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The dynamics of criminal collaboration: Multiplex ties in mafia networks

open access: yesCriminology, EarlyView.
Abstract This study examines how social embeddedness and multiplex relationships shape criminal collaboration within organized crime networks. Drawing on data from three major investigations into the ‘Ndrangheta, we analyze how kinship, clan affiliation, leadership, and prior interactions influence participation in meetings and phone calls.
Francesco Calderoni   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Measuring the Land Mafia in Indonesia: New Phenomenon of Extraordinary Crime

open access: yesNovum Jus
The recent actions of the land mafia in Indonesia, especially after the implementation of reforms, have increased significantly in the land sector, including individuals and many government institutions, disrupting the investment entry process and ...
Vani Wirawan   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Wheeling and Dealing in War: Smuggling, Stigma and Separatist Rebellions

open access: yesPartecipazione e Conflitto, 2022
Organized crime is both a liability and an asset for rebel movements. Illicit channels of supply – notably for arms and fuel – are often the only possible ones. Yet, this can come at the costs of political de-legitimization.
Danilo Mandić
doaj   +1 more source

The Mobile Core: Perpetuating Tourism Leakage Through the Socioecological Fix in South Korea

open access: yesAsia Pacific Viewpoint, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT By adopting the socioecological fix concept, this study aims to examine the spatial dynamics of tourism leakage. An ethnographic examination of an ecotourism project on Jeju Island, South Korea was conducted for 18 months from 2011 to 2013.
Souyeon Nam
wiley   +1 more source

Mafieux ou héros ? Mythes et motifs tragiques dans Le Parrain et Le Parrain II de Francis Ford Coppola

open access: yesCahiers de Narratologie, 2019
Le Parrain et Le Parrain II de Francis Ford Coppola constituent l’une des principales sources d’information sur la mafia dont disposent les spectateurs du monde entier.
Rosario Giovanni Scalia
doaj   +1 more source

Blurring Migrant Solidarity: Navigating the Troubled Regime of ‘Helping Others’ From the Urban Ground of Palermo

open access: yesArea, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper explores migrant solidarity in the aftermath of the 2015 so‐called ‘migration crisis’ from the ground of the Southern Italian ‘solidarity city’ of Palermo, building on ethnographic material collected across 2022/2023. It argues that migrant solidarity both resists and reproduces racialised borders, as it is never entirely and ...
Francesca Guarino
wiley   +1 more source

Jurisprudential analysis of the mafia game; Emphasizing the elements of lies, deception and the nature of play [PDF]

open access: yesپژوهش‌های فقهی مسائل مستحدثه
Mafia game; Emerging and pervasive entertainment among Muslim youth. Since in this game, the approach of the mafia members is to lie and deceive the citizens of the game, the jurisprudential evidence of banning falsehood (lying as a joke) has attracted ...
mohamad hasanzadeh
doaj   +1 more source

Organized Crime and Electoral Outcomes in Sicily [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
This paper investigates the relationship between mafia and politics by focusing on the market for votes. It exploits the fact that in the early 1990s the Italian party system collapsed, new parties emerged and mafia families had to look for new political
Buonanno, Paolo   +2 more
core   +2 more sources

Hyperreality, Polarization and Prejudice: Social Media Descriptions of Swedish Child Welfare Services

open access: yesChild &Family Social Work, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article examines how the Swedish child welfare services (CWSs) are described in Arabic‐speaking social media, with a focus on the ‘LVU campaign.’ The material consists of Facebook and YouTube posts and comments about the Swedish CWSs' actions in child mistreatment cases involving migrant families.
Dana Sofi, Jonas Stier, Emmie Wahlström
wiley   +1 more source

Resolution of Multiple Certificates By The National Land Agency (BPN) of Pamekasan District In Prevention of Land Mafia

open access: yesYurisdiksi: Jurnal Wacana Hukum dan Sains
Land mafia is still a serious threat in Indonesia, including in Pamekasan Regency, where the need for land is increasing rapidly. This study aims to examine the role of the National Land Agency (BPN) in resolving dual certificate disputes which are often
Rokhman, Iwan Permadi, Supriyadi
doaj   +1 more source

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