Mapping the Penological Landscape of the Balkans

Session Submission Type: Roundtable

Abstract

Recognizing that the study of crime entails the study of societies’ response to crime, a thorough scientific investigation into penological features of the Balkans has been far overdue. Therefore, the roundtable provides an overview of the forthcoming edited volume (Springer 2024) Mapping the Penological Landscape of the Balkans: A Regional Study on Sentencing and Imprisonment with a Critical Analysis of Current Penal Policies (Editors: Getoš Kalac, A., Kilchling, M., Meško, G., Aebi, M. & Maljević, A.). The book is the scientific output of the Balkan Criminology Network and ‘maps’ sentencing and imprisonment in Balkan and neighbouring countries in a comparative way with the aim to detect common traits as well as national specifics, thereby also shedding light on major developments during the past two decades. The roundtable, after discussing the survey’s concept and methodology will provide first insights into penological findings from and on the Balkans.
Editors of the Book: Anna-Maria Getoš Kalac, Michael Kilchling, Gorazd Meško, Marcelo F. Aebi and Almir Maljević

Subtopic

• Topic 5: Social Control and Criminal Justice / Penology and Theories Punishment (Crime, Science and Politics WG )

Chairs

• Anna-Maria Getoš Kalac, University of Zagreb Faculty of Law

• Michael Kilchling, Max Planck Institut (Freiburg)

• Marcelo F. Aebi, University of Lausanne

Discussants

• Andra Roxana Trandafir, University of Bucharest

• Daniel Nitu, Babes-Bolyai University, Facultuy of Law

• Lea Feuerbach, Central European Academy; Balkan Criminology

• Rok Hacin, University of Maribor