Global Perspectives on Deviance, Marginalization, and Transformation

Session Submission Type: Regular Session

Abstract/Description

This session brings together research on youth deviance, hate-motivated vandalism, and the overlooked labor of women professionals to examine how structural inequalities are experienced and addressed across global contexts. Drawing on case studies from the Balkans, Albania, and transnational women’s networks, the panel explores how gaps between institutional responses and lived realities shape patterns of harm and resilience. Together, the papers highlight how marginalized individuals navigate social systems and how overlooked actors may serve as catalysts for change. This session invites reflection on the limits of existing frameworks and the potential for more inclusive approaches to justice and social transformation.

Sub Unit

• Area IX. Comparative & Historical Perspectives:  / 70. Globalization, Crime, and Justice

Individual Presentations

• Beyond the Headlines: Hate Symbols, Vandalism, and the Gaps in Perception in 3 Balkan Countries - Ena Prskalo, University of Kentucky

• Global Women Professionals: The Under Estimated Resource in the Social Change - Prit Kaur, Auburn University at Montgomery

• Testing the Agnew's General Theory of Crime and Delinquency on Deviant Behaviors Among Albanian Youth - Julinda Cilingiri, University Aleksander Moisiu of Durres, Albania; Christopher Donner, Loyola University Chicago; Myunghoon Roh, Salve Regina University; HeeRak Park, John Jay College of Criminal Justice

Chair

• Myunghoon Roh, Salve Regina University