Contemporary Criminological Theory

<p>This book offers a critical introduction to trends and developments in contemporary criminological theory. Designed both as a companion to <i>An Introduction to Criminological Theory </i>– also by Roger Hopkins Burke and published by Routledge – and as a standalone advanced textbook it develops themes introduced previously in more detail incorporates new critical and radical concepts and explores cutting-edge advances in theory. Key topics include the following: <br><br>• Constitutive anarchist green and species bio-critical cultural abolitionist and convict criminologies<br>• Globalization and organized crime<br>• Southern theory<br>• Critical race theory<br>• Terrorism and state violence<br>• Gender feminism and masculinity<br>• Ultra-realism<br>• Radical moral communitarianism<br><br>These key issues are discussed in the context of debates about the fragmentation of modernity and the postmodern condition; the rise of political populism risk surveillance and social control and speculation about living in post-COVID-19 society and the future of neoliberalism. <br><br>Written in a clear and direct style this book will appeal to both undergraduate and postgraduate students of criminology sociology and politics and is essential reading for advanced students of criminology looking for a way to engage with contemporary themes and concepts in theory.</p>