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The study of consequences—how they are produced, attributed, and constructed socially. Consequentiology moves beyond simple cause-and-effect to examine how outcomes are framed, who gets credited or blamed, and how consequences are used to justify actions, policies, or punishments. It asks: why are some consequences highlighted while others are ignored? How do power relations shape what counts as a 'natural' outcome? Drawing on sociology of knowledge and legal studies, consequentiology reveals that consequences are not merely objective results but are actively constructed through narratives, institutional practices, and selective attention.
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