Personal profile
Research interests
- Criminal law
- Criminology and criminal justice
- Comparative criminal justice
- Punishment and democracy
Teaching
- Criminal law
- Criminology & Criminal Justice
- Legal Reasoning & Legal Services.
Biographical details
Zelia Gallo holds a BA in Law with Law Studies in Europe from Oxford University and an MSc in the Sociology of Crime and Deviance from the London School of Economics. Dr Gallo obtained her PhD from the LSE Law Department where she was also a Research Fellow between 2013 and 2015. In 2015 Dr Gallo was awarded the LSE Law Department Teaching Prize.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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Concepts and Conditions of Penal Moderation: Penal Policy, Public Philosophy, and Political Ideologies. Theoretical reflections from Italy (2010-2018)
Gallo, Z., Feb 2026, In: Theoretical Criminology. 30, 1, p. 7-27 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Prison and the Factory (40TH Anniversary Edition): Origins of the Penitentiary System
Sparks, R., Sozzo, M., Brandariz, J. A., Gallo, Z. & Melossi, D., 23 Jun 2020, In: British Journal of Criminology. 60, 4, p. 1098-1115 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The penal implications of austerity: Italian punishment in the wake of the Eurozone crisis
Gallo, Z. A., 7 May 2018, (E-pub ahead of print) In: European Journal of Criminology. 16, 2, p. 147-169Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Comparing serious violent crime in the United States and England and wales: Why it matters, and how it can be done
Gallo, Z., Lacey, N. & Soskice, D., 21 Dec 2017, American Exceptionalism in Crime and Punishment. Reitz, K. R. (ed.). Oxford University Press, p. 332-364 33 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Punishment in a hybrid political economy: The Italian case (1970-2010)
Gallo, Z. A., 3 Nov 2017, The Political Economy of Punishment Today: Visions, Debates and Challenges. Taylor and Francis Ltd., p. 160-184 25 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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