Interfamily hierarchy roles changed through individual turnover, not structural redesign.

Evidence

Much of the conversation concerns changes in the hierarchy of both individual families and interfamily institutions in the province of Agrigento, presumably in the wake of an important period of transition—in the turnover of individuals rather than in the overall structure of the organization. Statements typical of the dialogue include: “Giovanni belongs to the family of Siculiana”; “it is not a letter to present to the capodecina ”; “Carmelo [Salemi] is rappresentante di paese”; “Nana [Caruana] was made capo di mandamento”; “Uncle Peppino [Settecasi] is capo provincia”; “Carmelina [Colletti] was made consigliere della provincia, and replaced Campo.” Cuffaro is also questioned about the situation in other provinces: “How are they fixed in Palermo now? Are they still in a mess?” “In Catania is there anyone I know?” There is even a garbled reference to a rappresentante della Sicilia. — Diego Gambetta, The Sicilian Mafia The Business of…, 298

Categorization

• XREF: Documents the concrete institutional vocabulary that Gambetta’s private-protection model predicts — stable hierarchical offices (capodecina, capo provincia, consigliere) functioning like Gambetta’s described ranking systems. — connects to: Hierarchical structures reassert themselves in academia unless deliberately deconstructed. — James D. Kirylo (ed.), Reinventing Pedagogy of the Oppressed:…, 1206
• SHARE: For anyone interested in organizational structure of criminal cartels — the stable-of-office vs. turnover-of-personnel distinction.