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Secret Power of Criminal Organizations

A Social Psychological Approach

Häftad, Engelska, 2020

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This Brief presents a social psychological approach to understanding the reaction of communities to organized crime and illegal groups. This book draws on the prototypical example of Italian organized crime and analyzes the thesis that the power of criminal groups is grounded in dynamics of legitimization rather than fear or coercion.

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Utgivningsdatum2020-09-03
Mått155 x 235 x 5 mm
Vikt125 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieSpringerBriefs in Psychology
Antal sidor66
FörlagSpringer Nature Switzerland AG
ISBN9783030441609

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Giovanni A. Travaglino, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in Applied Psychology at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (Shenzhen), and Lecturer in Social and Organizational Psychology at CSGP, School of Psychology, University of Kent. His research focuses on resistance to criminal organisations and, more broadly, on group processes and inter-group relations in different cultural contexts. He is co-editor with Benjamin Abrams of Contention: The Multidisciplinary Journal of Social Protest and founder of the Interdisciplinary Network for Social Protest Research.Lisbeth Drury, PhD, is a Lecturer in Organizational Psychology at Birkbeck, University of London. Her research examines on the impact and antecedents of inter-group relations across a range of public, private and organizational settings. She is a consulting editor for the journal Group Processes and Intergroup Relations.