Description
Key features include:
- A straightforward, non-technical and accessible style to engage new researchers in empirical legal research
- A step-by-step guide to empirical research, leading students through establishing and building a research project, to interpreting and reporting on empirical data
- An exploration of an array of methodologies to gather empirical data, including interviews, surveys and experiments, providing plenty of avenues for research
- Exercises to allow students to put new skills into practice and suggested further reading to deepen students' understanding of new topics.
Offering an enthusiastic introduction to a valuable subject, this is crucial reading for advanced law students hoping to pursue their own empirical legal research projects. Its insights into cutting-edge research methodologies will also be of benefit to students with a keen interest in the sociology of law, as well as socio-legal studies more widely.
Book Information
ISBN 9781789907209
Author Kees van den Bos
Format Hardback
Page Count 160
Imprint Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Publisher Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd