Trends in Organised Crime Paper (Springer, 2026) reveals how shifting actors, governance, and enforcement shape Italy’s corruption networks, offering insights for stronger anti‑corruption strategies

The paper analyses how corruption structures and behaviours in Italy change across different periods, highlighting the influence of criminal justice effectiveness, institutional reforms and shifting actor relationships. It provides a conceptual and empirical framework explaining how corrupt networks persist or transform in response to enforcement and governance changes, offering insights for more adaptive anti-corruption strategies…