The promise of sociolegal research varies for different constituencies. For some legal
scholars it has been a promise of sustained commitment to moral and political critique of law …

Law and its countless legal, academic, professional and institutional manifestations, all
being intrinsically social, fall within the scope of sociological inquiry. It is, therefore, not …

This book presents a distinctive approach to the study of law in society, focusing on the
sociological interpretation of legal ideas. It surveys the development of connections between …

The connection between law and contemporary social science emerged as a consequence
of the quest for social reform. As law became more instrumental, it also became more …

Two motivations inform my project. The first speaks to the question of the relationship
between socio-legal studies and its most obvious theoretical resource, the sociology of law …

What can social theory contribute to legal studies? And what place does law have as a
concern of social theory? Three or four decades ago, when the field of ''law and society''or …

This chapter will focus upon conceptually mapping the place of socio-legal methodology
within legal research. Questions to be addressed include: what are the underlying theories …

This book brings into question the dichotomies inherent in the sociology of law. It is a
journey in search of a method capable of taking us beyond the theoretical limitations …

We are delighted to present the first Routledge Handbook of Socio-Legal Theory and
Methods, a collection that showcases the breadth of work animating contemporary socio …

This article focuses on the emergence of sociolegal studies over the past twenty-five years
through an analysis of the development of the Law and Society Association. The paper takes …