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About Gavin Slade

Gavin Slade is researching a doctorate at the Centre for Criminology, University of Oxford on "Alienated Statehood and the Problem of Thieves-in-Law". His work includes "The Threat of the Thief: Who Has Normative Influence in Georgian Society?" (Global Crime 8/2 May)

Articles by Gavin Slade

Thursday 25th November

Russia: crisis, crime, and police reform

The economic recession in Russia has not produced the expected rise in organised crime. The answer to this conundrum lies in the politics of security reform, says Gavin Slade.
Friday 20th August

Georgia’s mafia: the politics of survival

A prominent feature of Georgian life both before and after the Soviet period has been the influence of a powerful criminal network, the “thieves-in-law”. Its rise and endurance is closely linked to the changing character of the Georgian state, says Gavin Slade.
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