Publications
Photo by Laura Blume (Tegucigalpa, Honduras 2017)
Journal Articles
Blume, L. (2022). Collusion, Cooptation, or Evasion: The Politics of Drug Trafficking Violence in Central America. Comparative Political Studies. https://doi.org/10.1177/00104140211066218
Blume, L. R., Sauls, L. A., & Knight, C. A. (2022). Tracing Territorial-Illicit Relations: Pathways of Influence and Prospects for Governance. Political Geography, 97. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polgeo.2022.102690
Blume, L. (2021). Narco Robin Hoods: Community Support for Illicit Economies and Violence in Rural Central America. World Development 143: 105464. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2021.105464
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. https://doi.org/10.1177/1866802X1700900103
Blume, L. R., Sauls, L. A., & Knight, C. A. (2022). Tracing Territorial-Illicit Relations: Pathways of Influence and Prospects for Governance. Political Geography, 97. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polgeo.2022.102690
Blume, L. (2021). Narco Robin Hoods: Community Support for Illicit Economies and Violence in Rural Central America. World Development 143: 105464. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2021.105464
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. https://doi.org/10.1177/1866802X1700900103
Additional Articles
Blume, L., Hernández, V., Meza, D., & Weitzel, V. (2024). “Dying for Justice in Central America." NACLA Report on the Americas 56(3). www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10714839.2024.2388373
Blume, L. (2024). Honduras: A Narco-State Made in the United States. NACLA Report on the Americas. nacla.org/honduras-narco-state-made-in-the-united-states
Blume, L., Meza, D., & Heath, P. (2023). “Honduran Women Leaders in the Crosshairs." NACLA Report on the Americas. nacla.org/honduran-women-leaders-crosshairs
Blume, L. & Sauls, L. A. (2022). “Combating Narcos or Criminalizing Indigeneity?" NACLA Report on the Americas. https://nacla.org/combating-narcos-or-criminalizing-indigeneity-honduras
Blume, L. (2018). “A Tale of Two Dictatorships.” NACLA Report on the Americas. https://nacla.org/news/2018/09/05/tale-two-dictatorships-un-cuento-de-dos-dictaduras
Blume, L. (2018). “The Powder Keg of Nicaraguan Politics.” Intercontinental Cry. https://intercontinentalcry.org/the-powder-keg-of-nicaraguan-politics/
Blume, L. (2016). “¡Basta Ya! The United States is Overdue for a New Policy Approach in Honduras.” International Affairs Review. https://www.iar-gwu.org/blog/2016/05/22/basta-ya-the-united-states-is-overdue-for-a-new-policy-approach-in-honduras
Blume, L. (2015). “Chasing El Chapo.” International Affairs Review. https://www.iar-gwu.org/blog/2015/07/27/chasing-el-chapo
Blume, L. (2024). Honduras: A Narco-State Made in the United States. NACLA Report on the Americas. nacla.org/honduras-narco-state-made-in-the-united-states
Blume, L., Meza, D., & Heath, P. (2023). “Honduran Women Leaders in the Crosshairs." NACLA Report on the Americas. nacla.org/honduran-women-leaders-crosshairs
Blume, L. & Sauls, L. A. (2022). “Combating Narcos or Criminalizing Indigeneity?" NACLA Report on the Americas. https://nacla.org/combating-narcos-or-criminalizing-indigeneity-honduras
Blume, L. (2018). “A Tale of Two Dictatorships.” NACLA Report on the Americas. https://nacla.org/news/2018/09/05/tale-two-dictatorships-un-cuento-de-dos-dictaduras
Blume, L. (2018). “The Powder Keg of Nicaraguan Politics.” Intercontinental Cry. https://intercontinentalcry.org/the-powder-keg-of-nicaraguan-politics/
Blume, L. (2016). “¡Basta Ya! The United States is Overdue for a New Policy Approach in Honduras.” International Affairs Review. https://www.iar-gwu.org/blog/2016/05/22/basta-ya-the-united-states-is-overdue-for-a-new-policy-approach-in-honduras
Blume, L. (2015). “Chasing El Chapo.” International Affairs Review. https://www.iar-gwu.org/blog/2015/07/27/chasing-el-chapo
Publications - Book Reviews
Saha, A. & Blume, L. (forthcoming). Book Review of Call the Mothers: Searching for Mexico’s Disappeared in the War on Drugs, by Shaylih Muehlmann. Journal of Latin American Geography.
Blume, L. (2024). Book Review of Narco Media: Latinidad, Popular Culture, and America's War on Drugs, byJason Ruiz. Journal of Latin American Geography, 23 (2): 191 – 194. https://doi.org/10.1353/lag.2024.a939033
Blume, L. (2023). Book Review of Undermining the State from Within: The International Legacies of Civil War in Central America, by Rachel A. Schwartz. Perspectives on Politics, 21(4): 1511-1512. https://doi.org/10.1017/S153759272300244X
Blume, L. (2023). Book Review of Drugs Wars and Covert Netherworlds: The Transformation of Mexico’s Narco Cartels, by James H. Creechan. Journal of Latin American Geography, 22 (1): 170-173. muse.jhu.edu/pub/15/article/899560/pdf
Blume, L. (2024). Book Review of Narco Media: Latinidad, Popular Culture, and America's War on Drugs, byJason Ruiz. Journal of Latin American Geography, 23 (2): 191 – 194. https://doi.org/10.1353/lag.2024.a939033
Blume, L. (2023). Book Review of Undermining the State from Within: The International Legacies of Civil War in Central America, by Rachel A. Schwartz. Perspectives on Politics, 21(4): 1511-1512. https://doi.org/10.1017/S153759272300244X
Blume, L. (2023). Book Review of Drugs Wars and Covert Netherworlds: The Transformation of Mexico’s Narco Cartels, by James H. Creechan. Journal of Latin American Geography, 22 (1): 170-173. muse.jhu.edu/pub/15/article/899560/pdf