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Federico Varese @federicofeoxparis.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Robert Verkaik, *The Writer and the Traitor: Graham Greene, Kim Philby and the Great Betrayal.* My Review: (in eng&italian) federicovarese.substack.com/p/robert-ver...
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Robert Verkaik’s <<The Writer and the Traitor: Graham Greene, Kim Philby and the Great Betrayal.>> my review, Sole24Ore- Domenicale (in english and italian), 05.07.2026
Robert Verkaik, The Writer and the Traitor: Graham Greene, Kim Philby and the Great Betrayal. London: Headline Publishing Group, 2026. ISBN 9781035418176 (hardback), 9 April 2026, 384 pp, £22.
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NEP-DES: Economic Design @repec-nep-des.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
How to Disrupt a Market: Federico Varese
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Federico Varese @federicofeoxparis.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
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My 2025-2026 in research
Colleges snd Departments often ask their staff to write a summary of their research activity year after year.
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Nuffield College Library @nuffieldlibrary.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Criminal governance in Russian prisons doi.org/10.1177/1462... Paper in Punishment & Society by Elena Racheva and @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social Senior Research Fellow @federicofeoxparis.bsky.social
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Actus FR @actusfr.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Paolo Campana, professeur de criminologie : " Le crime organisé cherche aussi à se présenter comme une alternative à la puissance publique " 🗞️ Le Monde.fr - 🕐 23/08 12:00 #actu #news #presse #lemonde.fr
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Paolo Campana, professeur de criminologie : " Le crime organisé cherche aussi à se présenter comme une alternative à la puissance publique "
En mai 2025, dans une étude publiée avec Federico Varese et Cecilia Meneghini par le European Journal of Criminology, le chercheur Paolo Campana, professeur de criminologie à l’université de Cambridge, mettait en lumière la notion de « gouvernance cr... [900 chars]
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H*interpretariat @hinterpretariat.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
> En mai 2025, dans une étude publiée avec Federico Varese et Cecilia Meneghini par le European Journal of Criminology, le chercheur Paolo Campana, professeur de criminologie à l’université de Cambridge, mettait en lumière la notion de « gouvernance criminelle ».
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Nuffield College, Oxford @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
📞 Calling academics in Sociology, Social Policy or Demography Join us in Oxford as a Sociology Group Visitor in 2027 to 2028 Applications are now open 📆 Deadline: Mon 28 Sept ✍️ Find out more and apply at: www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/our-research... #nuffsky
A light blue circular graphic overlays a dark blue graphic. Text on the background reads 'Nuffield Sociology Visitorships; 2027-28 academic year; The Sociology Group invites applications for a Visitorship at Nuffield College for the academic year 2027-28; Visitorships normally last between one and six months; Application deadline: 28 September 2026' There is the Nuffield College logo in the bottom right corner
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Nuffield College Library @nuffieldlibrary.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
The rest of the special issue may be found here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Nuffield College Library @nuffieldlibrary.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Introduction to Special Issue: Production, trade and governance: A new definition of organized crime doi.org/10.1017/S000... Paper in European Journal of Sociology by @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social Senior Research Fellow @federicofeoxparis.bsky.social
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Introduction to Special Issue Production, Trade and Governance: A New Definition of Organized Crime | European Journal of Sociology / Archives Européennes de Sociologie | Cambridge Core
Introduction to Special Issue Production, Trade and Governance: A New Definition of Organized Crime - Volume 66 Issue 2
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Nuffield College Library @nuffieldlibrary.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Somali piracy is back – fuelled by political turmoil, aid cuts and the Iran war theconversation.com/somali-pirac... Article in @uk.theconversation.com by Anja Shortland and @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social Senior Research Fellow @federicofeoxparis.bsky.social
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Somali piracy is back – fuelled by political turmoil, aid cuts and the Iran war
Three incidents in recent weeks have sparked concern over whether we’re seeing a resurgence of Somali piracy.
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Nuffield College Library @nuffieldlibrary.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
The new face of cybercrime: Scam factories and polycriminality doi.org/10.1080/0307... Paper in The @rusi.bsky.social Journal by @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social Senior Research Fellow @federicofeoxparis.bsky.social
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The New Face of Cybercrime: Scam Factories and Polycriminality
Published in The RUSI Journal (Ahead of Print, 2026)
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Морті Маніту 🇺🇦 (🙏 for repost 🔁) @mortymanitou.bsky.social · 26/12/2025
Criminologist Federico Varese believes the strength of the RuZZian state is exaggerated and Ukraine can win. Varese talks of organized crime and the nexus with the RuZZian state and the FSB... youtu.be/VfxAE8trReA?...
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Russia’s “Mafia State” Explained: Oligarchs, the FSB, and Organized Crime
YouTube video by Secrets & Spies: Espionage | Global Issues
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Richard Ovenden @richove.bsky.social · 21/12/2025
On Friday @bodleian.ox.ac.uk we were treated to a phenomenal lecture by Mick Herron reflecting on the legacy and influence of John le Carré - what a way to end the year - come and see our show ‘Tradecraft: John le Carré’ in 2026!
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Centre for European Studies and Comparative Politics @sciencespo-cee.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
#YearInReview 🏆 Last November, during the @amersoccriminology.bsky.social Annual Meeting in San Francisco, Federico Varese received the Thorsten Sellin, Sheldon and Eleanor Glueck Award in recognition of his “outstanding contributions to the field of criminology”. www.sciencespo.fr/centre-etude...
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SciFiScavenger @scifiscavenger.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
Bought at the Bodleian after visiting the Tradecraft exhibition. Contains a series of essays giving some more insights into Le Carré's research and writing methods. 📚💙
Tradecraft, Writers on John Le Carré,  edited by Federico Varese.Blurb
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The Debate - France 24 @f24debate.france24.com · 16/12/2025
Federico Varese tells #F24Debate how drug traffickers gain community trust – and why that makes them more powerful and dangerous ➡️ f24.my/Bch2
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Centre for European Studies and Comparative Politics @sciencespo-cee.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
#InTheNews 📺 Earlier this week, Federico Varese was invited to @f24debate.france24.com. Among other things, he told how drug traffickers gain community trust – and why that makes them more powerful and dangerous. Watch the full #F24Debate: www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/...
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#marseille Drug Gangs: More dangerous with community trust • FRANCE 24 English
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Nuffield College Library @nuffieldlibrary.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
Factions and brokers in the Russian Mafia: investigating the structure of the Thieves-In-Law doi.org/10.1093/bjc/... Paper in The British Journal of Criminology by @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social student Niles Breuer, Senior Research Fellow Federico Varese and Elena Racheva
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Federico Varese @federicofeoxparis.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Great review from Baris
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The Sociological Review Foundation @thesociologicalreview.org · 26/03/2025
”A lens through which to understand Russia’s transition – where legality is fluid, and entrepreneurship is as much about survival as it is about profit.” @bariscaylimessina.com reviews Federico Varese @politybooks.bsky.social‬. Out now in the Magazine. buff.ly/q20kNC5
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Federico Varese @federicofeoxparis.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
The TLS calls my book RussiaInFourCriminals "fascinating" and "lively"! @politybooks.bsky.social @thetls.bsky.social @petergeoghegan.bsky.social :) www.the-tls.co.uk/politics-soc...
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The ruthless oligarch who underestimated Vladimir Putin | Book review
On March 23, 2013, the Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky was found dead at his multimillion-pound mansion at Titness Park, near Ascot. He was discovered by his bodyguard in a locked bathroom, with a l...
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Federico Varese @federicofeoxparis.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
I read that Trump & Putin are “negotiating” the peace in Ukr. The word “negotiating” is profoundly incorrect. Negotiation assumes that the two parties have different , even very different, initial positions and they try to find a compromise. This is not the case in this instance/1
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Tymofiy Mylovanov @mylovanov.bsky.social · 25/12/2024
This Christmas, please donate to support the education of children displaced by war in Ukraine Meet Anastasiia Bazir: from hiding from tanks at 10 to leading at KSE. Her village lies in ruins, but she’s rebuilding her future - and helping others to do the same 1/
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Federico Varese @federicofeoxparis.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
Assad’s regime was mass producing the drug #Captagon. What will happen next? Yesterday I gave an interview to italian newspaper #Messaggero on this .
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Joshua C Huminski @joshuachuminski.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
What can criminal lives tell us about the society in which they thrive? In “Russia in Four Criminals (@politybooks.bsky.social) Federico Varese cleverly uses the titular criminals to explore Russia’s failed liberalisation. My @diplocourier.bsky.social review. www.diplomaticourier.com/posts/crime-...
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Crime, punishment, and Russia’s failed liberalization
Nov 23, 2024 // Federico Varese’s latest book explores Russia’s political and social evolution through the lives and deaths of four criminals, writes Joshua Huminski.
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Kristin Bruning MD🪷 @klbmd.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
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