Journal article
Crimes of Globalization: The Feminization of HIV Pandemic in Sub-Saharan Africa
The global South, v 2(2), pp 112-129
01 Oct 2008
Abstract
This paper addresses the lack of criminological interest in the "crimes" of globalization. It challenges the essentialist assumption of mainstream criminology that the legal definitions of crime are sacrosanct. Following a broader conceptualization of crime which goes beyond the prescriptions of criminal law, the paper draws on three different intellectual traditions (crimes of globalization, structural violence and the critique of neoliberalism) which emphasize the contingent influence of social harm in peoples life choices. We argue that the implementation of neoliberal policies in sub-Saharan Africa contribute to the exposure of women to risky life-style choices that often increase their vulnerability to HIV infection. We conclude that criminologists can no longer afford to abandon the study of the lethal consequences of untrammeled capitalism to economic and development experts, but should go beyond the state-centric definition of crime by addressing the "structural and institutionalized" victimization of the people by the market in an increasingly globalizing world.
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- Title
- Crimes of Globalization: The Feminization of HIV Pandemic in Sub-Saharan Africa
- Creators
- Ifeanyi EzeonuEmmanuel Koku
- Publication Details
- The global South, v 2(2), pp 112-129
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Sociology
- Other Identifier
- 991020546692504721