The Department of Political Economy invites you to celebrate the launch ofKidnap, Inside the Ransom Business by Anja Shortland on 6 February 2019. Anja will discuss her exciting research on the economics of hostage-taking with peers from the City, academia and policy-makers.

‘Negotiation with criminals; a fortune at stake; emotions on the red line; lives hanging in the balance. What couldn’t go wrong with kidnap-for-ransom? In this gripping new book, Anja Shortland analyses the ransom business from the inside. Her discovery is startling and brilliant: a self-governing marketplace of cooperation and order. Outstanding and original, Kidnap is mandatory reading for students of (anti-)social order.’

Peter T. Leeson, George Mason University

Refreshments and light snacks are provided.

RUSI's Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies are also hosting another book launch on 7 February if you're unable to make this event! Click here for more info.