Jose Angel Garcia

Jose Angel Garcia is a PhD student in the department of politics at the University of Sheffield. he is working on the ‘battle against drug-cartels in Mexico’, an issue that has attracted regional and international attention due to its present and future repercussions.

Autodefensas: the solution to Mexico's drug problem?

Illegal drug trafficking is deeply embedded in Mexico. Collusion between the state and ‘self-defence’ groups is not, however, the answer to it.

By Jose Angel Garcia

/ 28 Apr 2014

Voting, an irrational use of citizens’ limited resources?

In both Mexico and the UK political apathy seems to be on the increase, on general trends at least. If citizens see little tangible connection between their vote, their wishes and public policy, voting comes to be seen as a waste of time.

By Jose Angel Garcia

/ 25 Apr 2014

Public engagement, a social priority?

Living in a perpetual state of fear, people prefer to isolate themselves from what they perceive as the “ineffective” mechanisms of public participation; creating and perpetuating a negative vicious circle.

By Jose Angel Garcia

/ 10 Mar 2014