Secret seducers
Secret seducers Abstract At the end of the 1990s, a moral panic erupted in the Netherlands about the phenomenon of what came to be known as ‘loverboys’. The suspicion was…
The historical origins of corruption in the developing world: a comparative analysis of East Asia
The historical origins of corruption in the developing world: a comparative analysis of East Asia Abstract A new approach has emerged in the literature on corruption in the developing world…
It’s common sense, stupid! Corporate crime and techniques of neutralization in the automobile industry
It’s common sense, stupid! Corporate crime and techniques of neutralization in the automobile industry Abstract This paper evaluates the usefulness of ‘techniques of neutralization’ and ‘denial’ theory for understanding how…
Doing business for a “higher loyalty”? How Swedish transnational corporations neutralise allegations of crime
Doing business for a “higher loyalty”? How Swedish transnational corporations neutralise allegations of crime Abstract In recent years, two Swedish companies have been a focus of substantial media attention: TeliaSonera…
‘But the Dutch would call it exploitation’. Crimmigration and the moral economy of the Chinese catering industry in the Netherlands
‘But the Dutch would call it exploitation’. Crimmigration and the moral economy of the Chinese catering industry in the Netherlands Abstract Based on qualitative research into the Chinese catering industry…
Colombian prisons as a core institution of authoritarian liberalism
Colombian prisons as a core institution of authoritarian liberalism Read the syndicated article here
Policing, crime and ‘big data’; towards a critique of the moral economy of stochastic governance
Policing, crime and ‘big data’; towards a critique of the moral economy of stochastic governance Abstract The paper defines ‘stochastic governance’ as the governance of populations and territory by reference…
The state’s mishandling of immigration to Sweden – how bodies controlling the state frame the problem
The state’s mishandling of immigration to Sweden – how bodies controlling the state frame the problem Read the syndicated article here
Political determinants of efforts to protect victims of human trafficking
Political determinants of efforts to protect victims of human trafficking Abstract In focusing on characteristics of national cabinets and parliaments, this paper seeks to understand domestic factors that are conducive…
Accounting for diverging paths in most similar cases: corruption in Baltics and Caucasus
Accounting for diverging paths in most similar cases: corruption in Baltics and Caucasus Abstract This paper discusses the conditions under which post-Soviet states succeed in fighting corruption. The method of…
‘Dialogue, partnership and empowerment for network and information security’: the changing role of the private sector from objects of regulation to regulation shapers
‘Dialogue, partnership and empowerment for network and information security’: the changing role of the private sector from objects of regulation to regulation shapers Abstract The protection of cyberspace has become…