Criminalisation of Dissent in Times of Crisis

Session Submission Type: Roundtable

Abstract

This roundtable addresses the pressing issue of the criminalisation of dissent and protest, a topic which has recently attracted significant public, media and scholarly attention, not least because of the many newly enacted punitive laws and high-profile police and court cases against activists worldwide. The roundtable seeks to do so through engaging with a recently published book - 'Criminalisation of Dissent in Times of Crisis' (Palgrave, 2024; see https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-75376-3). It will feature short presentations from some of the book's contributors which will help highlight some of its key themes, while also serving as a space for public engagement and critical discussion of the criminalisation and dissent and protest in contemporary times.

Subtopic

• Topic 1: Perspectives on Crime and Criminal Behavior / Critical Criminology

Chairs

• Anna Di Ronco, University of Bologna

• Rossella Selmini, University of Bologna

Discussants

• Lambros Fatsis, City University of London

• Cristina Fernandez Bessa, University of A Coruna

• Veronica Marchio, assistant professor

• Manuel Maroto-Calatayud, Complutense University of Madrid

• Brunilda Pali, University of Amsterdam

• Nigel South, University of Essex

• Zoha Waseem, University of Warwick

Individual Presentations

• Criminalisation of Dissent in Times of Crisis - Anna Di Ronco, University of Bologna; Rossella Selmini, University of Bologna