Episode 10

Formation of crime and punishment

In this episode, we elaborate on crime and punishment practices with political scientist Özkan Agtaş, political philosopher Seçkin Sertdemir and sociologist Barış Ünlü. As we focus on how crime is formed within society, we discuss the transformations in punishment through the concept of civil death. 

Here are some of the questions we raise in the episode: 

How did Muslim Contract emerged? What happens to the ones not bounded by the contract? What kind of citizen model does the novel punishment practices create?