There is a widespread claim in the criminological literature that the current period is characterized by a surge in punitiveness and that this ‘punitive turn’ is fuelled by a new populism. However, the key notions of ‘punitiveness’ and ‘populism’ remain largely undefined, with the result that much of the associated analysis is vague, while developments are often asserted rather than explained. ...

Reviewing the evidence of CG-tool research and development in conference papers, we find little attention devoted to the issues and institution of scientific methodology, and only vague awareness of how that deficiency impairs progress. To focus attention and improve awareness, we briefly delineate the evolution of C.S. Peirce's theory of inquiry toward Eduard Hovy’s general methodology for res...

Abstract This review essay develops a methodologically‐minded critical engagement with two books that seek to make big theoretical contributions our understanding of the socially and ecologically destructive dynamics extractivism. By reading both texts through their methods concept building abstraction, points towards potential pitfalls science technology in capitalist mode production and, turn...