Making sense of penal difference : political cultures and comparative penology
Brangan, Louise (2022) Making sense of penal difference : political cultures and comparative penology. Punishment and Society, 25 (4). pp. 934-954. ISSN 1462-4745 (https://doi.org/10.1177/14624745221117521)
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Abstract
In this paper I argue that if we are to make sense of why punishment differs between jurisdictions, then we should focus on the political cultures that shape penal practices. Political culture is conceived of here as a ‘practical consciousness’, made up of implicit and express cultural values and political commitments. Using the comparative case studies of Ireland and Scotland (from 1970–1990s), the paper tries to show that by taking the time to recover and interpret the beliefs and ideas that frame penal policymaking, we will be better able to illuminate and make sense of cross-national penal patterns. And using the leverage of cross-national contrast and analysis, we can also better understand punishment and its place in each society.
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Item type: Article ID code: 81484 Dates: DateEvent24 August 2022Published24 August 2022Published Online12 July 2022AcceptedSubjects: Social Sciences > Social pathology. Social and public welfare > Penology. Prisons. Correction
Political ScienceDepartment: Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (HaSS) > Social Work and Social Policy > Social Work and Social Policy Depositing user: Pure Administrator Date deposited: 19 Jul 2022 11:26 Last modified: 05 Nov 2024 23:59 URI: https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/81484