Exactly what role does the mafia play in organised crime? And should Australian law enforcement agencies reassess their priorities?
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‘With great humility and respect" Starbucks has announced it is returning to its spiritual home – Italy.
If most of your knowledge about the mafia comes from The Godfather, you should probably read this.
Australian scholars have almost universally downplayed evidence for the ‘Ndrangheta’s existence or significance, or avoided the topic altogether.
“First, do no harm”. It’s not clear that European countries even got that right as they navigated their way through the aftermath.
Simon McMahon travelled to Sicily, where arrivals are being ordered to leave without understanding why.
Italian law is very clear on what constitutes a mafia-type organisation. But that definition could change if prosecutors in a high-profile case have their way.
Jurassica, the latest play from Red Stitch, is a cross-generational reflection on the migrant experience. It’s part of a long tradition of plays exploring the challenges faced by Italian-Australians.
Italy’s most notorious politician has been treated as a laughing stock for years – but a new book about his life and career makes the truth all too clear.
Some of Italy’s private universities may have a solution to South Africa’s tertiary fee crisis: a sliding scale of fees based on household income.
What actually is the mafia? How does it operate? And what kind of criminal threat does it pose, in Australia and around the world?
Gangs of career criminals in Britain look very different to the stories told by Scorcese or Coppola. They are fluid, multi-cultural and recent research sheds new light on how they use the dirty money.
Everyone learns about the French resistance but what about the freedom fighters across the Alps?
After another operation to rescue immigrants on a capsized boat, what do we need to know about the motives and methods for dealing with the problem?
Thousands of miles of olive groves across southeastern Italy are threatened by the Xylella fastidiosa bacterium.
The prime minister’s claim that more people died during the Mare Nostrum search and rescue operation is disingenuous.
Late last week, an Italian court sentenced the captain of the Costa Concordia cruise liner, Francesco Schettino, to 16 years’ jail after finding him guilty of multiple charges of manslaughter. On January…
Europe still hasn’t figured out how to identify or help refugees.
Italy has a new president in the form of Sergio Mattarella, a 73-year-old constitutional judge from Sicily. Mattarella was elected to the role in the wake of the retirement of Giorgio Napolitano, who had…
Ever heard of Campi Flegrei? It is a supervolcano in southern Italy. Literally translating as “fields of fire,” only the Yellowstone caldera in the United States has more potential to devastate. The Naples…
Principales colaboradores
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Dean of Business School, University of Southern Queensland
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Professor of Politics and Co-Director of the Centre for Britain and Europe, University of Surrey
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Professor of Politics, University of Salford
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Professor of Comparative Organised Crime and Corruption, University of Bath
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Professor of International Migration and Forced Displacement and Director of the Institute for Research into International Migration and Superdiversity, University of Birmingham
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Professor of Politics, University of Salford
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Research Fellow, University of Exeter, University of Exeter
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Professor of Politics, Griffith University
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Professor in Criminology, University of Essex
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Professor, International Studies, Swinburne University of Technology
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Professor of Modern Italian History, University of Bristol
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Research fellow, University of Hull
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Professor of International Politics, University of Warwick
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Professor of Economics, UNSW Sydney
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Associate Professor, Italian Studies, Australian National University
