The process of globalization has meant the intensification of global interdependencies and
the consolidation of the global as a social horizon, and this has provided fertile breeding …

Since the classic contributions of Weber and Durkheim, the sociology of law has raised key
questions on the place of law in society. Drawing together both theoretical and empirical …

The determination of prices is a key function of markets, yet sociologists are just beginning to
study it. Most theorists view prices as a consequence of economic processes. By contrast …

Studies suggest that category-spanning organizations receive lower evaluation and perform
worse than organizations focused on a single category. We propose that (a) these effects …

O objetivo deste trabalho é a compreensão das relações entre direito e política, a partir do
estudo da posição dos juristas no Estado e de suas lutas concretas pelo controle da …

Work uncertainty may affect gender disparities in professional's upward mobility in
organizational hierarchies. Professional work involves three forms of uncertainty—problem …

The international expansion of law firms plays a critical role in understanding the business of
law and the nature of globalization. This article responds to the articles by Carole Silver and …

O presente trabalho busca sistematizar o referencial teórico utilizado em um estudo sobre
as elites jurídicas e a política da justiça no Brasil. A partir de problemas metodológicos …

Globalization has fundamentally accelerated and altered business transactions. The search
for low labor costs and cheap raw materials has led to a proliferation of international …

Contents Preface Acknowledgments Introduction The Sociological Perspective In this
introduction, we discuss the roots of conventional wisdom. We also contrast such knowledge …