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Informationen zum Autor Austin Sarat is William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Jurisprudence and Political Science at Amherst College. He was President of the Law and Society Association in 1998-1999, and is currently president of the Association for the Study of Law, Culture, and the Humanities. He is the author or editor of over 50 books, including Cultural Pluralism. Identity Politics and the Law (edited with Thomas Kearns, 1999), Cause Lawyering and the State in a Global Era (edited with Stuart Scheingold, 2001), Pain, Death, and the Law (2001), When the State Kills: Capital Punishment and the American Condition (2001), and Human Rights: Concepts, Contests, Contingencies (edited with Thomas R. Kearns, 2001). Klappentext The Blackwell Companion to Law and Society is an authoritative study of the relationship between law and social interaction. Thirty-three original essays by an international group of expert scholars examine a wide range of critical questions, covering topics such as the various legal systems favored by different societies and cultures, the effect that law has on scientific and technical advancement, and how legal institutions have embraced and constructed, as well as silenced and stigmatized, various national, social, cultural, and personal identities. Authors represent various theoretical, methodological, and political commitments - from positivism to interpretivism, from rational choice to critical scholarship, from radical to policy-oriented research, and from the new institutionalism to cultural studies. Each chapter reviews the state of knowledge in its area, emphasizing key research findings, theoretical developments, methodological controversies, and points the way for new inquiry. The result is a collection that is useful, engaging, and responsible, but also provocative. Contributors are drawn from many different countries and cultures, reflecting the world-wide significance of North American law and society scholarship, and engaging the exciting work now being done in England, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand, South Africa, and Israel. The Blackwell Companion to Law and Society provides a definitive resource, offering the first truly global overview of the field. Zusammenfassung The Blackwell Companion to Law and Society is an authoritative study of the relationship between law and social interaction. Thirty--three original essays by an international group of expert scholars examine a wide range of critical questions. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface. List of Contributors. 1. Vitality Amidst Fragmentation: On the Emergence of Post-Realist Law and Society Scholarship:. Austin Sarat (Amherst College). Part I: Perspectives on the History and Significance of Law and Society Research: . 2. Law in Social Theory, And Social Theory in the Study of Law: Roger Cotterrell (University of London). 3. Profession, Science, and Culture: An Emergent Canon of Law and Society Research: Carroll Seron (Baruch College of the City University of New York) and Susan S. Silbey (M.I.T). Part II: The Cultural Life of Law: . 4. The Work of Rights and the Work Rights Do: A Critical Empirical Approach: Laura Beth Nielsen (American Bar Foundation). 5. Consciousness and Ideology: Patricia Ewick (Clark University). 6. Law in Popular Culture: Richard Sherwin (New York Law School). 7. Comparing Legal Cultures: David Nelken (University of Macerata). Part III. Institutions and Actors: . 8. The Police and Policing: Jeannine Bell (Indiana University). 9. Professional Power: Lawyers and the Constitution of Professional Authority: Tanina Rostain (New York Law School). 10. Courts and Judges: Lee Epstein (Washington University) and Jack Knight (Washington University). 11. Jurors and ...
