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Katherine Aguirre Tobón

Katherine Aguirre Tobón

Gender
Latin America
Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW)
Researcher | Igarapé Institute
Languages:
Spanish
Portuguese
English
Location:
Brasil
Contact:
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Katherine Aguirre Tobón is a Colombian researcher at Igarapé Institute (Brasil) working in the fields of armed violence and development. Her interests include local arms control initiatives and gender perspectives of disarmament. She is a coordinator of the Women in Security and Defense Network in Latin America and the Caribbean – Amassuru, participates in the The Gender Equality Network for Small Arms Control, and is the editor of Collaborative Newsletter Gender and Women SEHLAC. 

Featured Publications

Ocho Mitos de los Defensores del Porte de Armas Desmentidos

La Silla Vacía | March 27, 2024.
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In the Americas, Homicide Is the Other Killer Epidemic

Foreign Policy | May 20, 2022.
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The state of police violence in the Americas

Small Wars Journal | September 13, 2021.
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Publications

  • Ocho Mitos de los Defensores del Porte de Armas Desmentidos
    La Silla Vacía | March 27, 2024.
  • In the Americas, Homicide Is the Other Killer Epidemic
    Foreign Policy | May 20, 2022.
  • The state of police violence in the Americas
    Small Wars Journal | September 13, 2021.
  • Gun Trafficking and Violence: From The Global Network to The Local Security Challenge
    SpringerLink | 2021
  • Arming the Americas
    The Oxford Handbook of the Sociology of Latin America | 2020
  • El enfoque de género enriquece la discusión sobre el control de armas en Colombia
    razonpublica | 2020
  • El tráfico de armas en Colombia: una revisión desde los orígenes a los destinos
    Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences (FLASCO) | 2011

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