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Author Halliday, Simon, 1966-

Title Conducting law and society research : reflections on methods and practices / Simon Halliday, Patrick Schmidt.

Publication Info. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009.

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 288 pages) : illustrations.
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Series Cambridge studies in law and society
Cambridge studies in law and society.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Introduction : beyond methods : law and society in action -- Stewart Macaulay and "Non-Contractual relations in business" -- Robert Kagan and Regulatory justice -- Malcolm Feeley and the process is the punishment -- Lawrence Friedman and the roots of justice -- John Heinz and Edward Laumann and Chicago lawyers -- Alan Paterson and the law lords -- David Engel and "The oven bird's song" -- Keith Hawkins and environment and enforcement -- Carol Greenhouse and praying for justice -- John Conley and William O'Barr and rules versus relationships -- Sally Engle Merry and getting justice and getting even -- Tom Tyler and why people obey the law -- Doreen McBarnet and "Whiter than white collar crime" -- Gerald Rosenberg and the hollow hope -- Michael McCann and rights at work -- Austin Sarat and William Felstiner and divorce lawyers and their clients -- Yves Dezalay and Bryant Garth and dealing in virtue -- Patricia Ewick and Susan Silbey and the common place of law -- Hazel Genn and paths to justice -- John Braithwaite and Peter Drahos and global business regulation -- John Hagan and justice in the Balkans -- Conclusion : "Research is a messy business" : an archeology of the craft of sociological research.
Summary This book provides students and scholars with a candid look at how empirical research projects actually happen.
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Subject Legal research.
Legal research.
Law -- Methodology.
Law -- Methodology.
Social sciences -- Research -- Law and legislation.
Social sciences -- Research -- Law and legislation.
Sociological jurisprudence.
Sociological jurisprudence.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Subject Law.
Added Author Schmidt, Patrick D. (Patrick Delbert), 1971-
Other Form: Print version: Halliday, Simon, Dr. Conducting law and society research. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009 9780521895910 (DLC) 2008053953 (OCoLC)288378632
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