Introductory description

The module will introduce students to the extant literature on border controls in criminology and criminal law theory. It
seeks to explore crucial questions around social control, crime, identity and punishment in the context of the growing
impetus to police migration in countries around the world. It will aim at interrogating the rationales and justifications
underpinning border regimes, critically assessing their implications and exploring alternative more humane forms of
living together in an increasingly interconnected and unequal world.

Module aims

Outline syllabus

This is an indicative module outline only to give an indication of the sort of topics that may be covered. Actual sessions held may differ.

1. Crimmigration: what happens to ideas of crime, criminal and punishment when questions of migration are
   introduced ?

2. Criminal law, Policing, Punishment. We will explore how key criminal justice institutions have been reshaped by migration and its controls.

3. Citizenship: philosophical theories on criminal law and punishment, the importance of citizenship for criminal
   law, novel forms of punishment linked to citizenship (citizenship deprivation); citizenship and race.

4. Punitiveness and Humanitarianism: the politics of migration, the language of vulnerability, and the rise of
   criminal exploitation in criminal justice/immigration enforcement.

5. Globalization and the State: to what extent and how do the impetus to control national borders reflect broaders
   challenge to the nation-state in an era of globalisation?

6. Alternative Futures: critiques to border regimes and discussion of more humane forms of living together.

Learning outcomes

By the end of the module, students should be able to:

• Understand the importance of immigration and its controls for contemporary governance
• Comprehend key challenges and dilemmas in the governance of migration in a globalised world
• Be able to critically assess key theories and concepts, and their limitations, for understanding border regimes

Indicative reading list

Reading lists can be found in Talis

Research element

Students will be required to research specific topics within the module's remit in writting their summative assessment

Interdisciplinary

Law, Sociology, Anthropology, Criminology, Politics, Philosophy

Subject specific skills

Criminology, Law, Political Theory, Philosophy

Transferable skills

Research skills, writting, critical analysis, policy analys