Sociology & Criminology for a Changing World
Stephen Graham is a British scholar and Professor of Cities and Society at Newcastle University. Trained in urban studies and geography, Graham’s work examines the militarization, securitization, and infrastructural transformation of cities in the context of globalization, terrorism, and digital technology. His research is interdisciplinary, bridging sociology, political theory, urban planning, and critical security studies.
Lucia Zedner is a British criminologist and legal scholar, Professor of Criminal Justice at the University of Oxford, and a Fellow of Corpus Christi College. Her work spans criminology, criminal law, and socio-legal studies, with a particular focus on security, punishment, policing, and the preventive turn in criminal justice. Zedner is known for her interdisciplinary
David Lyon is a Canadian sociologist and one of the world’s leading scholars in surveillance studies. He is Professor Emeritus of Sociology and Director of the Surveillance Studies Centre at Queen’s University, Kingston. Over several decades, Lyon has examined the social, political, and cultural dimensions of surveillance, addressing its implications for privacy, civil liberties, and
Sarah Brayne is an American sociologist whose research explores the intersection of technology, surveillance, and the criminal justice system. An Associate Professor at the University of Texas at Austin, Brayne investigates how big data analytics and algorithmic decision-making are transforming policing and social control. Her ethnographic and mixed-methods work offers unique insights into the implementation
Didier Fassin is a French anthropologist and sociologist whose work bridges the boundaries between ethnography, political sociology, and the anthropology of institutions. As Professor at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton and at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales in Paris, Fassin has conducted groundbreaking fieldwork on policing, immigration enforcement, and humanitarianism.
Robert Reiner is a British criminologist and one of the most influential scholars in the sociology of policing. As Professor Emeritus of Criminology at the London School of Economics, Reiner has spent decades analyzing the political, cultural, and social dynamics that shape modern police work. His research bridges empirical studies of police culture with theoretical