Criminal pandemic: A critical assessment of the impact of Covid-19 on Italian Organized Crime Groups (OCGs)
Kriminální pandemie: Kritické posouzení dopadu Covid-19 na italské skupiny organizovaného zločinu (OCG)
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Trvalý odkaz
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11956/178402Identifikátory
SIS: 249039
Kolekce
- Kvalifikační práce [17123]
Autor
Vedoucí práce
Oponent práce
Glouftsios, Georgios
Fakulta / součást
Fakulta sociálních věd
Obor
International Master in Security, Intelligence and Strategic Studies (IMSISS)
Katedra / ústav / klinika
Katedra bezpečnostních studií
Datum obhajoby
14. 9. 2022
Nakladatel
Univerzita Karlova, Fakulta sociálních vědJazyk
Angličtina
Známka
Výborně
The Covid-19 pandemic has had a number of overarching effects on many aspects of our daily lives. The health emergency greatly contributed to the economic, political, and social crises that rocked our entrance in the third decade of the 21st century. In this context of fear, many countries found themselves vulnerable to a long-time, internal enemy: organized crime groups. This is particularly true for what concerns Italy, a nation that, apart from being heavily hit by the virus, boasts a long tradition of mafia presence. The terror was fuelled by media organizations, politicians, and a number of additinoal stakeholders that wished to capitalize on the chaos. Interestingly though, the same views were shared by a number of academic researchers. This study thus set out to identify the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on Italian organized crime groups and understand whether they had an actual impact. Taking inspiration from the literature, we employ a mixed-method approach based on a critical, historical analysis of primary and secondary sources from governmental and non-governmental reports and datasets, academic books and studies, and news stories and articles. It was found that, out of 11 variables considered, Italian organized crime groups were actually able to expand and increase their profits in...