Alexandre Belloir

a.c.belloir@rug.nl

Alexandre Belloir is a criminologist whose research interests include organized crime and the crimes of the powerful. His work has primarily focused upon drug markets, such as the Parisian cannabis trade, and white-collar crime, notably issues regarding rogue landlords in the Netherlands and the illegal exploitation of tenants by estate agencies (makelaars). His current work explores various forms of bureaucratic politicisation - the encroachment of politics into the realm of the civil service - to pinpoint the dynamics behind this phenomenon and the consequent effects it has upon policy making and the legitimacy of our democratic systems.