Text Box: ‘obvious’ threats but a pre-requisite of good government. Insular policy-making circles are not noted for their success compared with those open to broad ranging debate and assistance to policy in the longer term can only be given by work that does not simply accept as axiomatic the prevailing definitions of the scope, focus and dynamics of organised crime. The author can be reached at the Department of Social Sciences, Nottingham Trent University, Burton Street, Nottingham, NG1 4BU United Kingdom. Email: adamedwards72@hotmail.com NOTES 1 Adam Edwards is the Director of the UK Economic and Social Research Council’s Research Seminar Series on ‘Policy Responses to Transnational Organised Crime’, (Grant No.: R451 26 4796 98). 2 The author thanks the UK Economic and Social Research Council for their support for this seminar series and the participating members of the series for their contributions. 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