Organised Crime and the Challenge to Democracy (Routledge/ECPR Studies in European Political Science)

Allum, Felia (Editor)/ Siebert, Renate (Editor)/ Beetham, David (Foreward By)

ISBN 10: 041536972X / ISBN 13: 9780415369725

Published by Routledge, 2003

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1st edition. 256 pages. 9.25x6.25x0.75 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Organised Crime and the Challenge to Democracy (Routledge/ECPR Studies in European Political Science)
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 041536972X
• ISBN 13: 9780415369725
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.54 kilograms

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Synopsis

This innovative book investigates the paradoxical situation whereby organized crime groups, authoritarian in nature and anti-democratic in practice, perform at their best in democratic countries. It uses examples from the United States, Japan, Russia, South America, France, Italy and the European Union.

About the Author

Felia Allum is a lecturer in Italian history and politics at the University of Bath, UK. Her research interests are European and Italian politics and organized crime, in particular, its relationship with politics.Renate Siebert is Professor of Sociology at the University of Calabria, Italy. Her research focuses on gender, generations, the mafia and the Mezzogiorno region in particular.