In Defence of Human Rights: The Political-Academic Experience of The Centre for the Study of Violence, Brazil

Capítulo 8 de livro lançado em 2023 pela Emerald Books, organizado por autores da Universidade de Bristol, Reino Unido, Universidade de Sidney, Austrália, e The Open University, do Reino Unido. Disponível para aquisição online, versão e-book. Versão impressa estará disponível no mês de agosto.

Resumo original do capítulo em inglês | Chapter’s abstract:

This chapter makes a brief incursion through a trajectory of over three decades of activism by the Centre for the Study of Violence at University of São Paulo (Núcleo de Estudos da Violência, NEV) in Brazil, recovering the legacy of its forms of activism and academic reflection, while analysing the interfaces between violence and democracy in Brazil. The 1980s in Brazil were marked by expectations of profound political and social changes in the context of democratic transition. After twenty-one years of dictatorship (1964-1985), the military gradually withdrew from government, returning the state’s executive branch to civilian representatives. This was a moment of optimism for
progressive groups and social movements, which had fought to dismantle the tradition of arbitrariness and violations of rights perpetrated by the state during the military dictatorship. In this context, NEV was founded as a research unit linked to the Faculty of Philosophy, Letters and Human Sciences. Its core academic objective was to analyse and scientifically denounce the conjuncture of violence and human rights violations that remained recurrent; consequently, it demonstrated the continuity of unequal power relations, social and cultural practices that fuel authoritarianism in times considered not authoritarian.

Resumo original do livro em inglês | Book’s abstract:

Although intervention and campaigning have long been integral to critical criminology, in recent years, criminal justice activism has taken new directions and gathered momentum, especially with the advent of digital technologies and social media. These have made it easier than ever for ordinary citizens and professional journalists alike to comment on perceived injustices and potentially intervene in formal criminal justice processes.

The Emerald International Handbook of Activist Criminology examines the history of both recent and more established justice campaigns and interventions. Spanning contributions from activists, activist academics, and practitioners from five continents, chapters address a range of criminological perspectives that engage in questions of effecting change through activism. Contributors also consider prominent international issues including feminist criminology, juvenile justice, migrant rights, corporate and state crime, indigenous rights, green/environmental criminology, sentencing and wrongful conviction, the harms of prisons, corrections and abolitionism, and justice for victim/survivors of harm and crime.

Collectively, The Emerald International Handbook of Activist Criminology explores the contemporary terrain around new and emergent issues and forms of activism, and offers cutting edge conceptualizations of the methodological and practical applications of activist engagement, solidarity, and resistance.

Product Details
Format:
Hardback
ISBN:
9781802622003
Published:
09 Aug 2023
Publisher:
Emerald Publishing Limited
Dimensions:
528 pages – 152 x 229mm
Series:
Emerald Studies in Activist Criminology

Link oficial | Original website:

https://books.emeraldinsight.com/page/detail/the-emerald-international-handbook-of-activist-criminology/?k=9781802622003