Peer-Reviewed Publications

Blume, L. (2022). Collusion, Cooptation, or Evasion: The Politics of Drug Trafficking Violence in Central America. Comparative Political Studies.

Blume, L. R., Sauls, L. A., & Knight, C. A. (2022). Tracing Territorial-Illicit Relations: Pathways of Influence and Prospects for Governance. Political Geography, 97. 

Blume, L. (2021). Narco Robin Hoods: Community Support for Illicit Economies and Violence in Rural Central America. World Development 143: 105464.

Blume, L. (2017). The Old Rules No Longer Apply: Explaining Narco-Assassinations of Mexican Politicians. Journal of Politics in Latin America 9(1): 59–90. 

Additional Publications

Blume, L. & Sauls, L. A. (2022). “Combating Narcos or Criminalizing Indigeneity?" NACLA Report on the Americas.

Blume, L. (2018). “A Tale of Two Dictatorships.” NACLA Report on the Americas.
 
Blume, L. (2018). “The Powder Keg of Nicaraguan Politics.” Intercontinental Cry.

Blume, L. (2016). “¡Basta Ya! The United States is Overdue for a New Policy Approach in Honduras.” International Affairs Review. 
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Blume, L. (2015). “Chasing El Chapo.” International Affairs Review.