Internal Seminar: Antonio Schiavone

Title: "Vote for Assets: electoral support and assets confiscation in Sicilian municipalities"

Data: 22 gennaio 2025 dalle 13:00 alle 14:00
Luogo: Seminar Room - Piazza Scaravilli, 2 + Microsoft Teams Meeting

Abstract

Organized crime groups, such as the mafia, are known to provide electoral support to politicians, but the benefits they obtain in exchange remain poorly understood. We develop a theoretical framework suggesting that modern mafia support hinges on political parties' willingness to weaken.