Varieties of Legal Order: The Politics of Adversarial and Bureaucratic Legalism (Law, Courts and Politics)
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| Rating | : | 4.49 (640 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0415633389 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-06-26 |
| Language | : | English |
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For over four decades, Robert A. In this volume, top sociolegal scholars use Kagan’s concepts and methods to examine the politics of litigation and regulation, both in the United States and around the world.Through studies of civil rights law, tobacco politics, “Eurolegalism,” Russian auto accidents, Australian coal mines, and California prisons, these scholars probe the politics of different forms of law, and the complex path by which “law on the books” shapes social life. Kagan has been a leading scholar of the causes and consequences of the march of law that is characteristic of late 20th and early 21st century governance. Across the globe, law in all its variety is becoming more central to politics, public policy, a
It contains an important set of essays by a prominent group of scholars who explore Kagan’s seminal distinction between adversarial and bureaucratic legalism in ways that should be of interest to scholars in many of fields.'- Herbert M. Varieties of Legal Order provides a thoughtful, nuanced introduction to a provocative set of conversations about the profusion of law across the globe.'- Susan S. 'Varieties of Legal Order is a fitting tribute to Robert Kagan. Silbey, Leon and Anne Goldberg Professor of Socio
His most recent books are How Policy Shapes Politics (2015), coauthored with Jeb Barnes, and the ninth edition of Reason in Law (2016) coauthored with Lief Carter. Burke, and Finding Pathways: Mixed-Method Research for Studying Causal Mechanisms (2014) coauthored with Nicholas Weller.Thomas F. His research