Toward an Abolitionist Epistemology
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4864458 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alex S Vitale (0000-0001-6405-3337, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 91 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 1061-1084 |
| Publication date | 2024-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0037-783X • E-ISSN: 1944-768X |
| Publisher | Project MUSE (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1353/scr.2025.a948883 |
| OpenAlex | W4406105103 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
The theoretical underpinnings of police and penal abolition can provide important epistemological guidance to social science researchers. A review of the conceptual frames of abolition and the social science theories underlying it provides a basis for an abolitionist epistemology that incorporates insights from queer theory, critical race theory, feminism, historical materialism, and postcolonial theory. An exposition of existing studies that conform to these theoretical frameworks shows this approach's value
Epistemology · Sociology · American Constitutional Law and Politics · Philosophy · Race, History, and American Society
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 3 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |