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University of Oxford Centre for Socio-Legal Studies

Talking about Methods

Welcome to Talking about Methods, a series of podcasts brought to you by the Centre for Socio-Legal Studies in Oxford. In each podcast, Professor Linda Mulcahy will be in conversation with leading scholars in the field about how a variety of different research methods have informed their Socio-Legal work. From surveys to semi-structured interviews and beyond, we delve into the challenges, dilemmas, and unexpected twists and turns of empirical research. The podcasts below are the first in a programme of podcasts about methods we will be developing at the Centre for Socio-Legal Studies in Oxford over the next couple of years. You will find a short reading list to accompany each talk to guide future reading. Enjoy!

View all of our episodes, categorised by methods and methodologies, at a glance here.

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Oral History

In this episode of Talking about Methods, Professor Linda Mulcahy talks to Dr Anna Bryson from Queen’s University Belfast about the use of oral history as a method in Socio-Legal research.

by Anna Bryson | 2 June 2021
People walking quickly across a busy crossing in a city.

Ethnography

In this episode of Talking about Methods, Professor Linda Mulcahy talks to Professor Fernanda Pirie about using ethnography in Socio-Legal research.

by Fernanda Pirie | 26 May 2021
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Surveys

In this episode of Talking about Methods, Professor Linda Mulcahy talks to Professor Pascoe Pleasence about using surveys in Socio-Legal research.

by Pascoe Pleasence | 26 May 2021