Criminology

Born in 1962, I was educated at Kortrijk Polytechnic & University College, Universiteit Leuven, and Universiteit Gent (all in Belgium), obtaining a PhD in Criminology from the last named in 1998. I then moved to Keele in 1999 where, since 2006, I’m a Professor of Criminology. I am married to Kathleen Vandenberghe, a hospice counsellor.

Professor Ronnie Lippens' CV

Latterly my research interests have focused also on the imaginary of justice, law and order, as expressed in e.g. novels and paintings. This has led me to study and analyse art and literature in quite some detail. I have published numerous contributions (in Dutch as well as in English) on those topics in a wide variety of venues. I’m currently working on a closer analysis of the emergence of forms of governance in what could be called prophetic painting.

I usually teach modules about criminological theories or perspectives, as well as modules of a more philosophical nature. These currently include UG modules such as:

Crime and Justice in a Global Context

and

State Crimes and Crimes against Humanity

You may, by the way, wish to have a look at what might probably be the thinnest textbook in the criminological domain:

• LIPPENS, R. (2009) A Very Short, Fairly Interesting and Reasonably Cheap Introduction to Studying Criminology. London: Sage Publications

I also regularly contribute to the MA-MRes programme in Criminology and Criminal Justice.