ExLegi

Extra-Legal Governance Institute based at the Department of Sociology, University of Oxford.

[ExLegi @ex_legi]

1/ Our director @federico_varese has been awarded the prestigious @ERC_Research grant for CRIMGOV, a 5 year-project exploring how organised #crime groups produce, trade and govern in a variety of settings across the world.
https://t.co/y6utCyG6pu

[Zora Hauser @ZoraHauser]

Innovation in #drug markets: synthetic opioyds (cannabis, fentanyl, and tramadol among others), allegedly mixed with human bones (!) are spreading in Sierra Leone and neighbouring countries - read more here: https://t.co/H8e78XOhdG

[Martina Baradel @BaradelMartina]

Just out & open access: my new article with my good colleague Niles Breuer @SociologyOxford
@ex_legi
https://t.co/NPRbpANTfO

[CEE, Sciences Po/CNRS @SciencesPo_CEE]

Come work with @federico_varese on organised crime as part of the CRIMGOV project, funded by @ERC_Research

2⃣ 1-year junior positions available

Research Assistant, fluent in Russian
https://t.co/GvYzeZTDT0

Postdoc, fluent in Spanish and Portuguese
https://t.co/QTmeImHRF6

[CEE, Sciences Po/CNRS @SciencesPo_CEE]

👏Congratulations to @federico_varese for winning a top award from the American Society of Criminology (@ASCRM41), in recognition of his “outstanding contributions to the field of criminology”.

Learn more⤵️
https://t.co/0HCi0fSrKT

[Sciences Po @sciencespo]

🌐 Cyberattaques, arnaques en ligne : d'où proviennent les menaces cyber ?
Découvrez l'indice mondial de cybercriminalité, un outil établi sous la direction de @federico_varese du @SciencesPo_CEE, qui permet de classer les pays par niveau de menace👇 https://t.co/hfp4Ygu1hd

[Martina Baradel @BaradelMartina]

The trend continues: after hangure, autorō, Chinese gangs, the new threat is "tokuryū". A term that includes ALL non-yakuza criminals, described as a "loosely-organised", "fluid", "anonymous" group. Essentially, every individual committing a crime is labeled as such.

[Zora Hauser @ZoraHauser]

Brilliant presentation by @DrDonnaYates about how antiquities did not (significantly) finance terrorism and how unsubstantiated narratives make their way into policy-making 👇

[Zora Hauser @ZoraHauser]

It's been great to present our work on cooperation and violence in criminal markets (with @federico_varese) at @CA_GLITSS in Sarajevo. 20+ countries, lots to learn, lots of fun!

[Martina Baradel @BaradelMartina]

If you are interested in the role of women in organised crime you might like my new piece: 'I never lost a fight against a man': the story of the only woman to join Japan's notorious yakuza https://t.co/pyRrKU1AcO via @ConversationUK

[Martina Baradel @BaradelMartina]

This has been going around today. Let's start with the fact that the yakuza is a collective name for 25 syndicates and not a single organisation. But most importantly, there has been no confirmation that Ebisawa is a yakuza member, let alone a boss.

[Zora Hauser @ZoraHauser]

Value of sub-contracts allocated to different #ndrangheta clans for the construction of the port of Gioia Tauro, in Calabria (1974-75)

[Zora Hauser @ZoraHauser]

According to Swiss police, evidence from encrypted messaging systems shows that organised crime (in this case, Calabrian) is targeting the Swiss justice system with the aim of infiltrating it. If true, this is big. 👇

[Federico Varese @federico_varese]

*A wonderful personal/professional piece of news just in*. The American Society of Criminology has selected me as *the 2024 Thorsten Sellin, Sheldon and Eleanor Glueck Award recipient in recognition of [my] outstanding contributions to the field of criminology.* #ASC 😊

[CEE, Sciences Po/CNRS @SciencesPo_CEE]

Just published in @PLOSONE !

A team of scholars led by @federico_varese established the 1st "World Cybercrime Index", showing from which countries cybercriminals are mostly operating.

An outcome of the @ERC_Research project #CRIMGOV

#OpenAccess article https://t.co/x6e5QUAQFz

[Zora Hauser @ZoraHauser]

Amazing work by our @ex_legi team at Oxford in collaboration with UNSW, Canberra! Years of research went into producing the first global #cyber-crime index 👇👇 check it out 👇👇

[Zora Hauser @ZoraHauser]

#ndrangheta mafia trial in Calabria: verdict confirms involvement of politicians and police (carabinieri/guardia di finanza)👇vicinity with institutions is what makes mafias so resilient and dangerous 👇https://t.co/DqjOt19PIf

[Sociology at Oxford @SociologyOxford]

✨ Are you interested in our MSc in Sociology? ✨

📽️ Gain insights from faculty & hear firsthand experiences from current students in this new video overview...

https://t.co/9GgFPlifKR

[Zora Hauser @ZoraHauser]

Estimates of criminal proceeds are tricky. But this is hard data: one drug trafficker alone buys artificial island in the UAE valued €60m-€80m (£52m-£61m). https://t.co/812bofRNEo

[Martina Baradel @BaradelMartina]

Is it time for a leadership change? Word has it that Shinobu Tsukasa, 81, the 6th boss of Yamaguchi-gumi, is on the brink of retirement. Takayama Kiyoshi, aged 76, is tipped to be his successor as the 7th leader. #Yakuza #Japan #UnderworldDynamics https://t.co/wzcJnlfn4Q

[Zora Hauser @ZoraHauser]

A network of mafiosi entrenched itself in Germany. Authorities watched, but did nothing. Politicians indulged their presence. Civil society ignored their existence. Today, they are still there. With @MargheBettoni and @KlaubertD we tell you the story. https://t.co/c4E8mxCTEq