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ID160790
Title ProperTransferring violence? mafia killings in nontraditional areas
Other Title Informationevidence from Italy
LanguageENG
AuthorMoro, Francesco N
Summary / Abstract (Note)Violence is a key means used by organized crime to assert its control over territory and business. A widespread view is that violence is bound to take place also in the new territories where mafia groups migrate. In this article, we maintain that this view overlooks two important factors. First, criminal organizations acting in nontraditional areas face a structure of constraints and opportunities that do not generally favor the adoption of violence as a successful organizational strategy. Second, we show that violence, when it takes place, results from the transfer of conflicts that have their roots in the territories of origin of criminal groups. Local conditions play a mediating role in shaping violence in the new territories. We provide empirical support for these statements through the quantitative analysis of the violence perpetrated by mafia groups in Italy in the period between 1983 and 2013.
`In' analytical NoteJournal of Conflict Resolution Vol. 62, No.7; Aug 2018: p.1579-1601
Journal SourceJournal of Conflict Resolution Vol: 62 No 7
Key WordsMigration ;  Conflict ;  Violence ;  organized crime ;  Italy ;  Spatial Diffusion


 
 
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