The aim of this book is not to formulate simple, straightforward answers to these questions, but rather to give an overview of contemporary criminological research combining international, national and local dimensions of specific organized crime pr- lems. Global organized crime is also associatively linked with âglobalisationâ. In other social sciences, such as anthropology, there is a tendency to get rid of vague and abstract terms which can only serve to confuse our understanding. But perhaps even more interesting, especially for academics trying to conduct empirical research in this area, is the analysis of the symbolic and practical meaning of these concepts. In our opinion, criminology should follow this initiative. The term global organized crime will hardly be used in this respect. The term appears to cover the geographical as well as the historical domain: âglobalâ has taken on the meaning of âforever and everâ. How should criminologists study globalisation in general and global organized crime in particular? Dina Siegel and Hans Nelen The term âglobal organized crimeâ has been in use in criminology since the mid 1990s. The social construction of both terms in scientific discourse is in itself an interesting theme. Even more general and abstract than its daughter-terms (transnational or cross-border organized crime), âglobal organized crimeâ seems to embrace the activities of criminal groups and networks all around the planet, leaving no geographical space untouched. Which instruments and âtheoretical luggageâ do they have in order to conduct this kind of research?
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