Nikos Passas

Biographic Data

ID106135
NAMENikos Passas
GIVEN NAMESNikos
FAMILY NAMEPassas
SIGNATUREPASSAS N
AFFILIATIONSNortheastern University
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS9
TOTAL CITATIONS12
AUTHOR COUNT9
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1996
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX2

  • Assessing the Effectiveness of Compliance Programs Through the Use of the Metaverse and Blockchain

    Open AccessNikos Passas, Fabio CoppolaARTICLEInternational Journal of…2025Cited by: 1

    This paper examines how blockchain technology and the Metaverse can address persistent challenges in corporate compliance, with a focus on mitigating criminogenic asymmetries—such as regulatory arbitrage and opacity in cross-border transactions—through decentralized, transparent solutions. By contrasting the U.S. and Italian legal frameworks, we highlight the limitations of retrospective compliance evaluations and propose blockchain-enabled innov…

  • Cryptocurrencies, Blockchain, and Financial Crimes

    Open AccessNikos PassasARTICLEInternational Journal of…2025Cited by: 1References: 4

    Cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology have revolutionized the financial sector, offering decentralized, secure, and efficient transaction mechanisms. However, these innovations have also introduced new challenges, particularly in the realm of financial crimes such as money laundering, illicit trade, and fraud. This paper explores the dual-use nature of cryptocurrencies, examining their potential for both financial innovation and criminal exp…

  • Continuities in the Anomie Tradition

    Nikos PassasCHAPTERLegacy of Anomie Theory2020

    In many ways, R. K. Merton’s anomie theory, like all Western sociology since the nineteenth century, may be regarded as a response to what Gouldner referred to as a “diffuse utilitarian culture”. Anomie denotes for both of them a social state of things in which the authority or legitimacy of conventional norms and values has diminished. Moreover, anomie may be regarded as a “middle-range concept.” Lukes has argued that, like alienation, anomie re…

  • On the network you keep: Analyzing persons of interest using Cliqster

    Open AccessSaber Shokat Fadaee, Mehrdad Farajtabar et al.ARTICLESocial Network Analysis and Mining2015

  • Development and legitimacy of Chinese informal finance

    Nikos Passas, Sara Hsu et al.ARTICLEThe Pacific Review2012References: 5

    As in many other developing countries, Chinese businesses and individuals frequently fund transactions using informal, unmonitored financial methods. The impact of this phenomenon is both positive and negative: positive when funds are used for legitimate purposes, such as providing much needed working capital for businesses, and negative when funds are used for illegitimate and/or illegal purposes, such as to finance criminal activity or launder …

  • Migrant Labor Remittances in South Asia

    Samuel Munzele Maimbo, Richard H Adams et al.BOOKMigrant labor remittances in…2005

    This paper provides a strategic overview of key issues relating to the remittance industry in the South Asia region. The paper builds on recent research on remittances that prominently features the South Asia region. Rather than duplicate that work, this study focuses only on the region's distinguishing characteristics, namely: a large migrant population of semiskilled and unskilled workers largely concentrated in the Persian Gulf countries, part…

  • The Future of Anomie Theory

    Craig Reinarman, Nikos Passas et al.ARTICLEContemporary Sociology A Journal…2000Cited by: 7

  • The Future of Anomie Theory

    Mathieu Deflem, Nikos Passas et al.ARTICLESocial Forces1999

  • The Genesis of the BCCI Scandal

    Nikos PassasARTICLEJournal of Law and Society1996Cited by: 3