What is of relevance to European criminology?

This paper considers what is relevant to European criminology from the editorial perspective of the European Journal of Criminology (or EJC), and critically examines this through decolonial and southern criminological lenses. By briefly reviewing some of the key concepts and arguments from these scholarships, this paper questions whether European criminology – and, hence, the EJC – should be solely focused on research on and from Europe, or that makes the relevance to the European context its central concern, or whether it can be extended to other contexts even in the absence of a carefully crafted ‘case for relevance’. The aim of this paper is to raise some questions on inclusivity that invite critical thinking in relation to ‘Europe’ and what is relevant to ‘European criminology’ 25 years after the establishment of the Society and as we look toward the next 25 years.