Criminology and the Transnational Condition

A Contribution to International Political Sociology

Bibliographic Data

ID2283307
AuthorsJames Sheptycki (York University, corresponding author)
Year2007
Volume1
Issue4
Pages391-406
Publication date2007-11-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Political Sociology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1749-5679 • E-ISSN: 1749-5687
PublisherOxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1111/j.1749-5687.2007.00028.x
OpenAlexW2016316282
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited59

This article contributes to international political sociology and the further enhancement of the interdisciplinary study of the global system by introducing some of the lexicon of critical criminology into the discourse. It suggests that the contemporary global system is ripe with existential anxieties that are symptoms of momentous historical change and it argues that, for good or for ill, issues of crime definition and control have become central to the transnational condition. As a consequence, criminological theories should be introduced into theoretical discussions about the nature of the contemporary global scene. Such interdisciplinary cross-fertilization is vital, given the centrality of the language of criminal threats in the language of global governance and the language of governance globally

Criminology · Political science · Politics · Social science · Sociology · Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance · Law · Political Conflict and Governance · Wildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses

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