Blake was interviewed for a global report examining the effectiveness of states of emergency in Jamaica and Trinidad & Tobago
Damion Blake, associate professor in the Department of Political Science and Public Policy at Elon University was interviewed and cited in the latest publication by the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED) — the world’s leading organization for real-time data and analysis on political violence and protest.
The new report, titled “Do States of Emergency in the Caribbean Suppress Gang Violence or Spread It? The Cases of Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago,” examines whether government-declared states of emergency (SoEs) have effectively reduced gang-related violence or simply displaced it to other areas. Drawing on Blake’s research on security, gangs, violence, politics and governance in Jamaica, ACLED’s analysts integrated his insights in their regional comparative analysis.
The publication can be found online.