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Preventing harm and the public interest –a zemiological perspective (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Dinesson, K., & Soliman, F. (2023, October). Preventing harm and the public interest –a zemiological perspective. Paper presented at Countering terrorism and violent extremism in the public interest workshop, The Hague, Netherlands

Over the past two decades, counterterrorism in the UK and beyond has been characterised by contentious legal and social developments. One such development has been a marked preventative turn in criminal law, exemplified in the UK by the bringing into... Read More about Preventing harm and the public interest –a zemiological perspective.

Italy: Post-1990 Policies and Trends at Europe's Southern Border (2023)
Book Chapter
Paynter, E., & Soliman, F. (2023). Italy: Post-1990 Policies and Trends at Europe's Southern Border. In A. Vila-Freyer, & I. Sirkeci (Eds.), Global Atlas of Refugees and Asylum Seekers (161-176). London, UK: Transnational Press London

This chapter focuses on how Italy’s position as a key port of entry for migrants reaching Europe has influenced shifts in trends and policy, including external border governance, as well as asylum protocols and reception and detention policies. We si... Read More about Italy: Post-1990 Policies and Trends at Europe's Southern Border.

What is crime? (SCCJR Learning Resource accompanying video) (2023)
Digital Artefact
Soliman, F. (2023). What is crime? (SCCJR Learning Resource accompanying video). [Video]

This video is part of the SCCJR Learning Resources for Schools which has been created especially for Modern Studies learners. The briefings reflect some of the most popular topics that previous learners have decided to write about in their assignment... Read More about What is crime? (SCCJR Learning Resource accompanying video).

Raptor persecution in Scotland: a preliminary zemiological analysis. (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Soliman, F. (2023, August). Raptor persecution in Scotland: a preliminary zemiological analysis. Paper presented at SCCJR Punishment and Society ECR Symposium 2023, Glasgow, UK

Following centuries of persecution, most species of bird of prey in Scotland were either extinct or approaching extinction by the 1950s. In recent years, conservation efforts have led to the successful reintroduction of endemic species, and offences... Read More about Raptor persecution in Scotland: a preliminary zemiological analysis..

Global security and its social dimensions (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Adalja, A., Al-Rodhan, N., & Soliman, F. (2023, May). Global security and its social dimensions. Presented at Global Security Programme Roundtable, Online

This panel will interrogate the social dimensions of global security. It will discuss the lived experiences of individuals, the role of social sectors such as public health, and innovative ways of studying the social dimensions of global security.

Stolen Time: The Temporal Captivity of Migrants in the Italian Border Regime (2023)
Journal Article
Castelli, V., Paynter, E., Sbaffi, G., & Soliman, F. (in press). Stolen Time: The Temporal Captivity of Migrants in the Italian Border Regime. Modern Italy,

This paper explores the use of captivity in Italy’s response to recurrent “migration crises” at the southern border of the European Union. It first considers the case of Lampedusa, where migrants are often warehoused awaiting deportation, despite r... Read More about Stolen Time: The Temporal Captivity of Migrants in the Italian Border Regime.

Environmental Harms at the Border: The Case of Lampedusa (2023)
Journal Article
Soliman, F. (2023). Environmental Harms at the Border: The Case of Lampedusa. Critical Criminology, 31, 725-741. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10612-023-09692-x

In this paper I examine authorities’ management of migrant boats on the island of Lampedusa, Italy, as an example of environmental border harm. A danger to trawlers, sunken wrecks are also hazardous to the environment, with pollutants such as oil and... Read More about Environmental Harms at the Border: The Case of Lampedusa.

Law and border: Punishment and Lampedusa (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Soliman, F. (2022, May). Law and border: Punishment and Lampedusa. Paper presented at David Garland’s Punishment and Modern Society: 30 Years On (+2), University of Edinburgh Law School

“It’s not all hospitality”: racism and humanitarianism in Lampedusa (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Soliman, F. (2022, March). “It’s not all hospitality”: racism and humanitarianism in Lampedusa. Presented at Borders, Captivity, and Memory in Transnational Italy and the Mediterranean Symposium, Central New York Humanities Corridor (University of Rochester and Cornell University)

States of exception, human rights, and social harm: Towards a border zemiology (2019)
Journal Article
Soliman, F. (2021). States of exception, human rights, and social harm: Towards a border zemiology. Theoretical Criminology, 25(2), 228-248. https://doi.org/10.1177/1362480619890069

Crimmigration, that is, the merging of criminal and migration law, is receiving increasing attention within criminology. However, while crimmigration widens our understanding of coercion and punishment, it is a reductive lens through which to make se... Read More about States of exception, human rights, and social harm: Towards a border zemiology.

The criminalisation of coercive control (2019)
Report
Soliman, F. (2019). The criminalisation of coercive control. Northern Ireland Assembly Research and Information Service

This research paper outlines the different approaches taken to criminalise coercive control in the UK and in the Republic of Ireland. It also summarises the emphasis placed on coercive control by government-level strategy in each jurisdiction, and th... Read More about The criminalisation of coercive control.