Dr. Victor Shammas

Dr. Victor Shammas is a sociologist who writes and speaks about politics, culture, and social theory. He is Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Bergen in Norway. 

His research interests include comparative penology, political economy, critical theory, ethnographic methods, and political theology. He has been a visiting scholar/doctoral student at Stanford University (2017), Stockholm University (2015), and the University of California, Berkeley (2015-2016). His work has appeared in journals such as Constellations, Punishment & Society, Critical Criminology, Capital & Class, and the British Journal of Criminology. His research is available at www.victorshammas.com.

He also writes a regular newsletter, The Theory Brief: www.theorybrief.com.