Topic: Drug War
The Article: ‘Violence and migration: evidence from Mexico’s drug war’, by Sukanya Basu and Sarah Pearlman’
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1. What is your semester topic? How does the article you chose fit into your issue?
The semester’s topic is drug war which is considered as one of the major issues in the society and particularly in the legal context. The article, ‘Violence and migration: evidence from Mexico’s drug war’, by Sukanya Basu and Sarah Pearlman is appropriate for the topic since it addresses the impact of violence and migration on the drug war in Mexico. This country is one of the major drug zones which reflects the entire drug zones both in the US and other countries across the world. Basu & Pearlman (2017) seeks to explore the manner in which violence on people’s private choices becomes a debatable issue in the context of crime and conflict. The article further examines the case of the drug war in zones affected by drugs since this issue seems to be dramatically increasing the homicide cases since late 2016. Hence, this article is appropriate for the topic because it addresses the issue of drugs and its influence in the society.
2. How did you find the article you chose? Explain your research process.
One can find a scholarly article by considering that it comprises of an original research article authored by the researchers and people who have experience in the related field of study. Hence, this article was assessed based on the authors, Basu and Pearlman who are both known for their critical knowledge in matters laws and criminology. The two authors are also considered to be experts in the field of societal matters and criminology considering that this article is peer reviewed and has been cited by over 30 authors in different disciplines and that both are highly educated in these contexts.
The research that I conducted to get this article involved the following steps: firstly, I considered that the article is found in the periodicals database containing various articles in various fields. Secondly, I affirmed that the article is suitable to the chosen topic; the Drug War and that all its research is based on the findings addressing this topic. Thirdly, I ensure that the article has been cited by some authors seeking to discuss various societal and criminology matters. Hence, this article qualified to be used in the topic at hand.
3. Summarize the article you chose in a paragraph:
This article discusses the concern about the effects of the use of drugs in Mexico which the various research show that many homicide cases linked to the excessive use of the globally illegalised drugs. The articles analyses data collected from a different survey of the Mexican census and labour force (Basu & Pearlman, 2017). The objective of the study conducted finds out the impact of violence associated with the drug at the municipal and state levels. It narrows down the survey to the federal highway that interacts with cocaine supply. The Highway is considered as the main channel of amount and distribution of drugs across Mexico and Colombia. The increase in homicide associated with the drug use has resulted in the migration of individuals from Columbia to other neighbouring countries.
4. What is the author’s main point?
There has a debate concerning the rising violence and the homicide experienced in the Mexico which is known for the manufacture and distribution of the globally banned substances. These substances have been linked to the rising cases of the homicide which has caused the residence to live in fear and others to migrate to other countries where security is guaranteed (Basu & Pearlman, 2017). The authors have made use of the data collected by the government bodies to do their study. Highways are the possible ways that they have identified as the potential ways through which the drug traffickers come into conduct with the authorities.
The highways are the possible channels that are used for the distribution of drugs also these are one of the ways consumers are linked with the suppliers. The authors try to connect the increase in drug use in the rise in the homicide level and the immigration that is experienced at the municipal and state levels.
5. How does the author provide evidence for the main point?
Basu & Pearlman (2017) first examined the case of the drug war in Mexico which was their chosen context to explore violence and migration regarding drug war. Secondly, the authors sought to evaluate the manner in which drugs led to the increase in homicide cases during late 2006. The data from the Mexican Census and labour force surveys were employed for the estimation of the effect of violence on migration at different state levels (Basu & Pearlman, 2017). Regarding the prevalence of violence, the authors used federal highways and the manner in which they interacted with the cocaine stock shocks which had the highest incidence of homicide in 2016 compared to other regions. The article found the high rate of murder caused by massive use of drugs in the zones consequently led to a high rate of migration.
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Basu, S., & Pearlman, S. (2017). Violence and migration: evidence from Mexico’s drug war. IZA Journal of Development and Migration, 7(1).
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