Sonja Wolf, Ph.D.

sonja.wolf@cide.edu


Assistant Professor

CONAHCYT

Year of PhD: 2008

Country: Mexico

About Me:

Sonja Wolf holds a PhD in International Politics (Aberystwyth University, UK) and is a Cátedra CONAHCYT Researcher in Mexico. Her research interests focus on gangs, security, and migration, especially in Mexico and Central America. She is the author of Mano Dura: The Politics of Gang Control in El Salvador (University of Texas Press, 2017). Her audiovisual work in cludes The Vertical Border (Mexico, 2022), a feature documentary on forced migration, and Collateral (Mexico, 2024), a fiction short film on military mental health.

Research Interests

Latin American And Caribbean Politics

Refugees

Human Rights

NGOs

Crime Politics

Immigration & Citizenship

Street Gangs

Forced Displacement

Police Violence

Security Policy

Countries of Interest

El Salvador

Guatemala

Honduras

Mexico