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It has been said that critical criminology is in a state of crisis The author contends that the theoretical roots of this crisis lie in the failure of critical criminology to come to terms with the interactionist tradition from within which it developed. He shows how the traditional critical‐Marxist critiques of interactionism have failed to comprehend the substance of this approach. Such substance is rooted in the social philosophy of pragmatism, especially in the thought of Mead, and in the reality of 20th‐century social relationships The author proposes that the renewed critical criminology should be based in a grounded labeling theory which is able to foster consideration of both practical and discursive forms of interaction.

This report acknowledges that "history's first truly global society faces significant challenges that could alter its nature, its democratic potential, & its very survival." Therefore, it is crucial at this moment, when the greatest changes must be made, that we build our confidence to understand the challenges & our ability to meet them. We cannot simply observe chaotic urbanization, desperate poverty, & widespread hunger; we must develop the capacity to understand their causes & change them. The objective of the International Forum on the Social Science-Policy Nexus (IFSP) is to examine & suggest ways to overcome the gap between social science & policy in order to develop this capacity. To this end, 2,000 participants from 80 countries took part in 99 workshops, five round tables, & two technical consultation meetings distributed among four host cities. The key elements of five overarching problems were identified & analyzed: global problems & dynamics, social policies, population & migration, regional integration, & urban policy & territorial decentralization. Three fundamental results are detailed in this report: identification of the strengths & weaknesses of the nexus between policy & social science across the five areas; definition of the problems that hinder or prevent the formation of the nexus; & specification of strategies to overcome the social science-policy gap. A Declaration was adopted spelling out the means to achieve these goals. References. S. Stanton

The aim of the article is to intervene in debates about the digital and, in particular, framings that imagine the digital in terms of epochal shifts or as redefining life. Instead, drawing on recent developments in digital methods, we explore the lively, productive and performative qualities of the digital by attending to the specificities of digital devices and how they interact, and sometimes compete, with older devices and their capacity to mobilize and materialize social and other relations. In doing so, our aim is to explore the implications of digital devices and data for reassembling social science methods or what we call the social science apparatuses that assemble digital devices and data to 'know' the social and other relations. Building on recent work at CRESC on the social life of methods, we recommend a genealogical approach that is alive to the ways in which digital devices are simultaneously shaped by social worlds, and can in turn become agents that shape those worlds. This calls for attending to the specificities of digital devices themselves, how they are varied and composed of diverse socio-technical arrangements, and are enrolled in the creation of new knowledge spaces, institutions and actors. Rather than exploring what large-scale changes can be revealed and understood through the digital, we argue for explorations of how digital devices themselves are materially implicated in the production and performance of contemporary sociality. To that end we offer the following nine propositions about the implications of digital data and devices and argue that these demand rethinking the theoretical assumptions of social science methods: transactional actors; heterogeneity; visualization; continuous time; whole populations; granularity; expertise; mobile and mobilizing; and non-coherence.

AbstractThe Russo Williamson thesis (RWT) states that a causal claim can be established only if it can be established that there is a difference-making relationship between the cause and the effect, and that there is a mechanism linking the cause and the effect that is responsible for such a difference-making relationship (Russo & Williamson, 2007). The applicability of Russo and Williamson's idea was hugely debated in relation to biomedical research, and recently it has been applied to the social sciences (Shan & Williamson, 2021). While many philosophers and social scientists have advocated the use of different kinds of evidence for causal discoveries, others have criticised this approach. With this paper, I aim to defend RWT from criticisms and to show its importance in the social sciences. The paper is structured as follows. After a brief introduction, in Sect. 2, I will summarise RWT, and in Sect. 3 I will describe how this approach can be applied to the social sciences. In Sect. 4, I will reconstruct two main criticisms of this thesis proposed in the philosophy of the social sciences literature: namely (i) RWT is not used in the social sciences, (ii) RWT does not work. For each criticism I will provide a defence of RWT. My defence will be based on two general considerations: (i) RWT appears perfectly in line with the research methods used in the social sciences and (ii) RWT can be applied successfully to establish causal claims. In Sect. 5, moreover, I will examine the causal accounts that have motivated such criticisms and I will argue that they should be rejected to endorse RWT and a causal account able to accommodate the current use of mechanistic and difference-making evidence in the social sciences. Section 6 will conclude with a note on the relevance of RWT in both its descriptive and normative form.

Assessments and strategic planning / Karmen Fields and Oscar Vera -- Understanding culture / James Dorough-Lewis, Jr -- Social change leadership communications / Dana Eyre -- Mandates and authorities / Betsy Andersen -- Targeted sanctions / George Lopez -- United Nations panels of experts : identifying sanctions violations and the networks behind them / Alix Boucher -- International watchdog organizations / Kristi Clough -- International supply chain controls on looting of natural resources / Merriam Mashatt -- Governance and economic management assistance program (gemap) / Matt Chessen and Robert Krech -- Customs and border control / Paul Acda -- Accountability as a countermeasure / Scott Carlson and Michael Dziedzic -- Institutional development of the legal system / Mark Kroeker -- Community-based monitoring / Lorenzo Delegues and Huma Gupta -- The civil society "triangle" / Haki Abazi -- Social media networks / Marcia Byrom Hartwell -- Criminal intelligence-led operations / Bertram Welsing -- International judges and prosecutors / Michael E. Hartmann.

This book provides the reader with an introduction to the concept and practice of terrorism embedded within a firm understanding of politics and social structure. It explores the major theories, typologies, strategies, ideologies, practices, and responses to contemporary political terrorism.

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Felony Conviction as Social Disability -- 2. Unwelcome Homecoming -- 3. Denying Access to Public Housing -- 4. Education's Failed Promise -- 5. Not Working and Unable to Work -- Conclusion -- Methodological Appendix -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author

Pontuso reviews 'The Orders of Discourse: Philosophy, Social Science, and Politics' by John G. Gunnell.

Marxism, Psychology and Social Science Analysis applies Marxist theory, psychology, and the work of Lucien Sève to specific research in the social sciences. It shows in practical terms what guidance can be offered for social scientific researchers wanting to incorporate Sève's view of personality into their work. Providing case studies drawn from different social sciences that give the book significant breadth of scope, Roche reviews the impact of "Taking Sève Seriously" across the study of international relations theory, economics, law, and moral philosophy.?The book begins by placing the work of Lucien Sève in context and considers the development of psychology in relation to Marxism, before going on to summarise the work of Sève in relation to the psychology of personality. It considers the opportunities for refreshed research in social relations based on developments by Sève, before examining Marxist biography and the implications of Sève's views. The book also includes chapters on the social discount rate, on constructivism in international relations, on the concept of promising in moral philosophy and the Marxist conception of individual responsibility. It addresses not only how research should be carried out differently, but whether utilising the theoretical framework of other writers, even non-Marxists, can deliver a similar outcome.With its use of five distinct case studies to analyse the work of Lucien Sève, this unique book will be of great interest to academics, researchers and postgraduate students in the fields of psychology, philosophy and social sciences.

Based on a review of economists' debates on mathematical economics, this article discusses a key issue for shaping the science of social work—research methodology. The article describes three important tasks quantitative researchers need to fulfill in order to enhance the scientific rigor of social work research. First, to test theories using empirical data, researchers should follow the positivistic/postpositivistic principles. Second, social work researchers should incorporate the latest advances in methods from other disciplines. Third, researchers should use quantitative methods to address the most pressing and challenging issues of social work research and practice.