KRIM4952 – A criminology of globalization

Knowledge, at the end of the course, you will have obtained knowledge of the most central debates, questions, and ideas that have shaped contemporary understanding of globalization within criminology. You will have received, among other, an understanding of the following:

• An understanding of globalization as a phenomenon, the emerging shift towards anti-globalization, as well as a number of controversies raised by the term.
• An understanding of and ability to critically assess international crime control and policy and its intellectual foundations.
• An understanding of the multiple ways in which global inequality shapes contemporary crime control strategies.
• The changing role of the state and state sovereignty under conditions of globalization.
• The conflicting and contradictory nature of the cultural dynamics of globalization, particularly as it pertains to issues of migration, culture and national identity.

Skills, students will:

• Learn to interpret, analyze and critically discuss scholarly texts and form an informed opinion on contemporary issues and controversies in transnational crime, criminal justice and punishment.

• Be encouraged to think seriously about the role of the state and criminal law in regulating cross-border threats and harms and the place and limitations of criminal justice interventions in producing safe societies.
• Be encouraged to think about normative aspects of global interconnectedness, particularly as articulated in various theories of justice and in terms of criminology’s engagement with human rights.

Competences, students will:

• enhance their capability to question and discuss urgent and sensitive aspects of contemporary social and political debates about cross-border crime and security.
• enhance their capability to formulate and reflect on their own ideas about crime, social harm, security and justice.
• be able to integrate empirical findings with theoretical, epistemological and ethical principles in criminological research.

This course may be included in the study programmes Kriminologi (master) , Rettssosiologi (master) and Rettsvitenskap (jus) (master) as an elective course.

Students who are admitted to study programmes at UiO must each semester register which courses and exams they wish to sign up for in Studentweb.

Students enrolled in other Master`s Degree Programmes can, on application, be admitted to the course if this is cleared by their own study programme.

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Students are graded on the basis of a 4 hour digital school exam.

The candidates will take the exam on a PC and the submission is digital in Inspera Read about School exams in Inspera.

You must familiarize yourself with the rules that apply to exam support materials, and the use of sources and citations.

Location during the exam and candidate number will be published in Studentweb about a week before the examination.

This is an open book digital school examination. You are permitted to use any materials written on paper during the examination. This includes books, lecture materials and your own notes, whether handwritten or printed. There are no restrictions on marking up or highlighting these written materials.

No electronic support materials are allowed.

Rules for citation are crucial for determining whether the use of exam resources is legal.