Diego Gambetta Livres

That's really good work, and they deserve credit for that observation. It is thrilling and intriguing as a theoretical issue.--Jeffrey I. Victoroff, University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, Chronicle of Higher Education

The book delves into the various factors influencing educational choices faced by individuals transitioning from compulsory schooling to higher education. It examines the decision-making process, highlighting the complexities and considerations that shape these critical educational paths. Through its analysis, the work aims to provide insights into the myriad influences that guide students in their pursuit of further education.

In a society where trust is in short supply and democracy weak, the Mafia sells protection, a guarantee of safe conduct for parties to commercial transactions. Drawing on the confessions of eight Mafiosi, Diego Gambetta develops an elegant analysis of the economic and political role of the Sicilian Mafia.

From ancient Rome to the gangs of modern Japan, from the prisons of Western countries to terrorist and pedophile rings, this book explains how many criminals successfully stay in business. By deciphering how criminals signal to each other in a lawless universe, it provides a quantum leap in our ability to make sense of their actions.

"The violent actions of a few extremists can alter the course of history, yet there persists a yawning gap between the potential impact of these individuals and what we understand about them. In Engineers of Jihad, Diego Gambetta and Steffen Hertog uncover two unexpected facts, which they imaginatively leverage to narrow that gap: they find that a disproportionate share of Islamist radicals come from an engineering background, and that Islamist and right-wing extremism have more in common than either does with left-wing extremism, in which engineers are absent while social scientists and humanities students are prominent. rhing for an explanation, they tackle four general questions about extremism: Under which socioeconomic conditions do people join extremist groups? Does the profile of extremists reflect how they self-select into extremism or how groups recruit them? Does ideology matter in sorting who joins which group? Lastly, is there a mindset susceptible to certain types of extremism? rhing for an explanation, they tackle four general questions about extremism: Under which socioeconomic conditions do people join extremist groups? Does the profile of extremists reflect how they self-select into extremism or how groups recruit them? Does ideology matter in sorting who joins which group? Lastly, is there a mindset susceptible to certain types of extremism? ing up markedly new perspectives on the motivations of political violence, Engineers of Jihad yields unexpected answers about the nature and emergence of extremism."--Provided by publisher

Archaiczne prawa, brutalne egzekucje, niejasne symbole, krwawe ceremonie - te wszystkie przejawy działalności mafii wydają się tak dziwne, że w sposób naturalny postrzegamy je jako pozostałości obumarłej subkultury. Mafiosi wydają się radykalnie inni od 'nas', a kategorie nadające sens naszym sprawom i rytuałom są niejako skazane na nieadekwatność, gdyż chcemy zrozumieć ich sprawy i rytuały, mafię bowiem łączy się raczej z siłami nieracjonalnymi.