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The influence and spread of clans and families within the ‘ndrangheta - the Calabrian mafia - is international yet recognising their activities is not always easy, especially when considering mafia groups’ apparent ability to ‘disappear’ when abroad. This book challenges existing myths about the mobility of this mafia group, emphasizing mafias' interconnectivity and ubiquity both at home and abroad, while providing practical tools for law enforcement and organized crime practitioners.
It considers potential biases around ethnicities and surnames and the intergenerational diversification of mafias – for example, the use of encryption technologies. Combining theory with case studies drawn from Anna Sergi’s extensive fieldwork, the book sets out the policy and practice implications for combatting organized crime.
'For all its strengths, the established criminological research on organised crime tends to focus—understandably—on structural and network matters rather than the complex interplay of human and (trans)cultural dynamics that characterise today’s globalised criminal operations. Anna Sergi’s new book provides a valuable corrective. By centring ethnicity, clannish bonds, and the deviant subcultures associated with translocalism in her analysis, Sergi opens new pathways for understanding how modern mafia-style networks actually work—adding crucial dimensions to our knowledge of these complex organisations.’ Keith Hayward, University of Copenhagen
1. How To Understand Mafias
2. How To Understand the Ethnicity Trap
3. How To Understand the (Sur)name Trap
4. How To Understand Intergenerational Changes
5. How To Understand Community Relationships
6. How To Understand Ghosts