Special issue for the Journal of Economic Criminology with in-person and hybrid symposium in January 2024:

Limited funding is available to support participation (for PhD students) thanks to funding awarded by the University of Warwick, University of Liverpool and Lancaster University.

Guest Managing Editor: Prof. Louis De Koker, (La Trobe University)

Editors: Dr Joy Malala, (University of Warwick), Dr Nkechikwu Azinge-Egbiri, (Lancaster University), Dr Folashade Adeyemo (University of Liverpool), Dr Lovina Otudor (GSDEC) and Chukwuemeka Nwabuzor (University of Warwick)

Summary of the proposed special issue: Financial and economic crimes and measures to combat these crimes are pressing national and international policy concerns in the Global South. Although these crimes pose imminent challenges with dire economic implications, they remain largely under-researched from a multi-disciplinary perspective. The absence of multidisciplinary studies poses a barrier to advancing broader research agenda and the implementation of more comprehensive regulatory responses. Hence, it has become critical to enhance understanding and inform more effective local and transnational responses. This special issue will convene cutting-edge research on the different disciplines within financial and economic crimes to advance thinking on its different perspectives and support nuanced, rigorous and innovative research and responses. Global South perspectives on conceptualising economic crime is similarly broad, acknowledging that a wide range of contexts fall within its scope. The connecting thread of the special issue will be the interdisciplinary embeddedness of economic crimes. We are particularly interested in submissions related to the following areas as they apply across disciplines of financial and economic crime, regulation, public policy, and international relations.

Submissions:

To be considered, please submit a structured abstract (400 words max., covering objectives, methods, results, and conclusions) and a short biography (150 words max.) here by 18th October 2023. Submissions will be selected based on their relevance to the theme of the special issue, originality, scientific merit, and overall contribution to the field. If you are keen to contribute but unable to attend in person and have any other questions, please contact: info@gsdec.network

Key dates:

Deadline for abstract and biography: 18th October 2023, 12pm GMT

Notification of decision: expected 17th November 2023

Early draft of paper to share with symposium: 10th January 2024

Conference and symposium: 17th-18th January 2024

Submission of full manuscript (8,000-10,000 words): 22 April 2024

Submission link.

Join the Global South Dialogue on Economic Crimes Network Here.