RT Research Data T1 Hidden narratives of transnational organised crime in West Africa, 2022 A1 Klantschnig, Gernot 1977- A2 Apard, Élodie A2 Frowd, Philippe M. LA English PP Colchester PB UK Data Service YR 2023 UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1860442617 AB The foundation of the project was ethically rigorous fieldwork on insider narratives of activities labelled transnational organised crime (TNOC). This was done through in-depth interviews with difficult to access market insiders and regulators in the illicit migrant transport economy in Agadez and the illicit opioid economy in Lagos. We shared/archived the core of this interview data in the form of redacted interview transcripts. Due to geographical focus of the research, the archived transcripts are in three different languages (English, Nigerian Pidgin and French). This project investigated the understandings of activities labelled transnational organised crime (TNOC) in West Africa. The project assumed that the ways illicit and state actors speak about and understand their roles, i.e. their 'narratives', provides a helpful entry point into a better understanding of the everyday reality of participating in and seeking to counter criminalised activities. The project was built on the observation that much of our understanding of TNOC in West Africa is based on official reports, statistics and other largely detached assessments. Using the cases of the illicit opioid trade and the illicit transport of migrants, the project sought to uncover the 'hidden narratives' of these activities in West Africa. NO These data are not available K1 Organized crime K1 Trafficking K1 Prescription Drugs K1 Drug trafficking K1 Human Trafficking K1 Illegal drugs K1 Drug Policy K1 Immigration policy K1 crime and security K1 CRIMINAL justice system K1 Niger K1 Nigeria K1 West Africa K1 Forschungsdaten : 2022 : Westafrika DO 10.5255/UKDA-SN-856455