Innovative features
The originality of the Doctorate in Cultural and Global Criminology lies in the development of an international and inter-cultural outlook on crime and crime control, facilitated by the interdisciplinary convergence of the two components of criminology: social science and law. This groundbreaking approach, using innovative methodologies, enables a far better criminological understanding and response to new crimes and related social problems. Hence the programme has a critical focus on the direct relevance of academic work to civil society action and criminal justice policy, mirrored in its synergistic relationship to key national and international agencies in civil society action and criminal justice policy. Through an international and inter-cultural perspective, it addresses the concerns of both academics and policy makers who increasingly reflect on the problem of ‘harm’ in two different ways: first, the varying ways in which harm is criminalised and, second, the balance of harms caused by crime and crime control. Associated with this societal engagement is a novel cultivation of the transferable skill set of global-critical citizenship (see link), which is embedded in all aspects of the programme. Finally, in its structures and processes, the doctorate fully integrates the philosophy of international, inter-cultural and intersectoral mobility with its global and cultural research perspective.
