Thematic group on studies of punishment

About the group

The study of punishment has a long tradition amongst researchers and students from diverse academic fields at the Faculty of Law. We live simultaneously in a period of significant and ongoing change within the field of punishment, and increased societal focus on punishment.

Punishment and incarceration have often been taken to be one and the same, a trend likely to continue into the future. However, this group wishes to also include perspectives on alternative methods of punishment, such as non-custodial sentencing, penalties for young offenders, electronic monitoring, financial penalties and fines.

Ambitions

This thematic group aims to consolidate and strengthen the Faculty’s research on the execution of punishment. The group also contributes to the ongoing growth and development of the research field within Norway.

Duration

The group was established on 1 August 2022 and will last until 31 December 2028.

Leader:

• Thomas Ugelvik

Primary members:

• Sveinung Sandberg
• Katrine Antonsen
• Anja Emilie Kruse
• Sophie Angelis

Secondary members:

• ​​​​​Ingunn Ikdahl
• Peter Scharff Smith
• David Goyes
• Rose Elizabeth Lunde
• Pernille Nyvoll
• Ida Gundersby Rognlien
• Nancy Gutiérrez Olivares

Host department

• Department of Criminology and Sociology of Law

Inquiries can be sent to Thomas Ugelvik (thomas.ugelvik@jus.uio.no).