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Cosa Nostra

Cosa Nostra is a clandestine transnational organized crime syndicate characterized by a hierarchical structure, code of silence (omertà), and exclusive membership, primarily originating in Sicily and distinguished from other mafia groups by its historical, cultural, and ritualistic traditions of governance and conflict resolution.

38

Publications

1.9K

Citations

49

Authors

26

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

8

Variants

Sicilian Mafia

Parents

Publications

38

Stratagems and Spoils : A Social Anthropology of Politics

David H. Bayley · Pacific Affairs · 1969 · 352 citations

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Cosa Nostra: a history of the Sicilian Mafia

Choice Reviews Online · 2005 · 160 citations

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Italian Organised Crime: Mafia Associations and Criminal Enterprises

Letizia Paoli · Global Crime · 2004 · 118 citations · Full text

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The Organized Crime Continuum: A Further Specification of a New Conceptual Model

Frank E. Hagan · Criminal Justice Review · 1983 · 90 citations

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How Do Mafias Organize?

Maurizio Catino · European Journal of Sociology · 2014 · 80 citations

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Authors

49

  1. LP
    Letizia Paoli

    KU Leuven, Belgium

    4 publications · 246 citations

    4

    h-index

  2. JB
    James B. Jacobs

    New York University, United States

    4 publications · 141 citations

    4

    h-index

  3. FI
    Fabio Indìo Massimo Poppi

    University of Łódź, Poland

    2 publications · 41 citations

    2

    h-index

  4. MC
    Maurizio Catino

    University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy

    2 publications · 106 citations

    2

    h-index

  5. SD
    Salvatore Di Piazza

    University of East Anglia, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 41 citations

    2

    h-index

1–5 of 49

Institutions

26

  1. University of Palermo

    Palermo, Italy

    7 h-index

    12 publications

    227 citations

  2. Libera Università Maria SS. Assunta

    Rome, Italy

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    32 citations

  3. University of East Anglia

    Norwich, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    41 citations

  4. Cornell University

    Ithaca, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    49 citations

  5. Mercyhurst University

    Erie, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    90 citations

  6. Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen

    Shenzhen, China

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    24 citations

  7. Kutafin Moscow State Law University

    Moscow, Russia

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    67 citations

  8. Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore

    Milan, Italy

    1 h-index

    4 publications

    252 citations

1–8 of 26

Venues

  1. Crime and Justice

    CRIMEJ · 6 publications · 160 citations

    6

    h-index

  2. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 6 publications · 339 citations

    6

    h-index

  3. Global Crime

    4 publications · 235 citations

    4

    h-index

  4. Critical Discourse Studies

    1 publications · 24 citations

    1

    h-index

  5. Review of Network Economics

    1 publications · 80 citations

    1

    h-index

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