De Gruyter European Handbook on Hate Crime

About the author

Mark Austin Walters
, Honorary Professor of Law, University of Sussex, Brighton, UK.

Imran Awan
, Professor of Criminology, Birmingham City University, Birmingham, UK.

Mika Hagerlid,
Associate Professor of Criminology, Malmö University, Malmö, Sweden.

Alexander Kondakov,
Assistant Professor of Sociology, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.

Jennifer Schweppe
, Professor of Law, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland.

Summary

The
De Gruyter Handbook of European Hate Crime
offers a comprehensive overview of key themes and the latest research on hate crime across Europe. Against a backdrop of growing political and legal tensions surrounding identity and rights, it provides a timely and authoritative contribution to the field of hate crime studies. With contributions from both leading scholars and early career researchers, it offers a comprehensive and interdisciplinary examination of how hate manifests, is legislated against, and is contested across Europe. The book is divided into three parts: the first explores the historical and contemporary manifestations of hate across Europe, tracing how past prejudices continue to shape present day identity-based hostilities. The second examines legislative frameworks governing hate crime across European jurisdictions, while the third examines emerging challenges in tackling hate crime, including its ever evolving social, political, and economic drivers.

Product details

• Assisted by: Imran Awan (Editor), Mika Hagerlid (Editor), Mika Hagerlid et al (Editor), Alexander Kondakov (Editor), Jennifer Schweppe (Editor), Mark Walters (Editor)
• Publisher: De Gruyter
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 15.04.2026
• EAN: 9783110799903
• ISBN: 978-3-11-079990-3
• No. of pages: 400
• Weight: 500 g
• Illustrations: 2 col. ill., 7 b/w tbl., Tabellen, schwarz-weiss, farbige Illustrationen
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Miscellaneous; Kriminologie, Hass, Europarat, Verstehen, Europäische Geschichte, Hate, SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, European History, POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, HISTORY / Europe / General, Criminology, Hate Crime, Hassverbrechen, The Council of Europe