In February 2024, Dr. Ian Marder (Assistant Professor in Criminology, Maynooth University School of Law and Criminology) published a new co-edited book: Restorative Justice at a Crossroads: Dilemmas of Institutionalisation. Alongside, Ian, the book’s co-editors are Dr. Giuseppe Maglione (Lecturer in Criminology and Director of the Restorative Justice Clinic, University of Kent School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research, UK) and Dr. Brunilda Pali (Assistant Professor of Conflict Dynamics and Resolution, University of Amsterdam Department of Political Sciences, The Netherlands).
The book reflects on the institutionalisation of restorative justice over the last 20 years and offers a critical analysis of the consequences of institutionalisation for restorative principles and processes. It brings together 19 authors across four continents, with chapters that explore the development of restorative justice in eight countries. Each chapter represents a context-sensitive case study that enhances our understanding of the development of international, national and institutional policy frameworks for restorative justice, the mainstreaming of practices within the criminal justice system, the proliferation of cultural, social and political co-optations of restorative justice and the ways in which the formalisation of the restorative justice movement have affected its values, aims and goals.
To read the introductory chapter for free, or to purchase the book for your university library as a hard copy or eBook, please see here.