Critical Traditions in Law and Society Research
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4960765 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Susan S Silbey (0000-0003-2500-3497), Austin Sarat |
| Year | 1987 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 165-174 |
| Publication date | 1987-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Law & Society Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0023-9216 • E-ISSN: 1540-5893 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/3053389 |
| OpenAlex | W2316140025 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 61 |
| References cited | 14 |
This paper examines the place of critical inquiry within law and society studies. It suggests that such inquiry requires a periodic reexamination of both methodological and theoretical assumptions. In terms of method, critical inquiry would emphasize the particular and intensive as opposed to the general and extensive. In terms of theory, it calls attention to the limits of state legality and invites attention to ordinary social transactions in which the law appears invisible but is nonetheless powerful. The authors argue that it is possible to be both critical and empirical
Political science · Sociology · Academic Research and Education Studies · Dutch Social and Cultural Studies · Law · Law in Society and Culture
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Loyalty and Betrayal
Not Ozzie and Harriet
Conclusion
Ending Mass Incarceration
Examining the impact of divorce law reform on divorce processes and parenting arrangements in Illinois
The Chicago Seven and the Sanctuary Eleven
Preventing Occupational Tuberculosis in Health Workers
Sex work and the claim for grassroots legislation
Deaf legal theory
Is energy policy a public issue? Nuclear power in Poland and implications for energy transitions in Central and East Europe
Legal experiences of workers
Why Legal Transplants
The Every Day Work of Studying the Law in Everyday Life
Interpretive Sociolegal Research
Building the Aboriginal Conference Settlement Suite
Room for Manoeuver
Law and the Building Blocks of the Familiar
Not Ozzie and Harriet
Out of the Ordinary
Off to Meet the Wizard
The Place of Punishment in Twenty-First-Century America
Loyalty and Betrayal
Law's Social Forms
Disciplinary Deities and How to Please Them
Opening the Gender Box
Critical Empiricism” in American Legal Studies
The Transformation of Justice
The Fate, Violence, and Rhetoric of Contemporary Legal Thought Reflections on The Amherst Series, the Loss of Truth, and Law
Sociological Jurisprudence Past and Present
Conscientiser les individus au droit
The Possibilities and Perils of Legal Studies
Les professionnels du droit comme acteurs du politique
Les professionnels du droit comme acteurs du politique
Institutional efficacy in resource management
Social justice and access to legal services
Política e direito na suprema corte norte-americana
Opinions
Rock This Way
Authority, Anxiety, and Procedural Justice
Lawyers and Social Change in the Postmodern World
Courting Difference
A Prophecy of Possibility
Goose Bumps and "The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life" in Sociolegal Studies
Legal Discourse and Political Intolerance
"Queer Acts and the Politics of "Direct Address
Law, Policymaking, and the Policy Process
US Criminal Justice Policy and Practice in the Twenty‐First Century
The Pull of the Policy Audience
The End of an Era? Understanding the Contradictions of Criminal Justice Reform
From Legal Realism to Law and Society
Judging the Best Interests of the Child
À la découverte des configurations de la légalité
After Legal Consciousness
Justice, Emotion, and Belonging
Imagining the Law of the Father
Blasé
Legality with a Vengeance
Resistance, Evasion, and Inequality
A Abordagem Da Mobilização Do Direito Entre a Crítica Necessária E a Crítica Possível
The End of Welfare As We Know It
The culture of public problems
The social construction of reality
Two Treatises of Government, by John Locke, Peter Laslett
The Future of Intellectuals and the Rise of the New Class
The Future of Intellectuals and the Rise of the New Class
Ideology and Utopia
Law Books and Books about Law
The Law and Society Movement
Where the Action Is
Ideology and utopia
The Availability of Law
Going to Court
Looking at Culture, Looking for Rules
| Unique citing works | 61 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,61 |
| Citation span | 1988 - 2026 (39) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 60 |