Overview

This multidisciplinary Handbook examines the complex and often hidden relationship between organised crime and politics across the globe, highlighting the difficulties involved in researching such relationships and offering new insights into how they evolve to become pervasive and destructive. Organised into five distinct sections, key chapters focus on issues and case studies from across Europe, the Americas, Africa, Eurasia and international organisations in order to provide a new and systematic picture and analysis of what the relationship between criminal organisations and politics looks like in different national contexts. In so doing, it offers an insight into the ever-evolving nature of this relationship, and the exchanges within it, in order to identify common features and key differences. These in turn raise provoking questions regarding the possibility of improving democracy, political systems, civil society and economic systems in order to counter the possible infiltration of these organisations, their associates and representatives. Students and scholars of public policy, politics, criminology and those focussing on organised crime more specifically will find this Handbook an original and engaging guide to the current state of play, whilst policy makers, practitioners and NGOs will find the case studies set in national context eminently valuable. Contributors include: S. Adorno, F. Allum, J. Arsovska, M. Beare, M. Bedetti, G. Borrelli, S. Brady, D. Bright, J.-L. Briquet, A. Chung, N. Dalponte, A. De Vos, C.N. Dias, S. Dinnen, G. Favarel-Garrigues, J. Gilbert, S. Gilmour, C. Gunnarson, E. Gutterman, C. Hemmings, A. Idler, D. Islas, J. Janssens, S. Jeperson, M. Joutsen, A. Kupatadze, R. Le Cour Grandmaison, S. Lemière, A. Markovska, V. Mete, S. Musau, A. Orlova, I. Roberge, A. Rostami, D. Silverstone, M. Shaw, D. Smith Jr., F. Strazzari, M. Tzvetkova, C. van Ham, G. Walton, J. Wheatley, J. Whittle, Y. Zabyelina, G. Zanoletti

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Author:   Felia Allum ,  Stan Gilmour
Publisher:   Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Imprint:   Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
ISBN:  

9781786434562

ISBN 10:   1786434563
Pages:   528
Publication Date:   29 March 2019
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Contents: Preface Giuseppe Borrelli Introduction Felia Allum, Stan Gilmour And Catherine Hemmings Part I Europe 1. France: Criminal Organisations, Urban Gangs And Politics Jean-Louis Briquet And Gilles Favarel-Garrigues 2. Sweden: Organised Crime, Politics And Civil Society Carina Gunnarson And Amir Rostami 3. Germany: Ndrangheta, Settlements And Democracy Nicolo Dalponte And Martina Bedetti 4. Italy: Politics, Local Government And Mafias Vittorio Mete 5. Western Balkans: Organised Crime, Political Corruption And Oligarchs Jana Arsovska 6. Ukraine: Organised Crime, Shady Politics And 'Frozen' Conflict Yuliya Zabyelina And Anna Markovska 7. Bulgaria: Organised Crime, Privaye Security And The State In Post-1989 Marina Tzvetkova 8. Post Soviet Eurasia: Variations, Organised Crime And Political Corruption Alexander Kupatadze 9. Russia: A 'Mafia State', Politics And Shifting Power Dynamics Alessandra Orlova Part II The Americas 10. United States Of America I: Organised Crime, Public Corruption And A Downward Trend Joseph Wheatley 11. United States Of America II: Organised Crime, Political Corruption And Illicit Enterprise Dwight Smith Jr 12. Canada: Internal Conspiracies: Corruption, Politics, And Crime Margaret Beare 13. Mexico: Politics, Cartels And Violence Romain Le Cour Grandmaison 14. Brazil: Organised Crime, Corruption And Urban Violence Sergio Adorno And Camila Nunes Dias 15. Guatamela: Organised Crime, Fraud And Politics Diorella Islas 16. Colombia: Organised Crime, Politics And Convenience Annette Idler Part III Africa 17. Kenya: Organised Crime, Political Linkages And Violence Stephen Musau 18. Sahel-Sahara Region: Organised Crime, The Sahel-Sahara Region And State (Un)Making Francesco Strazzari And Giovanni Zanoletti 19. Sierra Leone: Organised Crime, Lack Of State Capture And Success Sasha Jesperson 20. South Africa: Origins Of The `Mafia State': Political Transition, Organised Crime And The Impact On Democracy Mark Shaw 21. Nigeria: Black Gold, Suits And Brown Envelopes Sheelagh Brady Part IV Eurasia 22. Australia: Organised Crime, Donations And Political Assassinations David A. Bright And Carolien Van Ham 23. New Zealand: Patched Gangs, Police And Political Corruption Jarrod Gilbert 24. India: Systemic Criminality, Work And The Politics Of Labour Andrew Sanchez 25. China: The 'Red/Black Nexus', Politics And Organised Crime Daniel Silverstone, Alex Chung And Joe Whittle 26. Malaysia: Gangster Boogie, Bosses And Politics Sophie Lemiere 27. The Pacific: The Dark Side Of Economic Globalisation, Politics And Organised Crime Grant W Walton And Sinclair Dinnen Part IV International Organisations 28. The European Union: Organised Crime Policies, Politics And The EU Jelle Janssens And Anke De Vos 29. Financial Action Task Force: Fighting Transnational Organised Crime, Money Laundering And The Limits Of Experimentalist Governance Ellen Gutterman and Ian Roberge 30. The United Nations: Organised Crime On The Agenda Of The United Nations Matti Joutsen Index

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`This is a very important collection, bringing together key experts in the field to offer insights into the opaque nexus between politics and organised crime.' -- Elizabeth David Barrett, University of Sussex, UK

'This Handbook deals with a theme that has long been treated at best marginally from the standpoint of scientific research. To fill this gap, these many dedicated authors have provided readers with a rich and variegated picture created from painstakingly collected data and reasoned reflections on how the link between organised crime and politics can be manifested in its many forms.' -- Attilio Scaglione, PArtecipazione e COnflitto 'The Handbook of Organised Crime and Politics, which reviews studies of the interactions between organised criminals and politicians across about 30 countries from every continent, is a timely and salutary introduction to an importantly growing area of social science. The book is edited by Felia Allum, a senior lecturer in politics at the University of Bath, UK and Stan Gilmour, a local area policing commander in Reading, UK. Such a rare combination of academic and practitioner speaks to the increasing sophistication of some British police officers as well as the embracing of issues of public significance by British academics. But far from being journalistic, or just exhortations to do better, the book is packed with hard-won accounts of the links around the globe between many different forms of systematic criminality and political processes.' -- David Canter 'Felia Allum and Stan Gilmour have put together a truly global collection of case studies on the nexus between crime and politics. It makes a valuable contribution to a highly dynamic field of research at the intersection of political science and criminology.' -- Klaus von Lampe, Berlin School of Economics and Law, Germany 'As this book recognises, organised crime has historically been a contested and ambiguous concept, leaving a contemporary legacy of regularly shifting scientific and policy inquiry, even more so in cross-cultural contexts. But irrespective of how we construct it , the intrinsic and extrinsic political dimensions of organised crime and its control that this book foregrounds ought to be central to those researching in this area. This timely collection provides an expansive overview of organised crime and politics, and the politics of organised crime, from a diverse array of nation-states across the globe and at the supranational level, making a valued contribution to the literature.' -- Nicholas Lord, University of Manchester, UK 'This is a very important collection, bringing together key experts in the field to offer insights into the opaque nexus between politics and organised crime.' -- Elizabeth David Barrett, University of Sussex, UK

'Felia Allum and Stan Gilmour have put together a truly global collection of case studies on the nexus between crime and politics. It makes a valuable contribution to a highly dynamic field of research at the intersection of political science and criminology.' --Klaus von Lampe, Berlin School of Economics and Law, Germany'As this book recognises, ''organised crime'' has historically been a contested and ambiguous concept, leaving a contemporary legacy of regularly shifting scientific and policy inquiry, even more so in cross-cultural contexts. But irrespective of how we construct 'it', the intrinsic and extrinsic political dimensions of organised crime and its control that this book foregrounds ought to be central to those researching in this area. This timely collection provides an expansive overview of organised crime and politics, and the politics of organised crime, from a diverse array of nation states across the globe and at the supranational level, making a valued contribution to the literature.' --Nicholas Lord, University of Manchester, UK 'This is a very important collection, bringing together key experts in the field to offer insights into the opaque nexus between politics and organised crime.' --Elizabeth David Barrett, University of Sussex, UK

`Felia Allum and Stan Gilmour have put together a truly global collection of case studies on the nexus between crime and politics. It makes a valuable contribution to a highly dynamic field of research at the intersection of political science and criminology.' -- Klaus von Lampe, Berlin School of Economics and Law, Germany `As this book recognises, organised crime has historically been a contested and ambiguous concept, leaving a contemporary legacy of regularly shifting scientific and policy inquiry, even more so in cross-cultural contexts. But irrespective of how we construct it , the intrinsic and extrinsic political dimensions of organised crime and its control that this book foregrounds ought to be central to those researching in this area. This timely collection provides an expansive overview of organised crime and politics, and the politics of organised crime, from a diverse array of nation-states across the globe and at the supranational level, making a valued contribution to the literature.' -- Nicholas Lord, University of Manchester, UK `This is a very important collection, bringing together key experts in the field to offer insights into the opaque nexus between politics and organised crime.' -- Elizabeth David Barrett, University of Sussex, UK

`Felia Allum and Stan Gilmour have put together a truly global collection of case studies on the nexus between crime and politics. It makes a valuable contribution to a highly dynamic field of research at the intersection of political science and criminology.' -- Klaus von Lampe, Berlin School of Economics and Law, Germany `As this book recognises, organised crime has historically been a contested and ambiguous concept, leaving a contemporary legacy of regularly shifting scientific and policy inquiry, even more so in cross-cultural contexts. But irrespective of how we construct `it', the intrinsic and extrinsic political dimensions of organised crime and its control that this book foregrounds ought to be central to those researching in this area. This timely collection provides an expansive overview of organised crime and politics, and the politics of organised crime, from a diverse array of nation states across the globe and at the supranational level, making a valued contribution to the literature.' -- Nicholas Lord, University of Manchester, UK `This is a very important collection, bringing together key experts in the field to offer insights into the opaque nexus between politics and organised crime.' -- Elizabeth David Barrett, University of Sussex, UK

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Edited by Felia Allum, Senior Lecturer, Department of Politics, Languages and International Studies, University of Bath and Stan Gilmour, Local Policing Area Commander, Thames Valley Police, Reading, UK

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