From Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto to Imran Khan A Comparative Analysis of Populist Leaders in Pakistan

This book presents primary research conducted in Italy, USA, Australia and the UK on countering strategies and institutional perceptions of Italian mafias and local organized crime groups. Through interviews and interpretation of original documents, this study firstly demonstrates the interaction between institutional understanding of the criminal threats and historical events that have shaped these perceptions. Secondly, it combines analysis of policies and criminal law provisions to identify how policing models which combat mafia and organised crime activities are organized and constructed in each country within a comparative perspective.

The Gendered Executive will enhance our understanding of the complexity of gender in and comparative analyses of executive politics.