BSSb1156 Organized Crime

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2022
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Tomáš Bělonožník (lecturer)
Mgr. Aneta Pinková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Aneta Pinková, Ph.D.
Department of Political Science – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Mgr. Lucie Pospíšilová
Supplier department: Division of Security and Strategic Studies – Department of Political Science – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Thu 15. 9. 8:00–9:40 exP52, Thu 22. 9. 8:00–9:40 exP52, Thu 29. 9. 8:00–9:40 exP52, Thu 6. 10. 8:00–9:40 exP52, Thu 13. 10. 8:00–9:40 P51 Posluchárna V. Čermáka, Thu 20. 10. 8:00–9:40 exP52, Thu 27. 10. 8:00–9:40 exP52, Thu 3. 11. 8:00–9:40 exP52, Thu 10. 11. 8:00–9:40 exP52, Thu 24. 11. 8:00–9:40 exP52, Thu 1. 12. 8:00–9:40 exP52, Thu 8. 12. 8:00–9:40 exP52
Prerequisites (in Czech)
! BSS156 Organized Crime && !NOW( BSS156 Organized Crime )
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 50 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 9/50, only registered: 0/50, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/50
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course aims to introduce basic theoretical and empirical aspects of the research of organised crime, the fight against organised crime and specific forms of organised crime including its historical development, structure and trends. Apart from traditional approaches to organized crime, its connection to politics, governance and legal environment will be discussed as well.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, a student will be able to:
- define organized crime and compare different approaches to defining it;
- evaluate mainstream theories and methods in organized crime research;
- describe key features of the fight against organized crime;
- analyse social, economic and political consequences or organized crime;
- prepare case studies of organized crime in selected countries;
Syllabus
  • Course organization
  • Fighting organized crime
  • Theory and research of organized crime
  • Social, economic and political context of organized crime
  • Illicit markets
  • Organized crime and the legal sphere
  • Organized crime in the Czech Republic
  • Organized crime in Central and South America
  • Chinese organized crime
  • Seminar: Italy, USA
  • Seminar: Russia, the Balkans
  • Seminar: Japan, Nigeria
Literature
    required literature
  • • Cho, Y. K. (2000): The Triads as Business, New York: Routledge, s. 22-40.
  • • Volkov, V. (2014). The Russian Mafia: Rise and Extinction. In: Paoli, L. (ed.) The Oxford Handbook of Organized Crime. Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press, s. 159-176.
  • • Šmíd, T. – Kupka, P. (2012): Český organizovaný zločin: od vyděračů ke korupčním sítím, Brno: MPÚ, s. 95-105 a 301-317.
  • • Holmes, C. (2014): Organized Crime in Mexico: Assessing the Threat to North American Economies, Lincoln: Potomac Books, s. 7-23.
  • • Global Financial Integrity (2017): Transnational Crime and the Developing World (https://secureservercdn.net/45.40.149.159/34n.8bd.myftpupload.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Transnational_Crime-final.pdf),
  • • Astorga, L. (2012): México: Organized Crime Politics and Insecurity, In: Siegel, D. – van de Bunt, H. (eds.): Traditional Organized Crime in the Modern World, New York: Springer, s. 149-166.
  • • Von Lampe, K (2016): Organized Crime. Analyzing Illegal Activities, Criminal Structures and Extra-legal Governance. London: SAGE Publications, Inc., s. 59-90
  • • Woodiwiss, M. (2001): Organized Crime and American Power: A History, University of Toronto: Toronto Press, s. 227-265.
  • • Kupka. P. (2017). Násilí, podvody a každodennost. Jak zkoumat organizovaný zločin. Brno: CDK, MU, s. 13-53.
  • • Van de Bunt, H. – Siegel, D. and Zaitch, D. (2014). The Social Embeddedness of Organized Crime. In: Paoli, L. (ed.) The Oxford Handbook of Organized Crime. Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press, s. 321-339.
  • • Naylor, R. T. (2004): Wages of Crime: Black Markets, Illegal Finance and the Underworld Economy, Ithaca and London: Cornell University Press (kapitoly: Mafia, Myths, and Markets, s. 13-43; Treasure Island: Offshore Havens, Bank Secrecy, and Money Laund
  • • Chin, K. – Zhang, S. – Kelly, R. (2001): Transnational Chinese Organized Crime Activities: Patterns and Emerging Trends, In: Williams, P. – Vlassis, D. (eds.): Combating Transnational Crime: Concepts, Activities and Responses, New York: Franc Cass, s.
  • • Bell, D. (1953): Crime as an American Way of Life, In: The Antioch Review, roč. 13, č. 2, s. 131-154.
  • • Gilmour, N. (2014): Understanding Money Laundering – A Crime Script Approach, In: The European Review of Organised Crime, roč. 1, č. 2, s. 35-56.
  • • Hrabálek, M. (2007): Organizovaný zločin v Kolumbii, In: Smolík, J. – Šmíd, T. – Vaďura, V. (eds.): Organizovaný zločin a jeho ohniska v současném světě, Brno: Mezinárodní politologický ústav, s. 171-184.
  • • Bunker, R. – Sullivan, J. (2002): Drug Cartels, Street Gangs, and Warlords, Small Wars & Insurgencies, roč. 13, č. 2, s. 40-53.
  • • Albanese, J. S. (2014). The Italian-American Mafia. In: Paoli, L. (ed.) The Oxford Handbook of Organized Crime. Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press, s. 142-158.
  • • Uribe Burcher, C. 2017. Assessing the Threat of Nexus Between Organized Crime and Democratic Politics: Mapping the Factors. nternational Relations and Diplomacy, January 2017, Vol. 5, No. 1, s. 1-19. doi: 10.17265/2328-2134/2017.01.001
  • • Kassab H.S., Rosen J.D. (2019): Introduction. In: Illicit Markets, Organized Crime, and Global Security. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, s. 1-18.
  • • Paoli, L. (2014). The Italian Mafia. In: Paoli, L. (ed.) The Oxford Handbook of Organized Crime. Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press, s. 121-141.
    recommended literature
  • • Wilson, E. – Lindsey, T. (eds., 2009): The Government of Shadows: Parapolitics and Criminal Sovereignty. London: PlutoBooks.
  • • Albini, J. – McIllwain, J. (2012): Deconstructing organized crime: an historical and theoretical study, Jefferson: McFarland, 209 s.
  • • Williams, P. (2014). Nigerian Criminal Organizations. In: Paoli, L. (ed.) The Oxford Handbook of Organized Crime. Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press, s. 254-269.
  • • Zhang, S. (2008): Chinese Human Smuggling Organizations: Families, Social Networks, and Cultural Imperatives, Stanford: Stanford University Press.
  • NOŽINA, Miroslav. Mezinárodní organizovaný zločin v České republice. Edited by Jan Musil. Vyd. 1. Praha: Themis, 2003, 407 s. ISBN 80-7312-018-6. info
    not specified
  • • Grillo, I. 2011. El Narco - The Bloody Rise of Mexican Drug Cartels. London. Bloomsbury.
Teaching methods
lectures, seminars, individual or group project requiring submitting and presenting a paper
Assessment methods
Max. of 60 points for the final written test, max. 40 points for submitting and presenting a paper
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2020, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2022, recent)
  • Permalink: https://is.muni.cz/course/fss/autumn2022/BSSb1156