The TRANSFORM Project studies the complex relationships between people and objects and how those relationships can lead to crime.
TRANSFORM doesn’t just focus on criminal acts.
We are interested in legal interactions with objects too.
By learning about the legal and illegal networks that form around antiquities, wildlife, and fossils we hope to better understand why people break the law and to develop better ways to protect these objects.
Bērziņa will speak at EAA conference, 31 Aug – 3 September
Diāna Bērziņa will speak at 28th EAA Annual Meeting in Budapest, Hungary, 31 August – 3 September 2022. Bērziņa will participate in session #237 Protecting the Past Is the Key
Dr Donna Yates will teach at Summer School: Contested Heritage and the Role of Provenance Research, taking place from 29 Aug to 1 Sep 2022 at the Leiden University Campus,
Yates speaking at Foro Rumbo a Mondiacult 2022, 8 August
Dr Donna Yates will speak at Foro Rumbo a Mondiacult 2022 conference taking place from 8 to 10 August 2022. Dr Yates will participate in session titled “Tráfico Ilícito: búsqueda
Trafficking Transformations project would like to welcome Emily Peacock, who recently joined our project. We are happy to have you! Emily is a masters student at the University of York,
Trafficking Transformations project would like to welcome Paul P. Stewens, who recently joined our project. Welcome to the team! Paul is a guest researcher at the Maastricht University’s Faculty of
Yates speaking at Shaikh Ebrahim Center, 30 May
Dr Donna Yates will give an in-person talk “Illicit Antiquities: A Global Criminal Market” at Shaikh Ebrahim bin Mohammed Al Khalifa Center for Culture & Research, Kingdom of Bahrain on
Dore, Ashleigh, Annette Hübschle and Mike Batley (2022) Towards Environmental Restorative Justice in South Africa: How to Understand and Address Wildlife Offences. In: The Palgrave Handbook of Environmental Restorative Justice,
What auction catalogue analysis cannot tell us about the market
Yates, Donna (2022) What auction catalogue analysis cannot tell us about the market. In: Global Perspectives on Cultural Property Crime, M.D. Fabiani, K. Melody Burmon, S. Hufnagel (eds.). London: Routledge.
Criminology towards the metaverse: Cryptocurrency scams, grey economy and the technosocial
Mackenzie, Simon (2022) Criminology towards the metaverse: Cryptocurrency scams, grey economy and the technosocial. The British Journal of Criminology.
Protecting a Broken Window: Vandalism and Security at Rural Rock Art Sites
Yates, Donna, Diāna Bērziņa, and Aaron Wright (2022) Protecting a Broken Window: Vandalism and Security at Rural Rock Art Sites. The Professional Geographer, 74(2): 384–390
Why There is Still an Illicit Trade in Cultural Objects and What We Can Do About It
Brodie, Neil, Morag M. Kersel, Simon Mackenzie, Isber Sabrine, Emiline Smith and Donna Yates (2021) Why There is Still an Illicit Trade in Cultural Objects and What We Can Do
Oosterman, Naomi and Donna Yates (editors) (2021) Crime and Art. Cham: Springer.