RT Article
T1 This is Denmark: prison islands and the detention of immigrants
JF The British journal of criminology
VO 61
IS 6
SP 1540
OP 1556
A1 Barker, Vanessa
A2 Smith, Peter Scharff 1971-
LA English
YR 2021
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1779873921
AB According to mainstream criminology, Nordic societies with their generous welfare states are supposed to moderate, if not restrict, penal powers. In the case of migration, we see the opposite pattern. In Denmark, we see extended use of penal institutions and penal harms to contain and remove unwanted populations from the region, including proposals for a prison island and the confinement of migrants in 19th century prisons. To make sense of these developments and interpret its social meaning, we unpack the logic of the punishment–welfare nexus and Nordic exceptionalism. We find that Denmark expands penal power to regulate non-citizens, deter migration and uphold national interests. These repressive practices are not exceptions to the rule but rather illustrate the exclusionary edge and very nature of the penal regimes in Denmark, a Nordic welfare state.
K1 Nordic exceptionalism
K1 Punishment
K1 Welfare State
K1 Denmark
K1 Immigration
K1 Nationalism
K1 Crimmigration
DO 10.1093/bjc/azab016