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Comparative Methods in Law, Humanities and Social Sciences

Author: Maurice Adams; Mark van Hoecke
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN: 9781802201451
Published In: November 2021
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
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This cutting-edge book facilitates debate amongst scholars in law, humanities and social sciences, where comparative methodology is far less well anchored in most areas compared to other research methods. It posits that these are disciplines in which comparative research is not simply a bonus, but is of the essence.

Featuring discussions and reflections from scholars experienced in conducting comparative research, this book considers the ways in which comparative legal research can gain important comparative, qualitative and interpretive insights from the humanities and from the social sciences. Chapters examine contrasting comparative legal versus historical approaches, comparative sociology, comparative religion, comparative (legal) anthropology, comparative philosophy, comparative economics and more. Additionally, the book considers the challenges that lie ahead, not just for comparative legal research, but for comparative disciplines as a whole. Of the many challenges that are identified and discussed, the book concludes that comparative research can especially be further developed when it is also understood as a research design, instead of just a method.

Inspiring and progressive, this book will be a crucial reference point for both research students and experienced researchers who are embarking on comparative research within the disciplines of law, humanities and social sciences.

Preface

1. Comparative disciplines: an introduction

Maurice Adams

2. Methods of legal history and comparative law

Geoffrey Samuel

3. Comparative legal history

Kjell Å Modéer

4. Comparative sociology: epistemological issues

Jean-Pascal Daloz

5. Elements of a comparative methodology in the study of religion

Oliver Freiberger

6. Comparative methods in legal anthropology: ‘thick’ comparison through (cultural) translation