Mafia Expansion - The ''Ndrangheta in Established Democracies

Informationen zum Autor Zora L. Hauser is a Leverhulme Early Career Fellow at the Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge. In her research, Hauser investigates criminal governance and illicit markets, with a focus on dynamics of trust and violence. Her work has been featured on CNN, Sky News, and in Der Spiegel, among others. Previously, she has served as an analyst for the NATO Foundation and the Italian Ministry of Defence. Hauser obtained her doctorate in Sociology from the University of Oxford and holds an MA in International Relations and a BA in Political Science from LUISS University, Rome. Zusammenfassung This book offers the first overarching account of mafia expansion grounded in the analysis of one of the most widely spread, yet least understood, mafias in the world. It presents an in-depth study of the Calabrian 'Ndrangheta's expansion to Germany and a nuanced framework for understanding mafia expansion into other democratic states. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1: Introduction 2: Mafia Expansion: A Theory 3: The Calabrian Mafia: 'An Underestimated Phenomenon' 4: Established Democracies: The Case of Germany 5: Governance: The Farao Clan 6: Trade: The Erfurt Group 7: Hibernation: The Lake Constance Groups 8: Conclusion

Product details

• Authors: Zora L. Hauser, Zora L. (Leverhulme Early Career Fellow Hauser
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.07.2025
• EAN: 9780198895541
• ISBN: 978-0-19-889554-1
• No. of pages: 288
• Series: Clarendon Studies in Criminology
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; Germany, LAW / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, Political science & theory, Organized crime, Legal aspects of criminology, Political science and theory, Criminology: legal aspects