Congratulations to Eric Martel for his new publication intituled : “Is the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant a mafia structure?” in Revue Française de Gestion.
Abstract:
If we look closely at the functioning logics of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, we will see a number of common points with mafia organizations as the Italian, Russian and Chinese mafias. It is possible that a similar set of constraints tends to lead to the same type of organizations. This article aims to understand the appearance, function and evolution of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant through a comparison with mafias, structures whose appearance dates back to the 19th century.