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Belonging in Criminology

Join us for a day of discussion exploring the concept of belonging in relation to both 'criminal justice' and criminology as a discipline. This is a free event co-sponsored by the Institute of Advanced Study at the ÉñÂí¸£ÀûӰƬ, and the British Society of Criminology Midlands Network.

When? Tuesday 15th September 10am-3pm

Where? IAS Seminar Room, C0.02, ÉñÂí¸£ÀûӰƬ Campus (Getting here) (Campus map)

. There is no fee for attendance. We welcome all participants interested in discussing belonging in criminology, regardless of your career stage or job role. We are keen to include as wide a range of participants as possible, such as but not limited to: students, early career, mid career and senior researchers, and those engaged in research on criminological issues outside of university settings. You do not have to be a member of the BSC to attend. The venue capacity is limited, so please notify Hannah Marshall (hannah.j.marshall@warwick.ac.uk) if you can no longer attend.

We have a small budget available to help cover travel expenses - please contact Emily Gray (Emily.gray@warwick.ac.uk).

Programme

10:00 – 10:15: Welcome and Introductions from Warwick Colleagues

Prof Anastasia Chamberlen, Dr Emily Gray and Dr Hannah Marshall, Department of Sociology, ÉñÂí¸£ÀûӰƬ

10:15 – 11:15: Roundtable discussion one: Belonging and Justice

Criminalisation is deeply connected with ideas of ‘unbelonging’ in several different ways. For young people in particular, ‘lack of belonging’ is often cited as a driver for participation in criminalised activity. In other cases, acts such as hate crimes are criminalised in part because they send harmful messages about who doesn’t ‘belong’. When harm has occurred, practices of punishment are interwoven with practices of exclusion, which can in themselves communicate unbelonging. This roundtable will consider the role of belonging and unbelonging in current understandings of harm and criminalisation. It will encourage participants to explore alternatives that might prioritise cultivating and maintaining feelings of belonging as an important aspect of justice.

11:15 – 11:30: Coffee break

11:30 – 12:30: Roundtable discussion two: Belonging and Criminology

What does it mean to belong in criminology at a time of significant institutional, political, and intellectual flux? How is belonging experienced, structured, and unevenly distributed within the discipline and in the current socio-economic and cultural climate? This roundtable will consider how institutional practices, career structures, and epistemic boundaries shape who connects with, enters, remains and progresses within the field. In doing so, it will open conversations about sustainability, inclusion, and responsibility.

12:30 – 13:15: Lunch and networking, display of posters and other visual media

Attendees are invited to submit posters and other visual media on the theme of belonging in criminology for display during the lunch break. To submit, please email Hannah Marshall (Hannah.j.marshall@warwick.ac.uk) with a summary of what you would like to display.

13:15 – 14:45: Co-production workshop: Rethinking Belonging in Criminology

In the co-production workshop we will work together as a group to develop a blog post summarising key themes and recommendations from the roundtables, working towards a collaboratively developed mission statement on belonging in criminology for publication.