Professor Susanne Karstedt

Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice

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I joined the University of Leeds as a Professor in 2009, having previously held a Chair in Criminology at Keele University. Before that, I researched and taught at the universities of Bielefeld and Hamburg, Germany.

I have researched and written widely on international and comparative criminology, and have held leading positions in international associations and in the organisation of international conferences.

I received the Christa-Hoffmann-Riehm Award for Socio-Legal Studies in 2005, and the Sellin-Glueck-Award of the American Society of Criminology in 2007.

Scholarly and Research Interests

I have conducted a research project on middle class crime, and cross-cultural and cross-national studies on a broad range of topics. My research combines survey research, and large quantitative data sets with qualitative approaches.

Present research projects include a study of life after punishment of Nazi War Criminals in post-war Germany, and a major project on genocide.

I am working on a book on democracy, crime and justice.

Teaching

At Leeds, I teach International and Comparative Criminology (MA programmes), and Research Methods at MA and BA level.

I regularly teach in the International Master’s Programme of Sociology of Law at the International Institute for the Sociology of Law in Oñati, Spain.

PhD Supervision

Supervision of PhD students in the area of international and comparative studies of crime and justice, including:

violence and terrorism
organised and white collar crime
corruption
mass atrocities and transitional justice

Successfully completed PhDs include studies on terrorism, security, white collar crime, and communities, social order and migration, in the UK and internationally.

Key Publications

Books

Karstedt, S. (ed.) (2009): Legal Institutions and Collective Memories. Oxford: Hart

Chapters in books

Karstedt, S. (2006): Democracy, Values and Violence: Paradoxes, Tensions, and Comparative Advantages of Liberal Inclusion. Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 605: 50-81.

Journal articles

Eisner, M. & Karstedt, S. (eds.) (2009): Is a General Theory of Violence Possible? Special Issue of the International Journal of Conflict and Violence, 3 (1),

Karstedt, S. (2008): In Search of the Tipping Point. Criminologist, 33 (2): 1-5.

Karstedt, S. & Farrall, S. (2006): The Moral Economy of Everyday Crime: Markets, Consumers and Citizens. British Journal of Criminology, 46: 1011-1036.