The promises and pitfalls of path dependence frameworks for analyzing penal change

Although the study of penal changes throughout history is central to punishment studies, the field has taken little from historical institutionalists’ theories of institutional change. One of the most relevant such theories is path dependence. This article outlines path dependence frameworks’ most f...

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Main Author: Rubin, Ashley T. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2023
In: Punishment & society
Year: 2023, Volume: 25, Issue: 1, Pages: 264-284
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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