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Author Bos, Kees van den, 1965- author.

Title Empirical legal research : a primer / Kees van den Bos, School of Law and Department of Psychology, Utrecht University, the Netherlands
Published Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar Publishing, [2020]

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Description 1 online resource
Contents Front Matter -- Copyright -- Contents -- About the author -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- PART I Start: Moving from content to empirical research questions -- 1 Why empirical legal research -- 2 Research goals, problems, and questions -- PART II Research methods: Studying empirical questions -- 3 Interviews -- 4 Surveys -- 5 Experiments -- PART III Interpreting empirical data: Moving back to content -- 6 Data analyses -- 7 Reporting results -- 8 What next -- References -- Subject index
Summary This exciting textbook introduces the basic tenets and methodologies of empirical legal research. Explaining how to initiate and conduct empirical research projects, how to evaluate the methods used and how to analyze and engage with the results, Kees van den Bos provides a vibrant and reliable primer for students and practitioners looking to engage actively in legal research
Notes Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on August 28, 2020)
Subject Legal research -- Methodology
Law & society.
Jurisprudence & general issues.
Research methods: general.
LAW -- Jurisprudence.
LAW -- Research.
LAW -- Reference.
Legal research -- Methodology
Form Electronic book
ISBN 1789907217
9781789907216