Last week, me and Moosa Izzat gave one of the plenaries at the conference ‘New Right, Authoritarianism and Penality’, wonderfully organised by our dear colleagues @ecrimudc.bsky.social An excellent summary of the contributions can be found here: ecrim.es/internationa...

📢 We are thrilled to announce @awooff.bsky.social as the new Director of SIPR! A long-time member and current Associate Director, Andrew brings deep expertise in policing research and leadership. He takes up the role on 1 Aug 2025. Welcome, Andrew! #policing #SIPR #research

Periodical reminder to check out #citizenship starter package for your experts 🌎 ranging from birthright citizenship in the US, EU citizenship, immigrant naturalisation, investor citizenship, and much much more. Still room to add more! #migcitsky @globalcit.bsky.social go.bsky.app/5vLDGon

Looks like it’s Italy in May for me 😊 A conference in Ferrara on sentencing of ethically motivated offenders: I’m presenting a paper on criminal liability of foreign fighters. It will be live-streamed (details on photo 1).

Research Fellow Criminology (12 month post), Edinburgh Developing linked data research using administrative data in Scotland Closing 5 February elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid... #PhDChat #AcademicChat #JobFairy

I’m thrilled to share the latest special English-language issue of the Journal of Criminal Investigation and Criminology (Revija za kriminalistiko in kriminologijo - RKK), marking the culmination of the Institute of Criminology's 70th-anniversary celebrations. 🔗 www.policija.si/medijsko-sre...

We are hiring a lecturer in Global Law at @uoelawschool.bsky.social to work on our recently launched Global Law LLB programme. Deadline to apply: 20 January. If successful, you will join an amazing team in one of the world's great law schools. 1/2 elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

The Contemporary Challenges Journal - fully run by @uoelawschool.bsky.social students has a call for papers (deadline 3rd February). They are looking for submissions within the area of global crime, justice and security - broadly conceived. Find all details here: journals.ed.ac.uk/Contemporary...

Submissions | Contemporary Challenges: The Global Crime, Justice and Security Journal

All submissions must meet the following requirements.

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The Howard Journal of Crime & Justice (which I edit) has joined the party @howardjournalcj.bsky.social

A bit of our own Prof Richard Sparks in the BBC series, Inside Barlinnie. www.law.ed.ac.uk/news-events/... @thesccjr.bsky.social #Prisons #Scotland

Professor Richard Sparks contributes to BBC documentary | Edinburgh Law School

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A post-doc position in the realm of sentencing, in lovely Ljubljana with my amazing friend Mojca Plesničar, do have a peek 😊

Very happy that the first edition of The Oxford Handbook of the Philosophy of Punishment is (almost) finally out, with my contribution in Chapter 34 😊 Now I just need to find time to read the 744 pages of it 😬 global.oup.com/academic/pro...

A new issue of the Contemporary Challenges journal, run entirely by the Edinburgh Law School Masters students is out. It’s impressive and imaginative: if global crime and insecurity interest you, give it a go 😊 journals.ed.ac.uk/Contemporary...

See below a call for applications to do a PhD with me at Edinburgh Law School 😊

Andy Aydın-Aitchison@andy8chi.bsky.social · 2y ago

Dr @tripkovicmilena.bsky.social invites PhD applications in the field of criminology, global crime, & comparative criminal justice. Her latest works focus on citizenship and penality, and democratic backsliding & penal policy www.law.ed.ac.uk/people/dr-mi... #PhDChat #Criminology