The Crimmigrant Other: Migration and Penal Power Contributor(s): Franko, Katja (Author) |
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ISBN: 113854597X ISBN-13: 9781138545977 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $49.39 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2019 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Law | Emigration & Immigration - Political Science | Civics & Citizenship - Political Science | Human Rights |
Dewey: 364.308 |
LCCN: 2019051733 |
Series: Key Ideas in Criminology |
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5" W x 7.7" (0.61 lbs) 238 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Western societies are immersed in debates about immigration and illegality. This book examines these processes and outlines how the figure of the "crimmigrant other" has emerged not only as a central object of media and political discourse, but also as a distinct penal subject connecting migration and the logic of criminalization and insecurity. Illegality defines not only a quality of certain acts, but becomes an existential condition, which shapes the daily lives of large groups within the society. Drawing on rich empirical material from national and international contexts, Katja Franko outlines the social production of the crimmigrant other as a multi-layered phenomenon that is deeply rooted in the intricate connections between law, scientific knowledge, bureaucratic practices, politics and popular discourse. |