Radicalization and Counter-Radicalization: 25 (Sociology of Crime, Law and Deviance, 25) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1839829893 ISBN 13: 9781839829895

Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited, 2020

Synopsis

The field of radicalization studies, which intersects within the fields of sociology, law, criminology, and criminal justice, focuses particularly on the social dynamics of terrorism from different theoretical, conceptual, and methodological perspectives. It is a fast-growing field in which many areas remain to be explored.

In Radicalization and Counter-Radicalization, Derek Silva and Mathieu Deflem have gathered an interdisciplinary team of leading experts to make a valuable contribution to the existing literature. This book covers themes such as the notion of risk, security, and surveillance, crime and deviance, gender, political propaganda, media, and cultural representations of radicalization. The volume is divided into theoretical and epistemological interventions aimed at understanding radicalization and counter-radicalization, the historical origins of radicalization, how scholars within the social sciences measure processes and pathways toward radicalization, the policing of, and law enforcement strategies aimed at, combatting radicalization, policy developments in the field of counter-radicalization, and discussions related to the future of radicalization studies within sociology, legal studies, and criminal justice.

For its breadth and depth of research, this volume of Sociology of Crime, Law and Deviance is essential reading for researchers and students of, law, criminology, and criminal justice.

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About the Author

Derek M.D. Silva, Department of Sociology, King’s University College at Western University (Canada), specializes in radicalization and violent extremism, policing, sport, and social control. His most recent work can be found in peer-reviewed journals Crime, Media, Culture, Punishment & Society, Sociological Forum, Race & Class, and the Sociology of Sport Journal.  

Mathieu Deflem, Department of Sociology, University of South Carolina (USA), specializes in the sociology of social control, terrorism, policing, sociology of law, and sociological theory. He is the author of four books, including The Policing of Terrorism (Routledge, 2010) and Sociology of Law (Cambridge University Press, 2008).

Edition details

• Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1839829893
• ISBN 13: 9781839829895
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 284
• Editor: Silva Derek M. D., Deflem Mathieu