Prof Mark Walters (FAcSS)

Conceptualizing hate crime as group oppression - Mark A. Walters, 2025 Hate crime has gained heightened attention in criminology recently, with a particular focus on research detailing its impacts on direct victims and the communit...

🚨 My new open-access article is published today in Theoretical Criminology:
📄 'Conceptualizing Hate Crime as Group Oppression'

Read it here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Congratulations Nicola. I was sad I couldn’t be there this year. All the very best. Mark

This year we have joint winners 🙌🙌 for the Impact Prize

Nicola Barker @nicolabarker.bsky.social University of Liverpool
for Challenging the Revocation of Same-Sex Marriage in Bermuda
Mark Walters, @markawalters.bsky.social for
Establishing a new framework of hate crime legislation for Seychelles

My last ever seminar at the University of Sussex, after 15 years. It’s been an incredible journey, working with wonderful colleagues and teaching so many students who I have learnt so much from. Not sure yet what the next chapter will bring but I’m positive it will be something just as fulfilling. 🙏

Glass of red by the fire, yes please 🍷 🎄

One of those rare opportunities to question a leading hate crime/law academic. Access free to Mark, do not miss this

Wed 19 Feb 2:00
Question the Professor with
@markawalters.bsky.social
- Buy tickets at buytickets.at/bschatecrime... via
@tickettailor

Last day in Cape Town. What a beautiful city, I’m so grateful to our hosts for putting on an incredible event 🙏

Prof Sathasivan Cooper, clinical psychologist, and activist who was imprisoned with Nelson Mandela during Apartheid closes the @IntHateStudies 2024 conference. It has been an incredibly powerful and inspirational two days 🥹#INHS2024

The amazing @jschweppe.bsky.social sets out the aims of the Council of Europe’s recommendation on hate crime so that policies and laws are more consistent across member states 👏 #INHS2024

A map of hate crime laws globally as presented by @markawalters.bsky.social

Photograph of Prof Garth Stevens, Prof Juan Nel, Prof Mark Walters and Prof Barbara Perry.

The opening panel of #INHS2024 reflects on the history of Hate Studies and looks forward with positivity to the work to be done. Prof Barbara Perry, @markawalters.bsky.social and Prof Garth Stevens.

Powerful plenary session this morning on historical struggle songs in South Africa and current day hate speech law/cases when they are now sung. Amazing presentations! Pic of Prof Sisanda Nkoala #INHS2024

*shouldn’t

I don’t understand how the farm inheritance tax is any different from other forms of inheritance tax. Many people will have to sell the family home (estate) if they don’t have the money to pay the tax. Why should people who inherit vast amounts of land/assets because it is a farm?

Having to scan your card also when you get off the bus is pure ableism in action #ADHD 🤦🏻‍♂️

I think I made the mistake of tagging “pets” in my interests when I joined (I like dogs) but now cannot move for pics of random cats in my feed. Ozzie is FUMING with me

That bottom one better not be wonky next time I’m over

Musk thinks that social liberalism would be fatal to the USA’s future prosperity - referring to Norway as an apparent example! Yet Norway has:
- 20% higher av income
- 5 yrs higher life expectancy
- 10% lower cost of living
- Better healthcare
- Lower poverty levels
- Higher happiness levels

Here’s hoping this space isn’t just another stream of hateful nonsense 🤞🤞