Abstract
This paper shows how the notion of punishment has been invoked by former US President
George W. Bush, and ex UK Prime Minister Tony Blair to represent war. It is suggested
that in this context, the notion of punishment serves different objectives: legitimizing
violence, suggesting the sovereign role taken by the US and highlighting the emergence of
new sensibilities. Building on previous literature in criminology and international
relations it examines points of contact between two previously distinct security
mechanisms - war and punishment- and suggests possible effects of this discursive
blurring. It highlights not only the need for criminologists to engage with international
relations literature but also the need to evaluate closely the different nature of the
international context.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 343-358 |
| Number of pages | 16 |
| Journal | International Journal of Criminology and Sociological Theory |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - Jun 2010 |
Access to Document
- Representing War as Punishment in the War on Terror
© 2010 The Authors This is an open access article published under a Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the author and source are cited.