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English
Bristol University Press
19 March 2025
Abolitionist thought visualises a world without prisons – or a radical reduction or transformation of prisons and punishment. This fascinating book explores the abolitionist ideas of key early socialists and anarchists, writing from the late eighteenth to the early nineteenth centuries. It considers how these radical thinkers can provide insights into our present condition, both by highlighting the harms of punishment and by pointing to inspiring alternatives to current policy and practice.

By examining their calls for the ending of legal coercion, domination and repression, the book shows how the ideas of early socialists and anarchists can assist those engaging in emancipatory struggles against penal and social injustice today.
Contributions by:   , , , ,
Imprint:   Bristol University Press
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 234mm,  Width: 156mm, 
ISBN:   9781529234770
ISBN 10:   1529234778
Pages:   400
Publication Date:  
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Further / Higher Education ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Unspecified

David Gordon Scott works at The Open University and is Co-Founding Editor of the journal Justice, Power and Resistance. Emma Bell is Professor of Professor of Contemporary British Politics at the University of Savoie Mont Blanc and is Co-Founding Editor of the journal Justice, Power and Resistance.

Reviews for Envisioning Abolition

“This bold, authoritative and engaging collection has rich potential to inform and reanimate current debates on prison abolition. It can serve as an important source of inspiration for contemporary abolitionists.” Andrew M. Jefferson, DIGNITY - Danish Institute Against Torture “While more and more people have joined the struggle to abolish cops, courts and cages in recent years, early contributions to penal abolitionist thought and praxis have often been ignored. Envisioning Abolition offers a window into the origins of penal abolitionism that ought to be taken up more readily in contemporary efforts to end imprisonment and punitive injustice.” Justin Piché, University of Ottawa and co-author of How to Abolish Prisons: Lessons from the Movement Against Imprisonment ""Envisioning Abolition traces a long history of abolitionism in the work of its inspiring advocates. Scott and Bell’s collection is a timely reminder of the persistence of abolitionist traditions, their nuance, complexity and pertinence."" Ruth Kinna, Loughborough University


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