Description

This collection introduces readers to three decades of Ronnie Lippens' research and writing and his multifaceted contribution to the social sciences. It focusses on five of his key themes, the respective relationships between critical criminological practice and hypermodernity, rhetorical discourse, poststructural theory, Luciferianism, and the ethics of care. Most of his work can be placed between existentialism and poststructuralism. The chapters are written by former colleagues of Lippens and are respected academics with international reputations of their own, from England, Italy, and Brazil across the disciplines of criminology, sociology, philosophy, and legal studies. Each contributor offers their own perspective on one theme in an essay original to this collection. This book encourages readers to move beyond empiricism and engage in the abstract theorization of issues connected to crime and justice.