Criminal legislation as political performance: Sexual crime law reform and counter-reform in Spain
Published online on April 21, 2026
Abstract
Punishment & Society, Ahead of Print.
This article examines the performative function of criminal legislation in contemporary democratic politics. Drawing on cultural sociology and performance theory, it analyses how political actors mobilize the symbolic power of penal law to shape cultural ...
This article examines the performative function of criminal legislation in contemporary democratic politics. Drawing on cultural sociology and performance theory, it analyses how political actors mobilize the symbolic power of penal law to shape cultural ...