Future Directions in Global Criminology

Session Submission Type: Complete Thematic Panel

Abstract

It is widely acknowledged that in recent decades, criminologists have developed a fascination with the global. No longer content to apply their theoretical and methodological expertise exclusively to domestic problems, some criminologists have started to consider the international implications of their work while others are interested in how global, transnational and international factors influence domestic trends and policy developments. These global ‘excursions’ frequently bring criminologists into contact with other fields such as cultural studies, economics and international relations that supply important theoretical insights into the cultural and structural processes associated with the phenomenon of ‘globalization’. It is also the case that theoretical and methodological developments originating in the field of criminology are beginning to influence research in other disciplines. The purpose of this panel is therefore to showcase a selection of emergent conceptual and methodological developments within the sub-field of global criminological research.

Sub Unit

• Area XI: Global Perspectives / 66: International Perspectives

Individual Presentations

• Unraveling the Crime-Development Nexus - Nathan W. Pino, Texas State University; Graham Ellison, Queens University Belfast; Jarrett Blaustein, Monash University

• International Political Economy and the Directionality of Global Crime Control Mobilities - Jarrett Blaustein, Monash University; Trevor Jones, Cardiff University; Tim Newburn, London School of Economics

• Southern Criminology and Global Justice - Kerry Carrington, Queensland University of Technology; Russell Hogg, Queensland University of Technology; John Scott, Queensland University of Technology; Maximo Sozzo, Universidad Nacional de Litorel / Queensland University of Technology

Chair

• Michael Levi, Cardiff University