Overview

This unique Research Handbook maps the historical, theoretical, and methodological concepts in sociology of law, exploring the rich and complex nature of this area of research. It argues that sociology of law flourishes due to its strong capacity for interdisciplinary engagement and links to other scientific concepts, methodologies and research fields.Composed as a set of enquiries into the current state of sociology of law, expert contributions cover diverse themes such as inequality and discrimination, crime and punishment, and social justice. Reflecting on recent publications in law and society, socio-legal studies and interdisciplinary law research, the Research Handbook revisits the specific role of sociology of law, its disciplinary boundaries and its relationship to both legal and social sciences. The comprehensive nature of the Research Handbook on the Sociology of Law will appeal to law and social justice practitioners and scholars, as well as students in legal and social science fields who are looking to understand current trends and future research in the discipline.

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Author:   Jiří Přibáň
Publisher:   Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Imprint:   Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
ISBN:  

9781789905175

ISBN 10:   1789905176
Pages:   416
Publication Date:   18 December 2020
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Contents: Introduction to Research Handbook on the Sociology of Law 1 Jiří Přibáň PART I SOCIOLOGY OF LAW BEYOND DISCIPLINARY BOUNDARIES 1 Legal theory and sociology of law 7 Joxerramon Bengoetxea 2 Sociological jurisprudence: tradition and prospects 19 Roger Cotterrell 3 Sociology of law and legal history 31 Chloë Kennedy 4 Sociology of law and legal anthropology 43 Fernanda Pirie 5 Ethnography and law in a transnational world: knowledge, power and discourse 54 Anne Griffiths 6 Sociology of law and economy 66 Iagê Miola and Sol Picciotto 7 Sociology of law and science 81 Emilie Cloatre and Martyn Pickersgill 8 Sociology of regulation 93 Bettina Lange PART II THE SOCIOLOGICAL CONCEPT OF LAW AND LEGAL SYSTEM 9 Sociology of the rule of law: power, legality and legitimacy 110 Jiří Přibáň 10 Sociology of the living law: exploring the other hemisphere of the legal world 124 Marc Hertogh 11 Sociology of legal culture 136 David Nelken 12 Sociology of the legal system 150 Richard Nobles and David Schiff 13 Sociology of legal consciousness and hegemony 163 Patricia Ewick and Susan Silbey 14 Sociology of legal subjectivity 177 Pierre Guibentif 15 Sociology of legal temporalities 190 Lyana Francot 16 Sociology of legal images 203 Linda Mulcahy 17 The sociology of legal professions 215 Lisa Webley PART III SOCIOLOGY OF LEGAL DISCIPLINES 18 Sociology of constitutional law and politics 230 Paul Blokker 19 Sociology of transnational constitutions 243 Chris Thornhill 20 Sociology of contract and property law 258 Sarah E. Hamill 21 Property as socio-legal institution, practice, object, idea 271 Antonia Layard 22 Sociological research in family law: international perspectives within the policy landscape 283 Mavis Maclean 23 Sociology of law and religion 295 Russell Sandberg 24 Sociology of health law 304 Atina Krajewska 25 Sociology of deviance and criminal law 318 Sharyn Roach Anleu 26 Sociology of housing law 332 Dave Cowan and Sally Wheeler 27 Sociology of labour law 346 Ralf Rogowski 28 Sociology of digital law and artificial intelligence 357 Håkan Hydén 29 Sociology of transitional justice: global and comparative perspectives 370 Stephan Parmentier and Camilo Umaña Index 385

Reviews

'There will hardly be a sociologist of law, whether from the British Isles or not, with a disciplinary background in law or in a social science, who will not gain insights from this Research Handbook on the Sociology of Law. It can be recommended for any socio-legal book collection.' -- Stefan Machura, Zeitschrift fur Rechtssoziologie 'Priban's Handbook is an impressive academic undertaking. The end product is a weighty but not bloated tome which provides a strikingly broad and rich treatment of the sociology of law. It is sufficiently approachable in style and substance, as well as the size of individual chapters, that students and early-career scholars will find considerable value in it. But researchers at all career stages will find utility in the Handbook's varied contributions when they are coming either to a new area of work, or to a sub-discipline that is not their primary area of expertise - something of increasing regularity in our evermore interconnected and interdisciplinary academic world. The clarity and succinctness of the Handbook's contributors make such trans-disciplinary engagement both entirely feasible and indeed pleasurable.' -- James Campbell and Monica Arango Olaya, Sortuz: Onati Journal of Emergent Socio-Legal Studies 'By addressing the field's connections to related disciplines, its conceptions of law and the legal system, and its perspectives on particular areas of law, Pr?iban?'s Handbook provides a rich overview of the state of the art in legal sociology.' -- Lisa F M Ansems, Kees van den Bos, Journal of Law & Society 'This rich collection is an extremely valuable resource, a reliable and instructive vade mecum to the sociology of law broadly conceived. It covers relations between it and neighbouring disciplines, core themes within the discipline itself, and its application to central areas of law. The authors are major players in their fields, and reliable and authoritative guides to their subjects. Moreover, the chapters are much more than just introductory surveys - they add distinctively and often substantially to the fields they discuss.'- Martin Krygier, University of New South Wales, Australia

'This rich collection is an extremely valuable resource, a reliable and instructive vade mecum to the sociology of law broadly conceived. It covers relations between it and neighbouring disciplines, core themes within the discipline itself, and its application to central areas of law. The authors are major players in their fields, and reliable and authoritative guides to their subjects. Moreover, the chapters are much more than just introductory surveys - they add distinctively and often substantially to the fields they discuss.' -- Martin Krygier, University of New South Wales, Australia

'Priban's Handbook is an impressive academic undertaking. The end product is a weighty but not bloated tome which provides a strikingly broad and rich treatment of the sociology of law. It is sufficiently approachable in style and substance, as well as the size of individual chapters, that students and early-career scholars will find considerable value in it. But researchers at all career stages will find utility in the Handbook's varied contributions when they are coming either to a new area of work, or to a sub-discipline that is not their primary area of expertise - something of increasing regularity in our evermore interconnected and interdisciplinary academic world. The clarity and succinctness of the Handbook's contributors make such trans-disciplinary engagement both entirely feasible and indeed pleasurable.' -- James Campbell and Monica Arango Olaya, Sortuz: Onati Journal of Emergent Socio-Legal Studies 'By addressing the field's connections to related disciplines, its conceptions of law and the legal system, and its perspectives on particular areas of law, Pr?iban?'s Handbook provides a rich overview of the state of the art in legal sociology.' -- Lisa F M Ansems, Kees van den Bos, Journal of Law & Society 'This rich collection is an extremely valuable resource, a reliable and instructive vade mecum to the sociology of law broadly conceived. It covers relations between it and neighbouring disciplines, core themes within the discipline itself, and its application to central areas of law. The authors are major players in their fields, and reliable and authoritative guides to their subjects. Moreover, the chapters are much more than just introductory surveys - they add distinctively and often substantially to the fields they discuss.'- Martin Krygier, University of New South Wales, Australia

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Edited by Jiří Přibáň, Professor of Law and Director of the Centre of Law and Society, School of Law and Politics, Cardiff University, UK

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