Blog: Frontiers of Socio-Legal Studies

In this week’s Frontiers of Socio-Legal Studies, Dr Ellie Whittingdale (CSLS, Oxford) reviews Lynette J. Chua and Mark Fathi Massoud's edited collection, Out of Place: Fieldwork and Positionality in Law and Society (Cambridge University Press, 2024). Read the full post here, which is published as part of the blog’s A Good Read section. If you would like to receive a summary of all of Frontiers’ latest posts, please sign up to receive our bi-monthly newsletter here.

Professor Linda Mulcahy talks to Dr Karen Schucan Bird about doing systematic reviews in the social sciences. Karen tells us about different types of systematic reviews, the benefits, challenges and why you should ideally do them in a team. Listen to the full podcast here, which is part of the blog’s Talking About Methods podcast. If you would like to receive a summary of all Frontiers’ latest posts, please sign up to receive our bi-monthly newsletter here.

Hussain Bari explores the challenges of postcolonial penal reform in Bangladesh through the unique lens of a judge-turned-researcher. Read the full post here, which is published as part of the blog’s Methodological Musings section. If you would like to receive a summary of all of Frontiers’ latest posts, please sign up to receive our bi-monthly newsletter here.
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