Dr. Covadonga Meseguer will present research in progress at different Mexican institutions. The papers look into the connection between return migration and political preferences (research co-authored with Dr. Christian Ambrosius); the relationship between remittances and vigilantism in Mexico (research co-authored with Dr. Sandra Ley and Eduardo Ibarra-Olivo); and the overall connection between emigration and politics from a comparative politics, international relations, and political economy perspectives (discussion co-authored with Prof. Gwendolyn Sasse and Dr. Gerasimos Tsourapas).