Neoliberalism and Punishment

Exploring the expansion of the penal system in Spain during the first forty years of democracy, this book puts forward the importance of studying punishment from a sociological perspective and examines the neoliberal penalty thesis.

List of contents

Preface by Loïc Wacquant
Introduction to the English Edition
1. THINKING PUNISHMENT
2. NEOLIBERAL PENALITY
3. UTILITARIAN INDIVIDUALISM: RATIONAL SUBJECTS AND THE PROFANE STATE
4. THE FLEXIBLE LABOUR MARKET: PRECARITY AND DECOLLECTIVISATION
5. ACTIVE SOCIAL POLICY: RE-COMMODIFICATION AND MORALISATION
6. AN EXPANSIVE PENAL SYSTEM: REDUCING ANXIETY AND INCREASING OPPORTUNITY COST
CONCLUSION
EPILOGUE: ON THE CRISIS, NEOLIBERAL LOGICS, AND THE DECLINE IN PRISONERS

About the author

Ignacio González-Sánchez is a Serra Húnter lecturer at Universitat the Girona, Spain. He has published articles and books on crime policy, prisons, judges, and the criminalisation of demonstrations.

Product details

• Authors: Ignacio (The University of Giron Gonzalez-Sanchez, Ignacio González-Sánchez
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.10.2025
• EAN: 9781032522098
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3252209-8
• No. of pages: 170
• Series: Routledge Studies in Crime and Society
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Law > Criminal law, criminal procedural law, criminology; Sociology, Europe, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / General, Politics & government, Social & political philosophy, social and political philosophy, Politics and government, Legal aspects of criminology, Crime and criminology, Crime & criminology, Sentencing & punishment, Sentencing and punishment, Criminology: legal aspects