RT Article
T1 Six lines: a methodological agenda for critical gang studies
JF Critical criminology
VO 30
IS 1
SP 13
OP 28
A1 Fraser, Alistair David 1982-
A1 Van Hellemont, Elke
A2 Van Hellemont, Elke
LA English
YR 2022
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1828114316
AB In the twenty-first century, the established methodological props for gang research have worn increasingly thin. Place-based definitions involving territorial groups confined to neighbourhood fiefdoms have become increasingly fractured, as shifts in social life increasingly overwhelm and undercut such approaches. This paper seeks to offer a new methodological agenda for transnational gang studies that is premised on the significance of mobility and flow. The paper first sets out a review of existing approaches, drawing on three established lines in critical gang studies - vertical, horizontal and parallel - which are rooted in place. Next, we suggest three emergent lines - circular, radial and transversal - which are designed to interrogate dynamics of mobility and technology in global gang studies. We suggest, in conclusion, that methods based on ‘flow’ should not replace those rooted in ‘place’ but must operate in a dialogue between online and terrestrial space, paying close attention to the role technology plays in shaping social interaction.
NO Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 25-28
DO 10.1007/s10612-022-09617-0