MCAS HP PS 250 - Mafia: Politics & History

Institution:

Arcadia University

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Description:

This course analyes the rise of this world-famous phenomenon, its structure and significance. The course focuses on the Sicilian Mafia, its function in traditional Sicilian society and its deep interaction with politics. Students should expect to study Sicilian society and Italian history, with an accent on Sicilian events from 1863 up to the Mafia wars against the Italian state in the 80s and discuss the way in which the Italian and Mafia organizations have changed after the fall of the berlin Wall in 1989. On the political side, we explore recent directions taken by the Mafia and Anti Mafia campaigns launched after the dramatic deaths of Judges Falcone and Borsellino, the legislative, judical and political response to the Mafia phenomenon by the Italian State. Moreover, the phenomenon will be analyzed within the global framework of transnational organized crime: thus, its connections with other criminal groups will be explored. AUC Designation: Ss

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.arcadia.edu

Phone Number:

(215) 572-2900

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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