Part I: CASE ANALYSIS OF ORGANIZED CRIME IN THE REGION OF WESTERN BALKANS
Part I: CASE ANALYSIS OF ORGANIZED CRIME IN THE REGION OF WESTERN BALKANS
Contributor(s): Tea Terzić (Editor)Subject(s): Criminal Law, Criminology, Transformation Period (1990 - 2010), Post-Communist Transformation, Corruption - Transparency - Anti-Corruption
Published by: Foruma za etničke odnose
Keywords: Transition ; Globalization ; Organized Crime ; Corruption
Summary/Abstract: The fall of communism and the ensuing wars in the former Yugoslavia created fertile ground for organized crime, exacerbated by political instability, international sanctions, and economic collapse. As state structures weakened, criminal groups exploited globalization, technological advances, and war-related chaos to establish transnational smuggling networks, especially in arms, oil, and human trafficking, often with the complicity or direct involvement of political elites. In this climate, organized crime became embedded in everyday life, blurring lines between legality and criminality and undermining efforts to restore law and order.
Journal: Forum : The magazine of FER
- Issue Year: 1/2002
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 3-29
- Page Count: 27
- Language: English
