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  From Elite Lawbreaking to Financial Crime: The Evolution of the Concept of White-Collar Crime

Reurink, A. (2016). From Elite Lawbreaking to Financial Crime: The Evolution of the Concept of White-Collar Crime. MPIfG Discussion Paper, 16/10.

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Free keywords: white-collar crime, financial crime, financialization, finance capitalism
 Abstract: Despite the ubiquity of illegality in today’s financial markets, systematic scrutiny of
the phenomenon of financial crime is lacking in the fields of economic sociology and
political economy. One field of research in which the illegal behaviors of business elites
have long taken center stage is that of white-collar crime research. This paper makes
available to economic sociologists and political economists an overview of the most
important conceptual insights that have been produced in the white-collar crime literature. In doing so, its aim is to provide economic sociologists and political economists
with a conceptual foundation for future research on financial crime. The paper first
traces the evolution of the white-collar crime concept. Subsequently, it investigates how
white-collar crime scholars have conceptualized the way in which the empirical profile
of white-collar crimes has evolved over the past decades and especially how the locus
of such crimes has shifted away from industrial corporations to the financial services
industry. It is argued that a fruitful avenue for future research on financial crime in
economic sociology and political economy consists in studying in more detail the inter-
actions between the changing character of white-collar crime and the broader capitalist
dynamics associated with processes of financialization.
 Abstract: Trotz der Allgegenwart illegaler Handlungen auf den heutigen Finanzmärkten fehlt es
der Wirtschaftssoziologie und der Politischen Ökonomie an Ansätzen, das Phänomen
Finanzkriminalität systematisch zu untersuchen. Ein Bereich, in dem illegale Verhaltensweisen von Wirtschaftseliten schon lange im Mittelpunkt stehen, ist die Forschung
zur Wirtschaftskriminalität. Das Papier bietet einen Überblick über die maßgeblichen
Erkenntnisse in der wirtschaftskriminologischen Literatur und will eine konzeptuelle
Basis für die künftige Erforschung von Finanzkriminalität in der Wirtschaftssoziologie
und Politischen Ökonomie zur Verfügung stellen. Nach einer Darlegung des Konzepts
der White-Collar-Kriminalität wird analysiert, wie der empirisch beobachtbare Wandel
der vergangenen Jahrzehnte in der wirtschaftskriminologischen Forschung konzeptualisiert worden ist. Dabei wird insbesondere darauf eingegangen, dass sich die Tatorte
der White-Collar-Kriminalität inzwischen von Industriekonzernen auf Unternehmen
aus der Finanzdienstleistungsbranche verlagert haben. Ein Erfolg versprechender Weg
für die künftige Forschung zur Finanzkriminalität liegt daher in einer detaillierteren
Betrachtung des Wechselspiels, das sich zwischen den sich ändernden Charakteristika
der White-Collar-Kriminalität und den weitreichenderen kapitalistischen Dynamiken
vollzieht, die mit den Prozessen der Finanzialisierung verbunden sind.

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Language(s): eng - English
 Dates: 2016-10
 Publication Status: Issued
 Pages: IV, 36
 Publishing info: Köln : Max-Planck-Institut für Gesellschaftsforschung
 Table of Contents: 1 Introduction
2 White-collar crime: The origins and evolution of a concept
Reconsidering the criminality of WCC: The Sutherland–Tappan debate
Reconsidering the social status aspect of WCC: Offender- versus offense-based approaches
Reconsidering the occupational aspect of WCC: The organization of white-collar crimes
WCC as a heuristic social construct
3 From White-Collar to financial crime: Conceptualizing the changing character of white-collar crime
“Finance capitalism” as a theoretical framework for the study of white-collar crime
“The New Economy” as a theoretical framework for the study of white-collar crime
“Postmodernization” as a theoretical framework for the study of white-collar crime
“Globalization” as a theoretical framework for the study of white-collar crime
4 Conclusion
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Title: MPIfG Discussion Paper
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MPI for the Study of Societies, Max Planck Society, Editor              
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