Peer-Reviewed Articles Blume, L., Sauls, L. A., & Galeana, F. (2026). Militarized Margins: Counternarcotics Policy and the Struggle for Territorial Governance in Central America. Geoforum, 170, 104535. Blume, L. (2022). Collusion, Co-Optation, or Evasion: The Politics of Drug Trafficking Violence in Central America. Comparative Political Studies, 55(8), 1366–1402. Blume, L., Sauls, L., & Knight, C. (2022). Tracing Territorial-Illicit Relations: Pathways of Influence and Prospects for Governance. Political Geography, 97, 102690. Blume, L. (2021). Narco Robin Hoods: Community support for illicit economies and violence in rural Central America. World Development, 143. 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.
