How to Prioritize White-Collar Crime Research in the European Union in Relation to Internal and External Security

Abstract

This essay deals with questions about which areas could be considered as the key priority areas of European white-collar and corporate crimes scholarship when taking into consideration the EU Agenda on Security, especially if the EU maintains its role as one of the global leaders. In prioritizing white-collar crime research in relation to EU Internal and External Security, violations of human security, as security threats, should be foregrounding. Notwithstanding the enormous amount of opportunities for white-collar crimes scholars for testing know theories and typologies, a clear emphasis on understanding the root causes of conflicts or threats in the EU Security Agenda could be one of the ways to prioritise white-collar crime research in the EU in conjunction with the EU Internal and External Security. The other way to prioritise research could be by identifying the greatest harm and economic violence caused that are greatly violating human dignity and universally recognised human rights.