Nordic Nationalism and Penal Order: Walling the Welfare State

ISBN-13: 9781138284111 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 224 str.

Vanessa Barker

Opis

This book questions the dominance of neoliberalism and political economy as the main explanation for the penalization of others, migrants and foreign nationalsand makes an important contribution to our understanding of punishment and welfare states.

Spis treści

1. Nordic Nationalism and Penal Order: Puzzle, Arguments and Objectives,  2. The Internal Logic of the Welfare State,  3. Mapping Membership: Social Fault Lines in Sweden,  4. Penal Nationalism: Its Forms and Functions,  5. Contesting the Pain of Others,  6. At the Border Fence: Inward Security, Outward Harm,  Appendix: Research Process and Moments of Discovery

O autorze

Vanessa Barker is Docent and Associate Professor of Sociology at Stockholm University, Sweden, and Associate Director of Border Criminologies. Her research focuses on questions of democracy and penal order, the welfare state and border control, the criminalization and penalization of migrants, and the role of civil society in penal reform.