Florida International University FIU Digital Commons FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations University Graduate School 3-30-2012 Illicit Interest Groups: The olitP ical Impact of The Medellin Drug Trafficking Organizations in Colombia Patricia Micolta Florida International University,
[email protected] DOI: 10.25148/etd.FI12050231 Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd Recommended Citation Micolta, Patricia, "Illicit Interest Groups: The oP litical Impact of The eM dellin Drug Trafficking Organizations in Colombia" (2012). FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 625. https://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/625 This work is brought to you for free and open access by the University Graduate School at FIU Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of FIU Digital Commons. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY Miami, Florida ILLICIT INTEREST GROUPS: THE POLITICAL IMPACT OF THE MEDELLIN DRUG TRAFFICKING ORGANIZATIONS IN COLOMBIA A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY in POLITICAL SCIENCE by Patricia Helena Micolta 2012 To: Dean Kenneth G. Furton College of Arts and Sciences This dissertation, written by Patricia Helena Micolta, and entitled Illicit Interest Groups: The Political Impact of the Medellin Drug Trafficking Organizations in Colombia, having been approved in respect to style and intellectual content, is referred to you for judgment. We have read this dissertation and recommend that it be approved. _______________________________________ Astrid Arraras _______________________________________ Ronald Cox _______________________________________ Victor Uribe ______________________________________ Eduardo Gamarra, Major Professor Date of Defense: March 30, 2012 The dissertation of Patricia Helena Micolta is approved.