A discussion of the latest research and expert roundtable chaired by Jonathan Lusthaus, and featuring Tom Holt, Edward Kleemans, Rutger Leukfeldt, Mike Levi, and Federico Varese

Ex-members and researchers discuss reasons for joining the yakuza, the difficulties of living within the organisation, and the troubles ex-members face when starting a new life. With Dr Hirosue Noboru (researcher), Shindo Tatsuya (ex-yakuza, pastor), and Yoshioka Mikio (ex-yakuza, evangelist).

T. Wing Lo (City University of Hong Kong), Hirosue Noboru (Ryukoku University), and Peng Wang (University of Hong Kong)

Mahmoud Jaraba, Erlangen Centre for Islam and Law in Europe (EZIRE), Erlangen, Germany

Maurizio Catino, Professor of Sociology of Organizations, Department of Sociology and Social Research, University of Milan - Bicocca, Milan, Italy

Henry A. Thompson, Graduate Fellow, F.A. Hayek Advanced Program in Politics, Philosophy, and Economics, PhD Candidate, Department of Economics, George Mason University, United States

Lucia Michelutti, Professor of Anthropology, University College London

Federico Varese, Professor of Criminology, Department of Sociology, University of Oxford and Niles Breuer, Analyst, Altman Solon

This half-day workshop aims to discuss the intellectual, ethical, and social benefits and limits of transparency practices in qualitative research.

Rajan Basra, Research Fellow at the International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation (ICSR), King’s College London

Benoît Dupont, Professor of Criminology, Scientific Director of the Smart Cybersecurity Network, Université de Montréal

Anja Shortland, Professor of Political Economy, King’s College London

David Skarbek, Associate Professor of Political Science, Brown University and Danilo Freire, Independent Researcher

Elizabeth David-Barrett, Professor of Governance and Integrity, Director of the Centre for the Study of Corruption (CSC), University of Sussex

Nathaniel Rosenblatt, University of Oxford

Clara Voyvodic, University of Oxford

Speaker: Ilaria Meli, University of Milan

Speaker: Rolando Ochoa Hernandez, Macquarie University