The Power of the Calabrian Mafia
Document Type
Panel Presentation
Start Date
20-4-2018 9:15 AM
End Date
20-4-2018 10:30 AM
Keywords
power, mafia, Calabria
Biography
My name is Jane Jensen. I am a senior political science student with hopes of pursuing law school upon graduation. My hobbies range from running track to reading a stimulating book. I am an outgoing and aspiring person who seeks to make the best of every situation. Also, I have a cat that I love and one of my favorite movies is The Great Gatsby.
Major
Political Science
Advisor for this project
Jamie Warner
Abstract
Of the three significant criminal organizations that came out of Southern Italy in the 1800’s, the most prominent and powerful today which is based out of the region of Calabria is often referred to as the Calabrian Mafia or the Ndrangheta. This criminal organization is able to use power and secrecy more effectively than the other two criminal organizations that came out of Italy during this time. This paper is meant to show the reasons the Calabrian Mafia was able to implement power so effectively, using Michele Foucault’s book Discipline and Punish. In this book he shows how discipline and punishment has changed throughout the ages from a spectacle form of punishment to a technical explicit type of discipline. Both these forms are pertinent for the Calabrian Mafia to be so successful and maintain power.
The Power of the Calabrian Mafia
Of the three significant criminal organizations that came out of Southern Italy in the 1800’s, the most prominent and powerful today which is based out of the region of Calabria is often referred to as the Calabrian Mafia or the Ndrangheta. This criminal organization is able to use power and secrecy more effectively than the other two criminal organizations that came out of Italy during this time. This paper is meant to show the reasons the Calabrian Mafia was able to implement power so effectively, using Michele Foucault’s book Discipline and Punish. In this book he shows how discipline and punishment has changed throughout the ages from a spectacle form of punishment to a technical explicit type of discipline. Both these forms are pertinent for the Calabrian Mafia to be so successful and maintain power.
