The Italian Mafia: The Idealtypical Form of Organized Crime? - Lecture, Maastricht
| datum | 24 november 2014 20:00 |
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| plaats | Maastricht |
| locatie | Aula Minderbroedersberg 4-6  |
| organisatie | Universiteit Maastricht (UM) |
In this lecture Prof. Letizia Paoli focuses on the three main mafia-type criminal organizations active in Italy:
the Sicilian Cosa Nostra
the Calabrian ’Ndrangheta and
the Neapolitan camorra.
Four traits characterize Cosa Nostra and the ’Ndrangheta: the organizations’ longevity; their organizational and cultural complexity; their claim to exercise a political dominion over their areas of settlement; their resulting ability to control legitimate markets.
Paoli demonstrates that several groups of the camorra only meet the latter two of the above-mentioned traits. After briefly summarizing government and societal anti-mafia actions from the early 1990s onwards, the title question will be answered, namely consider whether Italian mafia-type criminal organizations should or not be considered an idealtypical form of organized crime.
In addition to this lecture we have also programmed the movie Un Prophete on Monday 17 November. Click here