THOMAS GUINEY THOMAS.GUINEY@NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK
Assistant Professor
Ideologies, Power and the Politics of Punishment: The Case of the British Conservative Party
Guiney, Thomas
Authors
Abstract
Recent scholarship has underscored the limitations of a theoretical repertoire that reduces the politics of punishment to debates over punitiveness, neoliberalism or penal exceptionalism. In this paper I argue that greater understanding of the dynamic interplay between ideologies and power can provide a richer account of the complex and contradictory landscapes of contemporary penal politics. I seek to show that political parties occupy a prominent position within representative systems of government and this mediating role, at the intersection between ideology and power, is closely associated with the production of penal policy outcomes. Reflecting upon the recent history of the British Conservative Party, I conclude that the politics of punishment is shaped, not only by inter-party competition (and consensus), but the dynamics of intra-party conflict.
Citation
Guiney, T. (2022). Ideologies, Power and the Politics of Punishment: The Case of the British Conservative Party. British Journal of Criminology, 62(5), 1158-1174. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjc/azac031
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Nov 26, 2021 |
Online Publication Date | Sep 16, 2022 |
Publication Date | Sep 16, 2022 |
Deposit Date | Sep 26, 2022 |
Journal | British Journal of Criminology |
Print ISSN | 0007-0955 |
Electronic ISSN | 1464-3529 |
Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 62 |
Issue | 5 |
Pages | 1158-1174 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1093/bjc/azac031 |
Keywords | Factionalism, ideology, law & order, penal policy, political parties, punishment |
Public URL | https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/11742623 |
Publisher URL | https://academic.oup.com/bjc/article/62/5/1158/6702054?login=false |
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