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.
Mackenzie’s inaugural lecture, 30 June
Professor Simon Mackenzie will give his inaugural lecture on 30 June. The lecture titled “Cryptocurrency scams and criminology” will cover some of the scams currently flourishing in this new and
Yates will be giving a public talk exploring crime in the art world, 7 May
Dr Donna Yates will be giving a public talk titled “The Curious Case of the Persian Guard: Looting, Trafficking, and White Collar Crime in Art World”. The talk is organised
Mackenzie speaking at symposium “Preventing Art Crime”, 29 May
Dr Simon Mackenzie will be speaking at symposium “Preventing Art Crime” organised by The New Zealand Art Crime Research Trust. The symposium will take place at City Gallery Wellington on
We are hosting “The Power of Things” conference, 6 May
“Trafficking Transformations” project is hosting an online conference “The Power of Things: Understanding relationships between objects and crime. The conference will take place on 6 May 2021. This conference takes
Regulating the “Grey” Antiquities Market: What Works, What does not and a Way Forward
Yates, Donna and Diana Berzina (2020) Regulating the “Grey” Antiquities Market: What Works, What does not and a Way Forward. In: Opportunities And Challenges Of The Art And Antiques Market
Researching the Structure of the Illicit Antiquities Trade
Mackenzie, Simon and Donna Yates (2020) Researching the Structure of the Illicit Antiquities Trade. In: Provenance Research Today: Principles, Practice, Problems, A. Tompkins (ed.). London: Lund Humphries.
Mackenzie, Simon and Donna Yates (2020) Crime, Corruption, and Collateral Damage: Large Infrastructure Projects as a Threat to Cultural Heritage. In: Organized Crime and Corruption Across Borders Exploring the Belt