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Informal economy, informal state : the case of Uzbekistan [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
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Abel Polese, Johan Rasanayagam
core   +1 more source

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

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

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

Escenarios actuales del crimen organizado: factores contextuales y perspectivas teóricas

open access: yesForo Internacional, 2023
La grave crisis de inseguridad y derechos humanos del México contemporáneo exige a la academia un análisis profundo del fenómeno del crimen organizado, informado por experiencias internacionales y sensible a su naturaleza dual en tanto fenómeno con ...
Annaclara De Tuglie
doaj   +1 more source

The market for protection and the origin of the state [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
We examine a stark setting in which security or protection can be provided by self-governing groups or by for-profit entrepreneurs (kings, kleptocrats, or mafia dons).
Konrad, Kai A., Skaperdas, Stergios
core   +1 more source

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

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

Promoting Awareness about Psychological Consequences of Living in a Community Oppressed by the Mafia: A Group-Analytic Intervention [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
The effects of the Mafia have been extensively studied from sociological, economic, and historical points of view. However, little research has investigated the influence of the Mafia on individuals and communities in terms of its psychological and ...
Cannizzaro, G.   +4 more
core   +3 more sources

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