The sparking discipline of criminology : John Braithwaite and the construction of critical social science and social justice / edited by Stephan Parmentier [and others].

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TextSeries: Samenleving, criminaliteit & strafrechtspleging ; 35.Publisher: Leuven, Belgium : Leuven University Press, [2011]Copyright date: ©2011Description: 1 online resource (v, 164 pages) : illustrationsContent type:

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9789461661197
9461661193

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John Braithwaite and the construction of critical social science and social justice

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Introduction : criminology in search of new frontiers / Ivo Aertsen [and others] -- Laudatio for John Braithwaite / Stephan Parmentier -- Between evangelism and charlatanism : reflections on the social responsibility of criminology and other social sciences / Lode Walgrave -- Our sense of justice : values, justice and punishment / Susanne Karstedt -- Why criminology needs outsiders / Tom Daems -- Braithwaite, criminology and the debate on public social science / Ian Loader and Richard Sparks -- Why research cannot but be trans-disciplinary in complex matters of ethos and justice / Bart Pattyn -- Opportunities and dangers of capitalist criminology / John Braithwaite.

Summary: Over the past decades, the Australian social scientist John Braithwaite (1951) has played a crucial role in the development of international criminology. He is universally considered one of the most renowned criminologists of our times and he has characteristically put his scientific engagement at the service of humanity and society by aiming at social justice, participative democracy, sustainable development and world peace. His relentless efforts to create links between the study of criminology and other scientific disciplines has led the K.U. Leuven (Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium) t.

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A collection of essays of the international colloquium under the title "Criminology and social justice" held in 2008.

"Selected publications by John Braithwaite by subject": pages 151-160

Includes bibliographical references.

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Over the past decades, the Australian social scientist John Braithwaite (1951) has played a crucial role in the development of international criminology. He is universally considered one of the most renowned criminologists of our times and he has characteristically put his scientific engagement at the service of humanity and society by aiming at social justice, participative democracy, sustainable development and world peace. His relentless efforts to create links between the study of criminology and other scientific disciplines has led the K.U. Leuven (Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium) t.

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