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Benjamin Lessing

Associate Professor in Political Science; Director, Center for Latin American Studies Benjamin Lessing

Area of Study

Department of Political Science

Benjamin Lessing

Associate Professor in Political Science; Director, Center for Latin American Studies

Professor Lessing studies "criminal conflict"—organized violence involving armed groups that do not seek formal state power, such as drug cartels, prison gangs, and paramilitaries. 

Read more about his research here.