Overview

The field of prison studies has been dominated by an androcentric outlook, with little attention paid to women. Offering a unique theoretical fusion of the sociology of imprisonment, carceral geography, feminism and cultural criminology, Women's Imprisonment in Eastern Europe: 'Sitting out Time' examines how social, political, and cultural factors have shaped the development of gendered penal regimes in Eastern Europe and created an institutional battleground for opposing ideologies. Expanding from Latvia as a focal point, Arta Jalili Idrissi provides a current snapshot of women's imprisonment across the Global East. Understanding the situated and complex nature of the prison as an institution, she captures the interplay between the Soviet legacy and a neoliberal agenda within three distinct realms of punishment: spatial, procedural and relational. Revealing clashes within the prison environment, as well as their broader socio-political and ideological contexts, Jalili Idrissi also exposes the specific nuances of gender implications. The first qualitative study based on an ethnographic approach to women's carceral experiences in Latvia, Women's Imprisonment in Eastern Europe: 'Sitting out Time' draws parallels across Eastern Europe and throughout the neoliberal West to provide a refreshing and timely addition to the study of criminology and the sociology of imprisonment.

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Author:   Arta Jalili Idrissi (Staffordshire University, UK)
Publisher:   Emerald Publishing Limited
Imprint:   Emerald Publishing Limited
Weight:   0.345kg
ISBN:  

9781801172837

ISBN 10:   1801172838
Pages:   144
Publication Date:   16 November 2023
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. The Clash of the Ideologies and (Un)intended Outcomes Chapter 3. The Breakdown of Soviet Power and the FSU Country Transition to Market Economy Chapter 4. Carceral space: ‘The architecture embodies some kind of spirit of the age by living in these premises they still feel as in the Soviet Union’ Chapter 5. Imprisonment in Transition: ‘The whole resocialisation process isn’t professional it is simply a Russian salad’ Chapter 6. The Collapse of Values: ‘Previously one side [law enforcers] somehow fought for a cause and the other side fought for their understanding now there isn’t any side, now they are all purchasable’ Chapter 7. Final Remarks

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Arta Jalili Idrissi is Lecturer in Criminology at Staffordshire University, UK. Her research interests include the sociology of imprisonment and women offenders. The wider context of Arta’s work considers the transition process from socialism to a market economy, and how this has shaped the development of penal regimes in Eastern Europe.

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