Terrorism, Organised Crime and Corruption: Networks and Linkages

Leslie Holmes and a team of specialists from three continents analyze terrorism, organized crime and corruption both individually and in terms of the connections between them in this book. It is argued that if we are to better understand these three phenomena, their links not only to each other but also to corporate crime need to be analyzed.

There has been a marked growth in the awareness of corruption, organized crime and terrorism in recent years, especially since the end of the Cold War. Yet the linkages and resonances between these three forms of anti-social and anti-state behavior are still not sufficiently recognized. Leslie Holmes and his fellow contributors analyze all three phenomena in concert to explain why it has taken so long for states, international organizations and the public to begin to appreciate the interplay between them. It is demonstrated that, while the recent growing awareness of connections between these three types of crime is welcome, there is also a fourth player that must sometimes be considered: transnational corporations. Although the book focuses mainly on Europe, Australia and the US, much of the analysis and theorizing has global relevance.

This timely book will appeal to advanced undergraduates and postgraduates in political science, international relations, international political economy, security studies and criminology.

Contributors include: F. Bovenkerk, D. Bowman, B.A. Chakra, A. Czarnota, M. DaCosta Alleyne, R. Davison, G. Gilligan, L. Holmes, P. Lentini, P. Shearman, Y. Tsyganov, M. van Dijck, P.C. van Duyne