Italian Mafias Today

Edited by Felia Allum, Senior Lecturer, Department of Politics, Languages and International Studies, University of Bath, UK, Isabella Clough Marinaro, Associate Professor of Italian Studies, John Cabot University, Rome, Italy and Rocco Sciarrone, Professor of Economic Sociology, Department of Culture, Politics and Society, University of Turin, Italy

‘This book should appeal, in primis, to criminologists and social scientists. However, I would strongly recommend it to anyone who may have an academic or personal interest in understanding recent Italian history. Above all, I would recommend it to law- and policy-makers internationally, for Italyʼs long tug-of-war with the mafias has many useful lessons to teach to countries and communities that have not yet experienced the scourge of criminal power syndicates operating in their midst, or that collude with such syndicates by offering far-from-transparent financial services—hence contributing to the enormous human suffering and grave social devastation that the mafias have been causing since the 19 century.’

• Contents:1. Introduction: Thinking about Italian mafias today Felia Allum, Isabella Clough Marinaro and Rocco SciarronePart I MAFIAS IN TRADITIONAL TERRITORIES2. Waiting for a new leader: Eras and transitions in Cosa Nostra Alessandra Dino3. The Camorras in Naples and Campania: Business, groups and familiesLuciano Brancaccio and Vittorio Martone4. ’Ndrangheta: A (post-)modern mafia with ancient roots Enzo Ciconte5. The Sacra Corona Unita: The birth and decline of the fourth mafia? Monica MassariPart II MAFIAS BETWEEN POLITICS, ECONOMY AND SOCIETY6. The economic dimension of mafias, social capital and the ‘grey area’ Rocco Sciarrone7. Mafias and political corruption in ItalySalvatore Sberna and Alberto Vannucci8. The welfare system of Italian mafias Alessandro Colletti9. Pizzini: Sicilian mafia culture between continuity and change Rossella MerlinoPart III MAFIAS IN NON-TRADITIONAL TERRITORIES10. Lombardy, the long march of the ’Ndrangheta: Old history and new stories Nando dalla Chiesa11. Mafias in Emilia Romagna Graziana Corica and Vittorio Mete12. Rome ‘open city’? Camorra expansions into the Italian capital Isabella Clough Marinaro and Maria Giuditta Borselli13. Italian mafias across Europe Joselle Dagnes, Davide Donatiello and Luca Storti14. Italian mafias in Australia: The dominance of the Calabrian ’Ndrangheta Felia Allum and David Bright15. The anti-mafia fight in Italy and abroadAntonio La SpinaBibliography Index