The tenth anniversary of the ECPR General Conference will be held at Charles University, Prague, in the Czech Republic from 7-10 September 2016. The list of sections has been finalised, and the ECPR is now accepting proposals for Full Panels and individual Papers. The Standing Group on Organised Crime is organising a section on ‘Transnational Organised Crime … ECPR 10TH GENERAL CONFERENCE IN PRAGUE

The Conference brought together some of the brightest minds in the field.  During two days this unique group of experts presented and discussed  relevant topics about Organized Crime, creating new networks along the academic community.  

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Five men have admitted carrying out a series of ram-raids and burglaries which netted more than £400,000.

Migrants are often put in the spotlight for their alleged lack of loyalty to their host countries. They may be perceived as ‘fifth columnists’ serving foreign associations or countries, who threaten national security. From the 9/11 terrorist attacks in the United States to more recent events in Australia and France, including the mobility of foreign … CALL FOR PAPERS – MIGRATION AND TERRORISM

19 May 2015 Venue: Lecture Theatre, Centre for Commercial Law Studies, Queen Mary University of London, 67-69 Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London WC2A 3J

Islamic State is still receiving significant financial support from Arab sympathisers outside Iraq and Syria, enabling it to expand its war effort, says a senior Kurdish official.

Old and new forms of organised and serious crime between the local and the global

The trade in antiquities is one of Islamic State’s main sources of funding, along with oil and kidnapping. For this reason the UN Security Council last week banned all trade in artefacts from Syria, accusing IS militants of looting cultural heritage to strengthen its ability “to organise and carry out terrorist attacks”.  

Global regulations on money laundering are expensive to enforce and unfair to poor countries. They don’t work very well, either