RT Book
T1 Conflict and Transnational Crime: Borders, Bullets and Business in Southeast Asia
A1 Weigand, Florian
LA English
PP Cheltenham, UK Northampton, MA, USA
PB Edward Elgar Publishing
YR 2020
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1788361903
AB "Exploring the links between armed conflict and transnational crime, Florian Weigand builds on in-depth empirical research into some of Southeast Asia's murkiest borders. The disparate voices of drug traffickers, rebel fighters, government officials and victims of armed conflict are heard in Conflict and Transnational Crime, exploring perspectives that have been previously disregarded in understanding the field. Weigand's nuanced comparative analysis of four border regions in Southeast Asia counters the stereotypical view that conflict zones are lawless areas in which all kinds of criminal activities flourish. Chapters illustrate the logic that determines the relationship between armed conflict and transnational crime. Further, the book analyses how smuggling economies function in conflict zones, explaining why some rebel groups are involved in the smuggling economy more than others, and why state actors actually play a much more crucial role. This crucial study will be a compelling read for international relations, political sociology and development studies scholars. The in-depth analysis of real-life situations will also greatly benefit policy-makers and aid organisations looking to better support areas at the heart of conflict and transnational crime"--
CN HV6252.5.A785
SN 9781789905205
K1 Violence : Southeast Asia
K1 Transnational Crime : Southeast Asia
K1 War and crime : Southeast Asia
K1 Grenzgebiet
K1 Transnationale Politik
K1 Politischer Prozess
K1 Organisiertes Verbrechen
K1 Drogenhandel
K1 Menschenhandel
K1 Wirtschaftskriminalität
K1 Miliz
K1 Bewaffneter Konflikt
K1 Südostasien
K1 Südostasien : Grenzgebiet : Kriminalität : Drogenhandel : Menschenhandel : Wirtschaftskriminalität : Bewaffneter Konflikt
DO 10.4337/9781789905205