Spaces for criminological interventions in studying the production, content and impact of propaganda
| Issue . | Key questions . | Examples . | Sites of cross-pollination . |
|---|---|---|---|
| The propaganda-crime causation nexus | How have actors utilized propaganda to generate support for ideologies, policies and political economic orders that are criminogenic and zemiogenic? | Neoliberal propaganda generating support undermining non-economic social institutions, leading to social atomization, excessive individualism, anomie and instrumental crime (Messner & Rosenfeld, 2012). Poor-blaming and poor shaming through neoliberal propaganda (Barton and Davis, 2018a). | Synthesizing Institutional Anomie Theory and Herman and Chomsky’s (2010) propaganda model to understand the political economic drivers of news media propaganda legitimizing criminogenic neoliberal policies. Analyzing the extent to which propaganda informs public support for criminogenic ideologies, social systems and policies. |
| Corporate crime | How have corporations and governments utilized propaganda to engage in image-management and draw attention away from corporate crimes and harms? | Amazon’s use of bots and sockpuppets posing as Amazon workers to undermine unionization efforts and calls for improved working conditions (Sainato, 2021). | Examining news media’s complicity in spreading corporate propaganda that hinders public awareness of corporate crimes and reinforces corporate power. |
| Examining the discursive strategies employed by corporations to promote environmentally harmful activities. | |||
| Examining the ways consumers and workers interests are pitted against one another, detracting from harms caused by problematic working conditions/labour practices. | |||
| Criminalization processes | How - and to what extent - has propaganda informed the criminalization of particular groups and behaviours? How - and to what extent - has propaganda informed the undercriminalization of particular groups and behaviours? | The criminalization of whistle-blowers. The racialized criminalization of migrant groups. Manufacturing support for punitive criminal justice measures. Diverting attention away from systemic issues or root causes of criminal behaviour. | Border criminology – examining the use of propaganda techniques, such as framing, code-words and emotional appeals in policy narratives surrounding immigration and border control. |
| Vignette studies examining the impact of code-word use on individuals’ views on criminalizing asylum seekers and other racialized groups. |
| Issue . | Key questions . | Examples . | Sites of cross-pollination . |
|---|---|---|---|
| The propaganda-crime causation nexus | How have actors utilized propaganda to generate support for ideologies, policies and political economic orders that are criminogenic and zemiogenic? | Neoliberal propaganda generating support undermining non-economic social institutions, leading to social atomization, excessive individualism, anomie and instrumental crime (Messner & Rosenfeld, 2012). Poor-blaming and poor shaming through neoliberal propaganda (Barton and Davis, 2018a). | Synthesizing Institutional Anomie Theory and Herman and Chomsky’s (2010) propaganda model to understand the political economic drivers of news media propaganda legitimizing criminogenic neoliberal policies. Analyzing the extent to which propaganda informs public support for criminogenic ideologies, social systems and policies. |
| Corporate crime | How have corporations and governments utilized propaganda to engage in image-management and draw attention away from corporate crimes and harms? | Amazon’s use of bots and sockpuppets posing as Amazon workers to undermine unionization efforts and calls for improved working conditions (Sainato, 2021). | Examining news media’s complicity in spreading corporate propaganda that hinders public awareness of corporate crimes and reinforces corporate power. |
| Examining the discursive strategies employed by corporations to promote environmentally harmful activities. | |||
| Examining the ways consumers and workers interests are pitted against one another, detracting from harms caused by problematic working conditions/labour practices. | |||
| Criminalization processes | How - and to what extent - has propaganda informed the criminalization of particular groups and behaviours? How - and to what extent - has propaganda informed the undercriminalization of particular groups and behaviours? | The criminalization of whistle-blowers. The racialized criminalization of migrant groups. Manufacturing support for punitive criminal justice measures. Diverting attention away from systemic issues or root causes of criminal behaviour. | Border criminology – examining the use of propaganda techniques, such as framing, code-words and emotional appeals in policy narratives surrounding immigration and border control. |
| Vignette studies examining the impact of code-word use on individuals’ views on criminalizing asylum seekers and other racialized groups. |
Spaces for criminological interventions in studying the production, content and impact of propaganda
| Issue . | Key questions . | Examples . | Sites of cross-pollination . |
|---|---|---|---|
| The propaganda-crime causation nexus | How have actors utilized propaganda to generate support for ideologies, policies and political economic orders that are criminogenic and zemiogenic? | Neoliberal propaganda generating support undermining non-economic social institutions, leading to social atomization, excessive individualism, anomie and instrumental crime (Messner & Rosenfeld, 2012). Poor-blaming and poor shaming through neoliberal propaganda (Barton and Davis, 2018a). | Synthesizing Institutional Anomie Theory and Herman and Chomsky’s (2010) propaganda model to understand the political economic drivers of news media propaganda legitimizing criminogenic neoliberal policies. Analyzing the extent to which propaganda informs public support for criminogenic ideologies, social systems and policies. |
| Corporate crime | How have corporations and governments utilized propaganda to engage in image-management and draw attention away from corporate crimes and harms? | Amazon’s use of bots and sockpuppets posing as Amazon workers to undermine unionization efforts and calls for improved working conditions (Sainato, 2021). | Examining news media’s complicity in spreading corporate propaganda that hinders public awareness of corporate crimes and reinforces corporate power. |
| Examining the discursive strategies employed by corporations to promote environmentally harmful activities. | |||
| Examining the ways consumers and workers interests are pitted against one another, detracting from harms caused by problematic working conditions/labour practices. | |||
| Criminalization processes | How - and to what extent - has propaganda informed the criminalization of particular groups and behaviours? How - and to what extent - has propaganda informed the undercriminalization of particular groups and behaviours? | The criminalization of whistle-blowers. The racialized criminalization of migrant groups. Manufacturing support for punitive criminal justice measures. Diverting attention away from systemic issues or root causes of criminal behaviour. | Border criminology – examining the use of propaganda techniques, such as framing, code-words and emotional appeals in policy narratives surrounding immigration and border control. |
| Vignette studies examining the impact of code-word use on individuals’ views on criminalizing asylum seekers and other racialized groups. |
| Issue . | Key questions . | Examples . | Sites of cross-pollination . |
|---|---|---|---|
| The propaganda-crime causation nexus | How have actors utilized propaganda to generate support for ideologies, policies and political economic orders that are criminogenic and zemiogenic? | Neoliberal propaganda generating support undermining non-economic social institutions, leading to social atomization, excessive individualism, anomie and instrumental crime (Messner & Rosenfeld, 2012). Poor-blaming and poor shaming through neoliberal propaganda (Barton and Davis, 2018a). | Synthesizing Institutional Anomie Theory and Herman and Chomsky’s (2010) propaganda model to understand the political economic drivers of news media propaganda legitimizing criminogenic neoliberal policies. Analyzing the extent to which propaganda informs public support for criminogenic ideologies, social systems and policies. |
| Corporate crime | How have corporations and governments utilized propaganda to engage in image-management and draw attention away from corporate crimes and harms? | Amazon’s use of bots and sockpuppets posing as Amazon workers to undermine unionization efforts and calls for improved working conditions (Sainato, 2021). | Examining news media’s complicity in spreading corporate propaganda that hinders public awareness of corporate crimes and reinforces corporate power. |
| Examining the discursive strategies employed by corporations to promote environmentally harmful activities. | |||
| Examining the ways consumers and workers interests are pitted against one another, detracting from harms caused by problematic working conditions/labour practices. | |||
| Criminalization processes | How - and to what extent - has propaganda informed the criminalization of particular groups and behaviours? How - and to what extent - has propaganda informed the undercriminalization of particular groups and behaviours? | The criminalization of whistle-blowers. The racialized criminalization of migrant groups. Manufacturing support for punitive criminal justice measures. Diverting attention away from systemic issues or root causes of criminal behaviour. | Border criminology – examining the use of propaganda techniques, such as framing, code-words and emotional appeals in policy narratives surrounding immigration and border control. |
| Vignette studies examining the impact of code-word use on individuals’ views on criminalizing asylum seekers and other racialized groups. |
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