As part of SCCJR's Social Penalities Across Boundaries workshop series we are happy to welcome Professor Vitor Stegemann Dieter next week who will give an online presentation on 'Prison co-governance in a Brazilian prison: the role of prison gangs in counter-hegemony.'
 
Abstract: 
Grounded in extensive ethnographic research, Vitor will discuss his new book “Prison and Counter-Hegemony: The PCC and Prison Co-Governance in Brazil” (in press) which dialogues with both classic prison studies and contemporary debates on inmate governance.
Drawing on Gramscian concepts, Vitor interprets the prison as a hegemonic apparatus and the PCC (a major organised crime network in Brazil) as a counter-hegemonic force, engaging in a contested “governance shared” with state actors. By challenging dominant narratives and proposing an innovative theoretical framework, this work contributes to broader discussions on power, order, and resistance in Latin American prisons and the Global South.
 
Bio:
Prof. Vitor Stegemann Dieter (PhD at University of Kent, UK) is currently a Monitoring Coordinator under the Prison Department at the National Council of Justice in Brazil, he is also the State Coordinator of the Brazilian Institute of Criminal Sciences (Parana) and a postgraduate professor at the University of San Carlos de Guatemala.
 
This online workshop is part of the Social Penalities Across Boundaries series which is organised by Professor Richard Sparks, the Scottish Centre for Crime & Justice Research (SCCJR), University of Edinburgh, and Professor Máximo Sozzo, Universidad Nacional del Litoral in Argentina (UNL)
 
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First published: 1 January 2025

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