Throughout history, social and intellectual crises have given rise
to compelling suggestions for reform steeped in various progressive
sensibilities. For example, within the discipline of criminology --
particularly during the 1980a (TM)s and 1990a (TM)s -- a number of
unconventional theoretical perspectives emerged that sought to
challenge many of the assumptions embedded within its own
mainstream discourse, and to propose alternative solutions for
meaningful, sustainable change. Conceived of as "critical" in
overarching orientation, these efforts to rethink the foundations
of criminological verstehen can be traced to several specific
theoretical and methodological strands of inquiry (e.g., anarchism,
peacemaking, chaos theory, postmodernism). Though distinct in some
respects, these emerging models are linked paradigmatically by
their shared discontent with conventional criminological thought
and by their radicalized posture toward existing and previously
unexamined epistemic crises. Collectively, this is an agenda for
reform that seeks to establish a more humane and just social order,
particularly as citizens and society confront the institutional and
communal problems posed by crime, delinquency, and deviance.
Theory, Justice, and Social Change: Theoretical Integrations and
Critical Applications represents a provocative series of essays
that systematically reviews or extends the role of critical social
theory in fostering justice and change in several relevant, though
problematic, social contexts. Mindful of the need to address both
conceptual exegeses and pragmatic concerns, the articles contained
in this volume grapple with the ongoing "double crisis" that
confrontstheory and practice in the construction of knowledge. By
appropriating and integrating various insights from several
heterodox and critically animated lines of inquiry, each chapter
deftly exposes where and how conventional sociological and
criminological thought has failed to effectively address such human
social issues as homelessness, mental illness, minority rights,
juvenile justice, global violence, and criminal punishment. In
doing so, Theory, Justice, and Social Change provides new and much
needed direction regarding theory development in the social
sciences, and indicates why charting such a course of theory/action
yields more enlightened prospects for justice and change in society
and in our lives.
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