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Talking about Methods

Utopia as a Method

In this episode of Talking about Methods, Professor Linda Mulcahy talks to Aislinn Fanning, Cristy Clark, Zoe Tongue and Ruth Houghton about utopia as a method.

by Aislinn Fanning, Cristy Clark, Zoe Tongue & Ruth Houghton | 4 March 2026
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Methodological Musings

Census Records and Group Biographies as a Tool for Researching Women’s Citizenship

In this post, Dr. Kay Crosby reflects on methods used to research women's participation in the criminal jury system after 1919.

by Kay Crosby | 25 February 2026
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Borderlands

Reframing “Informal Justice”: Local Legal Practices in the DRC and Their Unexpected Formality

In this Borderlands piece, Julien Moriceau discusses his findings from fieldwork conducted in Kongo-Central and Kasaï-Central provinces in DRC.

by Julien Moriceau | 18 February 2026

Borderlands

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Digital Hate, Real-World Harm: Youth Radicalisation and Malaysia’s Legal Response

In this piece for Borderlands, Dr. Hafidz Hakimi reflects on interviews with policymakers and youth leaders in Malaysia, discussing the conditions that fuel hate speech.

by Hafidz Hakimi Haron | 21 January 2026
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Vanishing Libraries: Technofeudalism and the Illusory Promise of Digital Ownership

In this Borderlands piece, Aniq Jiwani discusses the perils of technofeudalism and the changing nature of ownership in digital spaces.

by Aniq Jiwani | 10 December 2025
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Lab-Grown Meat, the Right to Adequate Food, and the Climate Crisis

In this Borderlands post, Dr Katie Morris and Dr Scarlett Swain consider the regulation and societal promise of lab-grown meat.

by Katie Morris & Scarlett Swain | 12 November 2025

Methodological Musings

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Law, Cross-Pressures, and Deconstruction

In this Methodological Musings post, Professor Richard Mullender reflects on how deconstruction can be used to understand cross-pressures in law.

by Richard Mullender | 28 January 2026
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Negotiating Fear and Surveillance: Methodological Challenges of Fieldwork on Law in Iranian Kurdistan

In this Methodological Musings post, Faraz Firouzi Mandomi reflects on his research on Iranian Kurdish practices of divorce and personal status law in Sanandaj.

by Faraz Firouzi Mandomi | 17 December 2025
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Filing Right to Information Requests to Collect Key Data from Indian Prisons

In this Methodological Musings post, Shagun Bhargava shares insights from her research project on the socio-legal factors that impact parole decision-making in Delhi, India.

by Shagun Bhargava | 19 November 2025

Talking about Methods

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Making and Unmaking Archival Methods

In this episode of Talking about Methods, Professor Linda Mulcahy talks to Cris van Eijk about making and unmaking archival methods.

by Cris van Eijk | 4 February 2026
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Walking Interviews

In this episode of Talking about Methods, Professor Linda Mulcahy talks to James Campbell about walking interviews.

by James Campbell | 7 January 2026
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Doing Research in Difficult Places: Prison

In this episode of Talking about Methods, Professor Linda Mulcahy talks to Professor Carolyn McKay about doing research in difficult places, such as prisons.

by Carolyn McKay | 26 November 2025

A Good Read

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Christopher Whelan - Lawyers on Trial

Legal Ethics Across Borders

In this post for A Good Read, Dr. Trevor Clark reviews Christopher Whelan’s book, Lawyers on Trial: Hired Guns or Heroes? (Hart, 2024).

by Trevor Clark | 11 February 2026
Pierre Legrand: Negative Comparative Law

Comparative and Socio-Legal Studies: Joining Forces?

In this post for A Good Read, Dr. Florian Grisel reviews Pierre Legrand’s book, Negative Comparative Law: A Strong Programme for Weak Thought (CUP, 2022).

by Florian Grisel | 14 January 2026
Alice Panepinto - Truth and Transitional Justice

Towards Local Truth

In this post for A Good Read, Professor Hakeem Yusuf reviews Alice Panepinto’s book, Truth and Transitional Justice: Localising the International Legal Framework in Muslim Majority Legal Systems

by Hakeem Yusuf | 3 December 2025
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