The Shadows of Power: Unveiling political corruption

How do we define democracy? How widespread does corruption have to be before we stop calling it one? In this conversation with MTSU professor Stephen Morris we receive an insight into the relationship between corruption and violence in Mexico, and how a dysfunctional system of law enforcement can lead to blurred lines between criminals and government. To see more of Professor Morris’s work please visit his website here: https://stephenmorris1.wixsite.com/morris

The book referenced in the episode linked here: https://www.jstor.org/stable/24590861?searchText=corruption%2C+drug+trafficking+and+violence+in+mexico&searchUri=%2Faction%2FdoBasicSearch%3FQuery%3Dcorruption%252C%2Bdrug%2Btrafficking%2Band%2Bviolence%2Bin%2Bmexico%26so%3Drel&ab_segments=0%2Fbasic_search_gsv2%2Fcontrol&refreqid=fastly-default%3A795957553b6e3a3d23be7a93c6310a36