Ponce @o_garcia_ponce]

Join us @ElliottSchoolGW tomorrow at 2pm for a discussion with @jessiewtrudeau on police reform in Brazil.

Looking forward to participating in this event!

[Jessie Trudeau @jessiewtrudeau]

New hobby alert 🪶

[Maxwell School @MaxwellSU]

LISTEN via @scopeconditions: Professor @jessiewtrudeau discusses her research on why politicians in some parts for the world bring criminal organizations into their campaigns for office. @SUPoliSci @SUMoynihanInst https://t.co/05kTNnAK9m