The Proposal/Response Format: a Methodology for Intellectual Exchange Around Ideas for Law Reform

The Proposal/Response Format: a Methodology for Intellectual Exchange Around Ideas for Law Reform

In this Methodological Musings post, Dr. Charlotte Bendall reflects on the benefits of the proposal/response format used in the Family Law Reform Now edited collection.

by Charlotte Bendall | 14 October 2026

Marginal Criminological Realism and Syncretism in Drug Court Ethnography

In this Methodological Musings post, Iulia-Cristiana Vatau reflects on the incorporation of marginal criminological realism in drug court research.

by Iulia-Cristiana Vatau | 16 September 2026

Who Are You, Really?

In this Methodological Musings post, Dr. Madhuri Kamtam explores how disclosing her Dalit identity shaped fieldwork interactions in her research on labour welfare in Telangana.

by Madhuri Kamtam | 22 July 2026

Using Participatory Action Research in a Study of Gang Violence in Bermuda

In this Methodological Musings post, Frankco Harris reflects on the incorporation of PAR-informed components in his research of gang violence in Bermuda.

by Frankco Harris | 24 June 2026

The space between us: an attempt to build trust when I was not fully local

In this Methodological Musings post, Niharika Salar reflects on building trust while researching the impact of legal frameworks on artisans in India.

by Niharika Salar | 27 May 2026

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Epistemic and Ontic Injustice in Asylum Law: Methodological Reflections on the German Adjudication of Russian Draft Evaders

In this blog post, Dr Dina Bolokan reflects on the presence of epistemic and ontic injustice in the adjudication of Russian draft evaders.

by Dina Bolokan | 29 April 2026

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

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

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

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