Anglo-Saxon Sociologies of the Punitive Turn: A Reply
This paper seeks to respond to Nicolas Carrier’s criticisms of Anglo-Saxon sociologies of the ‘punitive turn’. It postulates that the concept is based on empirical reality and provides a useful discursive tool for analysing recent penal trends across the Western world. It then goes on to pinpoint th...
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| Udgivet i: | URI:https://journals.openedition.org/champpenal, |
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Champ pénal/Penal field
2010
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| Online adgang: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Summary: | This paper seeks to respond to Nicolas Carrier’s criticisms of Anglo-Saxon sociologies of the ‘punitive turn’. It postulates that the concept is based on empirical reality and provides a useful discursive tool for analysing recent penal trends across the Western world. It then goes on to pinpoint the key strengths of these sociologies, namely their Anglo-centric focus, their understanding of the importance that punitive rhetoric can have on political reality, and their focus on the wider socio-political context in which these changes have taken place. Finally, it is argued that the various sociologies are most relevant when understood together in the hegemonic context of neoliberalism. |
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