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Oxford University Press, The British Journal of Criminology: An International Review of Crime and Society, 2(48), p. 226-246, 2007

DOI: 10.1093/bjc/azm068

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Globalization, Conduct Norms and 'Culture Conflict': Perceptions of Violence and Crime in an Ethnic Albanian Context

Journal article published in 2007 by Jana Arsovska, Philippe Verduyn ORCID
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Abstract

The paper examines whether violence in contemporary Albania is a structured phenomenon linked to Albanian customary laws, such as the Kanun of Lek Dukagjini, or whether it is a product of social confusion and ‘culture conflict’. It argues that the expansion of Western legal norms in the Albanian territories has caused a ‘culture conflict’ within the society, which has subsequently led to an increase in crime. The conclusions drawn are based on a cross-national survey with ethnic Albanian respondents from Albania, Kosovo and Macedonia, carried out during 2006.