The Spectrum of Repression: Swedish Muslims’ Experiences of Anti-terrorism Measures
The Spectrum of Repression: Swedish Muslims’ Experiences of Anti-terrorism Measures Abstract In this qualitative study, I examine, through the lens of repression, Swedish Muslims’ experiences of being targeted by authorities…
James Ellroy’s Critical Criminology: Crimes of the Powerful in the Underworld USA Trilogy
James Ellroy’s Critical Criminology: Crimes of the Powerful in the Underworld USA Trilogy Abstract This article argues for the criminological value of James Ellroy’s fiction, using his Underworld USA Trilogy…
Corporate Tax Avoidance and Neutralization Techniques: A Case Study on the Panama Papers
Corporate Tax Avoidance and Neutralization Techniques: A Case Study on the Panama Papers Abstract This study examines the accounts provided by the CEOs of the corporations involved in the so-called…
Economy Versus Environment: How Corporate Actors Harm Both
Economy Versus Environment: How Corporate Actors Harm Both Abstract The reshaping of the planet by people is having significant consequences for the environment and for human communities. Even though the…
Shock and Awe: On Progressive Minimalism and Retreatism, and the New Ultra-Realism
Shock and Awe: On Progressive Minimalism and Retreatism, and the New Ultra-Realism Abstract In this article, we respond to DeKeseredy and Schwartz’s (2013) article, “Confronting Progressive Retreatism and Minimalism: The…
Utilising Principles of Earth Jurisprudence to Prevent Environmental Harm: Applying a Case Study of Unconventional Hydraulic Fracturing for Shale Gas in the United Kingdom
Utilising Principles of Earth Jurisprudence to Prevent Environmental Harm: Applying a Case Study of Unconventional Hydraulic Fracturing for Shale Gas in the United Kingdom Abstract Approaching behaviour that produces environmental…
Abject (M)Othering: A Narratological Study of the Prison as an Abject and Uncanny Institution
Abject (M)Othering: A Narratological Study of the Prison as an Abject and Uncanny Institution Abstract The present study investigates how prison comes across as a culturally constructed imaginary. Drawing on…
Decolonising Criminology: Syed Hussein Alatas on Crimes of the Powerful
Decolonising Criminology: Syed Hussein Alatas on Crimes of the Powerful Abstract Like the rest of the social sciences, criminology is dominated by Western scholars, literature and perspectives. This Westerncentrism of…
A Gramscian Approach to Studying the Judicial Decision-Making Process
A Gramscian Approach to Studying the Judicial Decision-Making Process Abstract This paper applies a Gramscian analytical framework to scrutinise the judicial decision-making process. Based on two distinct research projects, the…
Discourses of Political Policing in Post-patten Northern Ireland
Discourses of Political Policing in Post-patten Northern Ireland Abstract This article critically examines discourses of political policing in contemporary Northern Ireland (NI). Recognising the post-conflict and post-reform climate that policing…
State Aid and Taxation of Transnational Companies: A Study of State-Corporate Crime
State Aid and Taxation of Transnational Companies: A Study of State-Corporate Crime Abstract This study examines the taxation of transnational companies from the perspective of state-corporate crime. As in Sutherland’s…
False Starts, Wrong Turns and Dead Ends: Reflections on Recent Developments in Criminology
False Starts, Wrong Turns and Dead Ends: Reflections on Recent Developments in Criminology Abstract The nature and direction of criminology has changed significantly over the past two decades. The subject…