Vietnamese Organized Crime in the Czech Republic

Miroslav Nožina is Senior Researcher at the Institute of International Relations, Prague, Czech Republic. He is specialized in social anthropology/cultural criminology and Southeast Asian Studies. His recent research focuses on Vietnamese organized crime, geopolitics of drugs and wildlife crime. Filip Kraus is Senior Researcher and Senior Lecturer at the Department of Asian Studies, Palacky University, Olomouc, Czech Republic. He is a former policeman who was responsible for combating Vietnamese organized crime at the National Centre Against Organised Crime of the Criminal Police and Investigation Service, Police of the Czech Republic. He has published number of books, articles and lectures on these issues.

“The book is well written. … Overall, this book combines rich new data with a unique investigation by the CR’s criminologists and offers a beneficial review of the existing literature in terms of Vietnamese diasporic communities in general and VOC in particular. It makes a significant addition to the criminological approach in the Global South and is also a helpful resource for understanding VOC in Central Europe.” (Hai Thanh Luong, Trends in Organized Crime, Vol. 24, 2021)

• 1. Theoretical Background, Research Methods And Information Sources.- 2. Vietnamese Migration To The Czech Republic And The Appearance Of Vietnamese Criminal Networks.- 3. The World Of The Vietnamese Diaspora In The Czech Republic.- 4. Vietnamese Criminal Activities In The Czech Republic.- 5. Conclusions.