Jamaican Dons, Italian Godfathers and the Chances of a ‘Reversible Destiny
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6345857 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Hume N Johnson (University of Waikato), Hume Johnson (University of Waikato), Joseph Soeters (0000-0002-2468-2208, Netherlands Defence Academy), Joseph L Soeters (Netherlands Defence Academy/University of Tilburg) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 56 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 166-191 |
| Publication date | 2008-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Political Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0032-3217 • E-ISSN: 1467-9248 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1467-9248.2007.00682.x |
| OpenAlex | W2019655207 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 12 |
| References cited | 26 |
For close to 50 years, so-called ‘dons’ have positioned themselves as civic leaders in Jamaica, gaining acceptance among poor urban communities and (tacit) political recognition in the wider society. The dons' systematic, coercive organisation of the ghetto community and the counter-hegemonic, executive-style bureaucracy and culture entrenched here resembles the ‘godfather’-led criminal culture and power of the (Italian) Mafia. However, over the last ten years the Mafia has faced a considerable decline in its omnipotence, due to increased state intervention and resistance within civil society, particularly by women in the local Italian communities. This article attempts to ascertain if such a ‘reversible destiny’ is also thinkable in Jamaica
Bureaucracy · Criminology · Destiny (ISS module · Hegemony · Intervention (counseling · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Resistance (ecology · Sociology · State (computer science · Caribbean history, culture, and politics · Cuban History and Society · Diaspora, migration, transnational identity · Law
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Strong Democracy
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Italy
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Ethnic Conflict and Terrorism
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| Unique citing works | 12 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,67 |
| Citation span | 2008 - 2026 (19) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 12 |