Legal consciousness is a vibrant research field attracting growing numbers of scholars
worldwide. Yet differing assumptions about aims and methods have generated vigorous …

In the past, the rule of law was largely overlooked by sociologists and other social scientists.
However, recent years have seen an increasing number of empirical studies of the rule of …

Although refugee camps are established to accommodate, protect, and assist those fleeing
from violent conflict and persecution, life often remains difficult there. Building on empirical …

Since the early 2000s, many of the left groups that spurred the alt-globalization movement
have embraced directly democratic organizing and the creation of ethical relationships and …

This working paper takes stock of ongoing research and analyses in the Reconciling Europe
with its Citizens through Democracy and Rule of Law (RECONNECT) project, focussing on …

Młyny sprawiedliwości mielą powoli–prawdopodobnie każdy zna to powiedzenie dotyczące
sposobu działania prawa. Szczególnie ciekawe jest w nim jednak nie to, co przysłowie …

Starting in 2014, Brazilian politics was shaken up by the lava jato (LJ) operation, a law-
centered anticorruption initiative. LJ unveiled a large corruption scheme in Brazil's national …

From Law and Literature to Legality and Affect represents a sustained argument for the
continued vitality of Law and Literature. It argues that the traditional methods of Law and …

In 2012, new and restrictive spousal reunification laws were implemented in the UK. EU free
movement rules, however, have enabled British citizens to circumvent those restrictions by …

With a growing number of strict obligations and harsh sanctions for welfare recipients, the
Netherlands has increasingly become a punitive welfare state. This article looks at what this …