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Email

anton.symkovych@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Senior Lecturer in Criminology
School of Social and Political Sciences
Education
Graduate Certificate
University of Melbourne
PhD
University of Cambridge
Masters (Coursework & Research)
University of Cambridge
Masters (Coursework & Research)
California State University - Fresno
ORCID

0000-0001-8477-5783

Dr Anton Symkovych

Senior Lecturer in Criminology
School of Social and Political Sciences

15 Scholarly works
0 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Ukraine in context: war, democracy, and decolonization – a response to Dieter Segert
    DOI: 10.1080/25739638.2026.2681618
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Narratives of Rehabilitation in a South African Prison
    DOI: 10.1093/socpro/spad040
  • 2025

    Journal article

    The gendered framing of language impairments in criminalised young people
    DOI: 10.1177/17488958231193128
  • 2024

    Book Chapter

    Ukrainian Prison Officers and Their Power
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-41061-1_3
  • 2023

    Book Chapter

    The toll of totalising masculinities in prison
    DOI: 10.4324/9781003091509-5
  • 2018

    Journal article

    Compromised Power and Negotiated Order in a Ukrainian Prison
    DOI: 10.1093/bjc/azx012
  • 2017

    Journal article

    Sex in prisoner power relations: Attitudes and practices in a Ukrainian correctional colony for men
    DOI: 10.1111/hojo.12177
Anton Symkovych

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships


2018
<p><span>EURIAS Fellow at the Institute for Advanced Study, Central European University, 2018-2019</span></p> EURIAS/IAS
2015
<p>Postdoctoral research fellowship, 2015-2018</p> University of Johannesburg
2014
<p><span>Visiting Fulbright Scholar at the School of Law, University of California, Berkeley, USA, 2014-2015</span></p> Fulbright Program
2014
<p><span>MacCormick fellowship</span></p> Faculty of Law, University of Edinburgh

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2023

    Journal article

    Prison order through the hyperopticon, collectivism, and atomisation: The surveillance and disciplining of Ukrainian prison officers
    DOI: 10.1177/13624806221141423
  • 2022

    Journal article

    Untrustworthy subjects? Risks, blame and gradual prison release in Ukraine
    DOI: 10.1177/1477370820960613
  • 2020

    Journal article

    Negative visibility and 'the defences of the weak': The interplay of a managerial culture and prisoner resistance
    DOI: 10.1177/1362480618779404
  • 2020

    Journal article

    The Eye of a Needle: Temporary Prison Leave in Ukraine
    DOI: 10.1007/s10610-019-09433-3
  • 2019

    Journal article

    The Legal and Illegal Use of Force by Prison Officers in Ukraine
    DOI: 10.1177/0032885518814728

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