1989-2020 – Some of the Changes occurred in the Socio-legal Field
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sociology of law, changes, epistemology, high theorizing, middle range researchAbstract
This essay, originally an introductory lecture delivered at the Oñati Institute, offers a succinct description of the main changes occurred in sociology of law over the last few decades. Firstly, on the epistemological level, the author observes how the discussions have recently shifted from the traditional fight between “holistic” and “sectorial” legal sociology to the birth of “distinct” epistemologies, as epitomized by both the Feminist and the “North vs South” specific visions of law and society. Secondly, on the level of high theorizing, the author delves into the virtues and limits of systemic neo-functionalism, the development of pluralist theories vis-à-vis the current resurgence of state-centred nationalism and, finally, the shift of scholarly attention “from laws to rights”. Thirdly, on the level of middle range theorizing and field research, a glance is offered on such fields as the family, the legal professions, disputing, as well as penal law and its institutions, as significant examples of the attention paid by socio-legal scholars toward social and legal change.
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