Analyzing the Role of Women in Italian Mafias
The Case of the Neapolitan Camorra
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4943706 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Felia Allum (0000-0002-0769-1700), Irene Marchi |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 361-380 |
| Publication date | 2018-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Qualitative Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0162-0436 • E-ISSN: 1573-7837 |
| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s11133-018-9389-8 |
| OpenAlex | W2885718008 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 11 |
Over the last twenty-five years, there has been a growing debate about the role of women in Italian Mafias. Using a qualitative approach, this article looks at the leadership roles of women in the Neapolitan Camorra covering the period 2000–2014. It argues that despite women's high-ranking positions within mafia clans, their professional development is best explained not as a sign of Bfemale emancipation^ of Italian or Camorra women but rather as functional exploitation by the clan when resources are limited in times of crisis. Thus, conceptualizing Camorra women as a Breserve army^ can be a more useful analytical framework to explain the leadership positions of the women who come to occupy relevant positions in the traditionally men-dominated Camorra clans
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| Unique citing works | 10 |
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| Citations per year | 1,67 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2025 (6) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 10 |