Federico Varese: "Mafias: A Form of States?"

Federico Varese joined the Centre for European Studies and Comparative Politics (CEE) as a Professor in Sociology in February 2023, following a career at Oxford University, where he has been the Director of the Department of Sociology. His research focuses on organised crime and mafias, especially in the former Soviet Union and Russia. He is currently leading a major comparative project, CrimGov, funded by an ERC Advanced Grant, to study criminal organisations through their production, trade and governance activities. In this video, he talks about his background, his research and the reasons that motivated him to join the CEE and Sciences Po.

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