Recent publications:
- Japanese Perspectives on Law and Culture. Introduction to Law and Culture in Japan: Institutions, Justice, and Media, edited by M. Deflem, H. Takahashi, D. Vanoverbeke, and J.G. Karlin. Emerald Publishing, 2025.
- 日米（間）の法とポップカルチャーー「比較、そしてトランスナショナルな」視点に向けて (Law and Popular Culture in the United States and Japan: Foundations for a Comparative-Transnational Perspective). 法と社会研究 (Japanese Law & Society Review), May 2025.
- Becoming a Mental Health Activist: The Learning of Naomi Osaka (with Megan Routh). Journal for Cultural Research, 2025.
- Racial Justice Activism and Democracy: The Deliberative Role of Black Women Athletes (with Brandii Brunson). In Democracy, Governance, and Law, edited by M. Deflem. Emerald Publishing, 2025.
- October 7 and International Police Cooperation: The Silence of Interpol. Belügyi Szemle: Academic Journal of Internal Affairs, 2025.
- The Spirit of Democracies. Introduction to Democracy, Governance, and Law. Emerald Publishing, 2025.
- Victor W. Turner. In Elgar Encyclopedia of Political Anthropology. Edward Elgar Publishing, 2025.
Recent research funding:
- ASPIRE-AI grant, project on “AI-Assisted Academic Dishonesty, Anomie, and Strain: An Examination of Institutional Policies,” Office of the Vice President for Research, University of South Carolina, 2025 – 2026.
- Director’s Award from the Walker Institute of International and Area Studies, University of South Carolina, for a research visit in Israel on the policing of terrorism, October 4-14, 2024.
Mathieu Deflem, Ph.D.
Department of SociologyUniversity of South Carolina
911 Pickens Street
Columbia, SC 29208 (USA) | www.mathieudeflem.net Thieu Deflem
