Shock and Awe

On Progressive Minimalism and Retreatism, and the New Ultra-Realism

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ID6052253
AuthorsSimon Winlow (0000-0002-0746-9034, Northumbria University, corresponding author), Steve Hall (0000-0003-1128-2384, Newcastle College)
Year2019
Volume27
Issue1
Pages21-36
Publication date2019-03-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCritical Criminology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1205-8629 • E-ISSN: 1572-9877
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1007/s10612-019-09431-1
OpenAlexW2924081587
LanguageEN
Citations received15
References cited42

In this article, we respond to DeKeseredy and Schwartz’s (2013) article, “Confronting Progressive Retreatism and Minimalism: The Role of a New Left Realist Approach.” In that 2013 piece, the authors contend that many critical scholars are “retreating” from the crucial challenges of our time, and that many more are “minimizing” their critique and truncating the breadth of their critical scholarship. Given the tragedies that await us in the near future, we argue that it is vital that critical criminologists recognize the importance of their mission, ditch redundant theoretical frameworks, and focus again on the realities of global capitalism. We argue that critical criminologists can rejuvenate this crucial area of study by adopting the new ultra-realism

Capitalism · Epistemology · Political science · Politics · Realism · Scholarship · Sociology · Computer Science · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance · Law · Philosophy · Wildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses

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