Program
The program includes lectures by prominent experts in the field of organised crime:

Opening Lecture by Dina Siegel, Professor of Criminology, Utrecht University, the Netherlands & President of the International Association for the Study of Organized Crime (IASOC)

Guest Lecture by Jane Schneider, City University of New York, USA & Peter Schneider, Professor Emeritus of Sociology, Fordham College Lincoln center, New York, USA (authors of ‘Culture and Political Economy in Western Sicily’ and ‘Reversible Destiny, Mafia, Antimafia, and the Struggle for Palermo’)

Parallel events: roundtables with William Chambliss, Professor of Sociology, George Washington University, USA (author and editor of over fifteen books in the field of sociology of law, criminology and sociological theory including, ‘Law, Order and Power’ (with Robert Seidman), ‘On The Take: From Petty Thieves to Presidents’, ‘Boxman: A Professional Thief’s Journey’ (with Harry King), ‘Making Law’ (with Marjorie Zatz) and ‘Exploring Criminology’; past President of the American Society of Criminology and the Society for the Study of Social Problems); Francisco Badenes, Federal Police Department, Ministry of Justice, Brazil (IALEIA 2004 Professional Service Awards ‘for outstanding contributions as an intelligence analyst to the achievement of law enforcement objectives’; IPA 2006 World Police Prize), and many others…

Module A: Analysis, theories, and methods
Diana Schmidt-Pfister (University of Konstanz, Germany)
Klaus Von Lampe (Free University Berlin, Germany)
Bill Tupman (Exeter University, UK)

Module B: Organised crime in practice (empirical cases from Russia, the Balkans, the USA and Italy)
William Chambliss (George Washington University, USA)
Giap Parini (Calabria University, Italy)
Jana Arsovska (Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium)

Module C: Tackling organised crime in practice
Peter Klerks (Dutch Police Academy, The Netherlands)
Francisco Badenes (Federal Police Department, Ministry of Justice, Brazil)
Filippo Spiezia (Eurojust, The Netherlands)
Carmela Giuffrida (International Public Prosecutor, Kosovo & Catania)

Accommodation
Accommodation fee for participants: 150 EUR (Price includes two weeks of accommodation in double room with en-suite bathroom and one meal provided by University of Catania (student accommodations).

Organising Committee
Felia Allum (University of Bath, UK)
Jana Arsovska (Leuven University, Belgium)
Daniela Irrera (Catania University, Italy)
Francesca Longo (Catania University, Italy)
Diana Schmidt (University of Konstanz, Germany)