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Word of Welcome

News and Events

Announcements

Francesco Marelli & Sayaka Fukumi

The January newsletter is dedicated to the 2nd ECPR General Conference that was held in Marburg, Germany, in September 2003. The Conference was organised in nine different panels that addressed many issues, ranging from the analysis of criminal groups to the assessment of anti-crime policies. Each presentation was followed by a fifteen-minute-discussion which, sometimes, led to heated but fruitful debates. The newsletter contains some of these papers and conference reports, but not the discussion.

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Recruitment

The group is keen to increase membership and would ask members to help in this recruitment process, in particular, by suggesting possible new members. Members do not have to be from an ECPR institution. We are interested in expanding our network to recruit academics and practitioners so that we can have an exchange of ideas and develop projects together. Please suggest names if you can.

New Functions

There is an additional section of "Online Tools" at the bottom of the eNewsletter. It contains maps, language tools, and travel conveniences. If you know of any useful online tools, please post them to the editors. We are keen to improve the section on online gadgets.

Networking: SGOC and CSCAP

Through the Marburg conference, SGOC is establishing networks and corroboration with the Council for Security Cooperation in the Asia-Pacific (CSCAP). The CSCAP is the premier second-track organisation in the Asia-Pacific. <read more about it>

Publication

The report entitled Illegal Trafficking of Waste in Italy and Spain to conclude 10 month research project. This project was co-ordinated by Monica Massari, a member of SGOC.<read>

Also, the review of the report by Klaus von Lampe is available.<read>

Conferences to Attend

SCoPiC. First Annual International Conference
The Social Contexts of Pathways in Crime; Development, Context and Mechanisms,
Cambridge, UK
June 2-3, 2004 <find out more>

Spanish Criminology Conference
Violence and Society
Salamanca, Spain
April 1-3, 2004 <find out more>

Job Opportunity

Keele University, the UK: lectureship in International Relations and Political Philosophy/Theory. For the information on requirements and payment, see the advertisement of Keele University. Deadline for the application is: 6 February 2004.

Calls for Papers

Interdisciplinary Conference: New Security

2nd International Conference on Politics and Information Systems: Technologies and Applications

ECPR Joint Sessions

Societies of Criminology 1st Key Issues Conference

British Society of Criminology Conference 2004

4th Annual Conference of European Society of Criminology

XXXIVe Congrès Français de criminologie

American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting

Calls for Journal Articles

Global Crime

Police Practice and Research

Journal on Terrorism and Organised Crime

Politica y Cultura(Spanish/English)

Calls for Contributions

We are looking for:

Book reviews:

500-900 words, original books in language of your choice but reviews should be written in English. Indicate the language of the book. <send>

Conference reports:

about 1000 words max. in English. Share your experience at conferences with those who are unable to attend them. <send>

Essays concerned:

Women in organised crime

Organised crime in the Asia-Pacific

History of organised crime

Human Trafficking

Organised crime in africa

Political corruption

Cybercrime and the internet

Studying organised crime

Drug Trafficking

Fighting Organised Crime: Law Enforcements tools?

Organised Crime and Democracy

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ECPR General Conference: Marburg

The editors are not responsible for the views expressed by the authors.

Friday 19 September 2003

Saturday 20 September 2003

Panel 1: Interdiciplonary Research on Organised Crime

Fabio Armao (University of Turin, Italy)

Analysing Organised Crime

Klaus von Lampe (Free University Berlin, Germany)

The Use of Models in the Study of Organized Crime

Monica Massari (Calaburia Univesity, Italy)

Dangerous Relationships: Globalisation and Organized Crime in the Contemporary Debate

Panel 2: Italian Mafias

Salvatore Coluccello (University of Conventy, UK)

All the President's Men: The Dirty Hands of Forza Italia (2000)

Giap Parini (Calabria University, Italy)

Myth, Legends, and Affiliation Practices in the Italian Mafioso Imagery: the Local Dimention of Power of a Global Phenomenon

Felia Allum (University of Bath, UK)

Relations on the Power-Related in the Neapolitan Camorra

Panel 3: Organised Crime, Politics and Civil Society

Carina Gunnarson (Uppasala Universtat, Sweden)

Creating Civicness: A Case Study of Palermo

Daniela Irrera (Catania University, Italy)

Italian Institutions and the Mafia: A Failed 'Criminal State'

Gabriel Santos (University of Delaware, USA)

Honor or Equality: The Sicilian Mafia, Liberalism, and Structure of Authority

Panel 4: Organised Crime, Politics and Civil Society 2

with Panel 8: Anti-Corruption Strategies

David Chandler (University of Westminster, UK)

The Politicisation of Crime and the Criminalization of Politics: The Case of Bosnia

Alan Doig (Teeside University, UK)

Managing Anti-Corruption Strategies in Developing Countries

Panel 5: Etat e Enterprises Criminelles

Jean-Louis Briquet (CERI, Paris, France)

Political-Mafia Collusion in Italy

Romain Bertrand (CERI, Paris, France)

Crime and Power in Indonesia

Thorniké; Gordaze (CERI, Paris, France)

The Criminalisation of the State in the Caucause

Gilees Favarel-Garrigues (CERI, Paris, France)

State and Criminal Power in Russia

Panel 6: White Collar Crime

Monica Massari (Calabria University, Italy)

Dirty Business: The Preliminary Outcomes of a Study on Illegal Trafficking in Hazardous Waste

Maria Alvanou (Attorney at Law, External Collaborator of TRANSCRIME, University of Trento, Italy)

Money Laundering in Greece: A Problem for the EU

Rosaleen Duffy (University of Lancaster, UK)

The Environmental Impact of Corruption: Drugs, Money Laundering and Coral Reefs

Panel 7: Transnational Organised Crime, Terrorism and Transnational Relations

Wyn Rees (University of Nottingham, UK)

US-European Co-operation Against Organised Crime and Terrorism

John McFarlene (Australian National University, Australia)

Organised Crime and Terrorism in the Asia-Pacific Region: The Reality and the Response

Panel 9: The Fight Against Organised Crime

Bent Sofus Tranøy (University of Oslo, Norway)

Size, Shame, and US-Power: The Politics of Regulating Offshore Finance and Combating Money Laundering

Roberto Gonolla (Europol)

The Role of Europol in Fighting Organised Crime

Andrew Silke & Nicky Miller (Home Office, UK)

Organised Crime and Its Impact: Key Issues and Initiatives in Measuring the Harm Caused by Organised Crime in the United Kingdom

Sunday 21 September 2003

Bussines Meeting

Panel 10: The Fight Against Organised Crime 2

Sayaka Fukumi (University of Nottingham,UK)

US Drug Control Policy Toward the Andes

Francesco Marelli (UNICRI, Turin)

Studying Judiciary and Police Performance in Fighting Organised Crime in Sicily

Sappho Xenakis (University of Oxford, UK)

International versus domestic pressures on the development of organised crime policy: the case of Greece

20 September 2003

During the conference, the second official meeting of the SGOC was held to talk about short/long term goals of the SGOC. Several achievements in the past 3 years were reviewed and also a few aspects which may require attention of the members, such as promoting the activities of the SGOC in America. At the end, we promise to see more members at the ECPR Joint Session in 2006.

Minutes

Report on eNewsletter

Related Information

Comments from the Participants

After the conference, to look back the event and seek the scope for improvement for the forthcoming meetings, the editors asked the participants for their comments. Hope this will give those who did not participated the conference to the flavour of it and those who participated to remind how it was. <read comments>
In addition to the comments from the participants, several conference reports are available below. Since there are not many papers available, it may be interesting to gimps the panels through reflections by the participants.
Conference Reports
Report by Daniela Irrera
Report by Monica Massari (Italian) Published in Narcomafie
Report by Giap Parini
Report by Gabriel Santos

About Marburg

The host of ECPR 2nd General Conference was Philipps-Universität of Marburg, which was founded in 1527 as the first protestant university. Luther taught, and Heiderberg studied at this university. The Philipps-Universität celebrated its jubilee in 2002.

Marburg is a lovely medieval town of 75,000 residents, and is one hour away from Frankfurt by train. The town of Marburg developed around a castle built around 1122. It has been the administrative and judicial centre of the principality of Hesse since the 13th century. In addition, this is where Martin Luther and Zwingli conducted their debates on the foundations of religion in 1529. Debate and discourse still play an important role in the intellectual life of Marburg today, supported by the over 400-year-old tradition of the university. further reading

The conference room which SGOC used was situated in a tall building in a unique location - between the railway and motorway. The occasional sound of passing trains frightened the participants. However, the old building near the square was a beautiful gothic building and many people at the reception were impressed. Furthermore, the reception supplied plenty of good German beer and wine for all guests without any dull speeches!! It was easily the best reception ever.

Marburg's main church, the Elizabethgemeinde, is the oldest pure Gothic church in Germany and one of the many historic treasures of the region. The church was built between 1235-1283 on top of the grave of St. Elisabeth and became one of the most important pilgrimage sites of the West. To read more about this church, click here.

To see more pictures of Marburg, click here.

Topics

Meals

Eating is an important part of the conference to keep your concentration against fatigue.

However, the lunch on 19th of September was a hassle for many participants as few knew where to go for lunch. The conference organisers provided cakes and sandwiches for 1.5 euro and 1 euro respectively, but it was hardly enough to satisfy delegates who had worked hard for over three hours in the morning sessions.

Some participants were led to the university canteen. There were so many conference delegates who did not know how the food purchase system worked that this created disorder at normally peaceful cashing procedures. In the end, the university decided to make an announcement on 'how to purchase a lunch ticket'. Better late than never.

After the reception at the Alte Aula, a beautiful old building in the town centre, free wine and beer were provided and appreciated, we had our official meal of the Standing Group on Friday night (19 September) at a traditional German restaurant called 'Alter Brauhaus'.

Several pints of wonderful German beers disappeared into the stomachs of most delegates, and some 'schnizels', then desserts (seemed to be mainly ice creams, but only a few had these) as a finishing touch after a long tiring day. Unfortunately, there was not a table long enough to accommodate all participants, hence, we had four tables with three small groups (about six people each) and one large group.

Despite this, it was a good opportunity for all of us to socialise and talk about academic and non-academic topics in a friendly and joyful atmosphere.

On Saturday night, those of us who did not sign up for the social event but still have enough energy to socialise with others went to eat in the town centre in a medieval pub.

High Tech Note Taking

Through the past century, the visual aids used by delegates ranged from black board, OHP to Power Point. In our entire session there was only one person who succeeded in presenting his paper with the support of a power point due to technical problems.

However, an Australian colleague used an amazing high-tech note taking gadget! Using a high performance Palm and a portable key-board, files after files were created to record all the papers presented in the different sessions. Certainly, it was a revolutionary way of taking notes for many of the participants. Throughout the conference, this new technique of note taking attracted amazement, curiosity and interest of many people.

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