Book Details
Orange Code:91903
Paperback:261 pages
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Sections:
1. The Pakistan Rangers: From Border Defense to Internal “Protection”2. “Gangs in Uniform” in Turkey: Politics at the Articulation between Security Institutions and the Criminal World3. Governor Sutiyoso’s “Wars on Vice”: Criminal Enterprises, Islamist Militias, and Political Power in Jakarta4. Shadow States: Globalization, Criminalization, and Environmental Change5. Forging Capitalism: A Bulgarian Case-Study6. Mafia Violence and Political Power in Russia7. Monetary Illegalism and Civil War: The Case of Somalia
Description:
In contrast to a globalizing approach to “transnational organized crime,” this edited volume studies socio-historical environments in which mafia-esque violence has found a fertile ground for growth and development within the political arena. The various chapters explore empirical data showing how politico-criminal configurations emerge, are formed and allow for interactions between powerful official stakeholders and “professionals of the use of force”. Links between military know-how and political power in Indonesia, Pakistan and Turkey; the conversion of “violent entrepreneurs” into the Russian or Bulgarian political arena; the political racketeering activities of leaders of armed nationalist movements in Corsica; interactions between the Calabrese mafia and business; investment by the Belizean government in illegal activities; or else, monetary illegalism in the Somalia conflict… The various chapters of this book encourage a comparative approach to the study of mafia violence in the making and running of State power.
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