María José Méndez

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María José Méndez is an assistant professor in the department of political science at the University of Toronto. Her research focuses on organized violence, illicit economies, and feminist and decolonial thought and practice. Her current book project examines the gendered political economy of transnational gang violence in Central America.

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El Salvador’s “State of Exception” Makes Women Collateral Damage

The move was supposed to crack down on gangs, but it puts women at further risk of violence.

  • Julia Zulver
  • María José Méndez
· May 4, 2023