This article seeks to provide an overview of how the controversial concept of legal culture
has been used so as to clarify its potential role in further developing comparative studies of …

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 …

Sociology of law and socio‐legal studies are sometimes declared unable to give insight into
the nature of legal ideas or to clarify questions about legal doctrine. The idea that law has its …

" Relying on theories of politics, law, and society, Barzilai offers a'critical communitarian'
solution that views non-ruling communities as cultural foci of mobilization. His thoughtful …

This article applies a sociolegal approach to the study of transnational legal processes and
their effects within countries. First, we clarify the concepts of transnational law, transnational …

Nobody's Law shows how people–who are disappointed, disenchanted, and outraged about
the justice system–gradually move away from law. Using detailed case studies and …

The enlargement of the European Union is a broad subject, yet I was set the task of writing a
book of a reasonable size which would be an accessible guide to, and a stimulus to …

The concept of legal culture exacerbates confusions that already plague general uses of the
concept of culture. Uses try to focus research on a wide range of action, experiences and …

The Handbook of Cultural Sociology provides a comprehensive overview of contemporary
scholarship in sociology and related disciplines focused on the complex relations of culture …

The first sustained analysis examining legal transplantation into East Asia, this volume
examines the prospects for transplanting a'rule of law'that will attract and sustain …