Chaos theory challenges the presumption that the cosmos is
orderly, linear, and predictable--but it does not imply pure
randomness and chance events. Rather, chaos-informed postmodernist
analysis introduces a new vision by celebrating unexpected,
surprise, ironic, contradictory, and emergent elements. Scholars in
many disciplines are taking this perspective as an alternative to
the entrenched structural functionalism and empiricism rooted in
linear science. In the early 1990s studies began to emerge applying
chaos theory to criminology, law, and social change. This book
brings together some of the key thinkers in these areas. Part I
situates chaos theory as a constitutive thread in contemporary
critical thought in criminology and law. It seeks to provide the
reader with a sensitivity to how chaos theory fits within the
postmodern perspective and an understanding of its conceptual
tools. Part II comprises chapters on applying the chaos perspective
to critical criminology and law and, beyond, to peacemaking. Part
III presents studies in chaos-informed perspectives on new social
movement theory, social change, and the development of social
justice. While the book emphasizes the usefulness of the conceptual
tools of chaos theory in critical criminology and law, its ultimate
goal goes beyond theory-building to provide vistas for
understanding the contemporary social scene and for the development
of the new just society.
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