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The Oxford Centre for Socio-Legal Studies, studying law & society for over 50 years. Home of #Frontiers, a blog exploring socio-legal debate and innovation.
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In this week's #Frontiers 🎙️ Talking about Methods podcast, Linda Mulcahy talks to Carolyn McKay about her work on the challenges of conducting fieldwork inside institutions, like prisons, that are deliberately hard to access.
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Doing Research in Difficult Places: Prison - Frontiers of Socio-Legal Studies
In this episode of Talking about Methods, Professor Linda Mulcahy talks to Professor Carolyn McKay about doing research in difficult places, such as prisons.
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November 26, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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In this week's Frontiers‘ ‘Methodological Musings’, Shagun Bhargava (School of Law, BML Munjal University) shares insights from her research project on the socio-legal factors that impact parole decision-making in Delhi, India.

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Filing Right to Information Requests to Collect Key Data from Indian Prisons - Frontiers of Socio-Legal Studies
Shagun Bhargava shares insights from her research project on the socio-legal factors that impact parole decision-making in Delhi, India.
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November 19, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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In this week's Frontiers’ 🌍 Borderlands section, Dr Katie Morris and Dr Scarlett Swain consider the regulation and societal promise of lab-grown meat.

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Lab-Grown Meat, the Right to Adequate Food, and the Climate Crisis - Frontiers of Socio-Legal Studies
In this Borderlands post, Dr Katie Morris and Dr Scarlett Swain consider the regulation and societal promise of lab-grown meat.
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November 12, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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In this week's Frontiers’ 📚 A Good Read section, Dr. Clare Williams reviews Roger Cotterrell’s book, Jurisprudence and Socio-Legal Studies: Intersecting Fields (Routledge, 2024). Read the full article here:

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Why Care About Socio-Legal Theory? - Frontiers of Socio-Legal Studies
In this post for A Good Read, Dr. Clare Williams reviews Roger Cotterrell’s book, Jurisprudence and Socio-Legal Studies: Intersecting Fields (Routledge, 2024).
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November 5, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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In this week's Frontiers’ 🎙️ Talking about Methods Podcast, Professor Linda Mulcahy talks to Nuno Ferreira and Senthorun Raj about the ⁠Queer Judgements Project.

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The Queer Judgments Project - Frontiers of Socio-Legal Studies
In this episode of Talking about Methods, Professor Linda Mulcahy talks to Nuno Ferreira and Senthorun Raj about the ⁠Queer Judgments Project.
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October 30, 2025 at 9:35 AM
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In this week's #Frontiers, Methodological Musings section, Cherisse Francis (St. Mary’s University, Twickenham) writes about finding a methodology that honours the indigenous methods of conducting research. 

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Chasing Billboards: Reflections on Building a Methodology or Finding One Along the Way - Frontiers of Socio-Legal Studies
In this Methodological Musings post, Cherisse Francis writes about finding a methodology that honours the indigenous methods of conducting research.
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October 22, 2025 at 8:47 AM
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In this week's #Frontiers, 🌏 Borderlands section, Galib Mahmud Pasha (Australian National University) reflects on the colonial echoes within a Bangladeshi courtroom. 

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The Courtroom as Metaphysics: Ritual, Reverence, and the Vanishing Voice - Frontiers of Socio-Legal Studies
In this Borderlands piece, Galib Mahmud Pasha (ANU) reflects on the colonial echoes within a Bangladeshi courtroom.
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October 15, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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Sad news. William Twining was a much valued Senior Associate @oxfordcsls.bsky.social
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One of my comparative law heroes, William Twining, has passed on 9 October. I have always find his ideas interesting, challenging, and inspiring. RIP Professor.
October 13, 2025 at 5:44 AM
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In this week's #Frontiers, 📚 A Good Read section, Professor Emily Grabham reviews Rasheedah Phillips’s new book, Dismantling the Master’s Clock: On Race, Space, and Time (AK Press, 2025).

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Race, Time, and Quantum Physics - Frontiers of Socio-Legal Studies
In this post for A Good Read, Professor Emily Grabham reviews Rasheedah Phillips’s new book, Dismantling the Master’s Clock: On Race, Space, and Time (AK Press, 2025).
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October 8, 2025 at 9:57 AM
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In this week's #Frontiers, 🎙️Talking about Methods podcast, Professor Linda Mulcahy talks to Dr Ellie Whittingdale about complex consent issues.

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Complex Consent Issues - Frontiers of Socio-Legal Studies
In this episode of Talking about Methods, Professor Linda Mulcahy talks to Dr Ellie Whittingdale about complex consent issues.
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October 1, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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In this week's #Frontiers, Methodological Musings section, Alexandra Molitorisová (University of Bayreuth) shares reflections on litigating for access to empirical data for her research. 

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How far would you go to obtain your empirical data? - Frontiers of Socio-Legal Studies
In this Methodological Musings post, Alexandra Molitorisová shares reflections on litigating for access to empirical data for her research.
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September 24, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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In this week's #Frontiers 🌍 Borderlands section, Fernanda Pirie and Francesca Uberti reflect upon a panel discussion exploring the place and role of the lawgiver in historical, religious, and contemporary settings.

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Who are the lawgivers? A comparative perspective - Frontiers of Socio-Legal Studies
In this Borderlands post, Fernanda Pirie and Francesca Uberti reflect upon a panel discussion exploring the place and role of the lawgiver in historical, religious, and contemporary settings.
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September 17, 2025 at 9:19 AM
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In this week's #Frontiers, 📚A Good Read section, Dr. Urania Chiu reviews Cressida Auckland’s monograph, Values and Disorder in Mental Capacity Law (Oxford University Press, 2024). Read the full post here:

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Putting ‘Values’ Back in Mental Capacity Law - Frontiers of Socio-Legal Studies
In this post for A Good Read, Dr Urania Chiu reviews Cressida Auckland’s monograph, Values and Disorder in Mental Capacity Law (Oxford University Press, 2024).
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September 10, 2025 at 9:08 AM
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In this week’s #Frontiers Methodological Musings section, Seita Vesa and Kaisa Huhta reflect on teaching theories and methods to research students with a focus on the methodological struggles students face.

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From Struggle to Strategy: Teaching PhD Researchers Legal Writing and Methods - Frontiers of Socio-Legal Studies
In this Methodological Musings post Seita Vesa and Kaisa Huhta reflect on teaching theories and methods to research students with a focus on the methodological struggles students face.
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July 30, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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Proud to see Dr Natalie Kyneswood’s ESRC-funded research cited extensively in the Law Commission’s final report on evidence in sexual offences prosecutions.
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July 28, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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Proud to see Dr Natalie Kyneswood’s ESRC-funded research cited extensively in the Law Commission’s final report on evidence in sexual offences prosecutions.
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July 28, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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En este artículo para 🌎 #Frontiers Borderlands, Sebastián Hernández (Universidad de Concepción, Chile) explora los debates en torno a los requisitos constitucionales de edad mínima para el liderazgo político.

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Desafiando la Norma: Debatiendo la edad mínima para ocupar cargos públicos de alto rango - Frontiers of Socio-Legal Studies
En este artículo para Borderlands, Sebastián Hernández (Concepción, Chile) explora los debates en torno a los requisitos constitucionales de edad mínima para el liderazgo político.
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July 23, 2025 at 10:35 AM
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In this week’s #Frontiers 🌎 Borderlands section, Sebastián Hernández (Universidad de Concepción, Chillán, Chile) explores the debates surrounding constitutional minimum age requirements for political leadership.

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Challenging the Norm: Debating minimum age to hold high-ranking public offices - Frontiers of Socio-Legal Studies
In this piece for Borderlands, Sebastián Hernández (Concepción, Chile) explores the debates surrounding constitutional minimum age requirements for political leadership.
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July 23, 2025 at 10:33 AM
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In this week’s #Frontiers 📚A Good Read section, Dr Ellie Whittingdale 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).

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The Power and Pain of Positionality - Frontiers of Socio-Legal Studies
In this post for A Good Read, Dr Ellie Whittingdale reviews Lynette J. Chua and Mark Fathi Massoud's edited collection, Out of Place: Fieldwork and Positionality in Law and Society (Cambridge Universi...
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July 16, 2025 at 9:50 AM
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Splendid surroundings to hear the AG reaffirm the UK’s commitment to the rule of law and Venice Commission. And glad to be able
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July 14, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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In this week’s #Frontiers 🎙️Talking about Methods Podcast, Professor Linda Mulcahy talks to Dr Karen Schucan Bird about doing systematic reviews in the social sciences.

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Systematic Reviews - Frontiers of Socio-Legal Studies
In this episode of Talking about Methods, Professor Linda Mulcahy talks to Dr Karen Schucan Bird about doing systematic reviews in social sciences.
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July 9, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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In this week’s #Frontiers, Methodological Musings section, Hussain Bari explores the challenges of postcolonial penal reform in Bangladesh through the unique lens of a judge-turned-researcher.

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Understanding postcolonial penal reform in Bangladesh: navigating challenges in fieldwork as a judge-researcher - Frontiers of Socio-Legal Studies
In this Methodological Musings post, Hussain Bari explores the challenges of postcolonial penal reform in Bangladesh through the unique lens of a judge-turned-researcher.
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July 2, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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In this week’s #Frontiers, 🌍 Borderlands section, Jessie Waldman (Cape Town) explores the competing pressures of curiosity and closure in the South African inquest process.

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Through The Looking Glass: Curiosity v Closure in Inquests and Research - Frontiers of Socio-Legal Studies
In this Borderlands piece, Jessie Waldman explores the competing pressures of curiosity and closure in the South African inquest process.
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June 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
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