Resumen
- Drug trafficking is a phenomenon that has grown considerably at a global level since the second half of the 20th century and despite the many political, military and social efforts to mitigate it, this problem persists and adapts rapidly. From this perspective, the main purpose of this article is to present an approach to understanding drug trafficking organisations within the framework of the concept of the evolutionary process of knowledge. To achieve this, the paper is based on the evolutionary ontological framework and the understanding of organisations as systems composed of individuals interacting with each other by means of simple rules within a geographical space. The approach highlights the adaptive capacities of organisations and recognises the emergence of systemic patterns resulting from an evolutionary process. Given the dimension of the drug trafficking problem, for the purposes of this analysis, emphasis is placed on maritime drug trafficking. Finally, the paper establishes an analysis for the understanding of the evolutionary framework in the organisational sphere, providing theoretical and practical contributions so that researchers can utilise it as a starting point.