Centre for Socio-Legal Studies, University of Oxford

Talking about Methods

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Welcome to Talking about Methods, a podcast brought to you by the Centre for Socio-Legal Studies, University of Oxford (www.law.ox.ac.uk/centres-institutes/centre-socio-legal-studies).We will be developing the podcast series over the next couple of years. Each episode will involve a discussion with an expert that focuses on the benefits and problems associated with a range of differnet methodologies used in the study of law and society. If you visit our blog (frontiers.csls.ox.ac.uk), you will find a short reading list to accompany each talk. We hope you enjoy this podcast.

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Centre for Socio-Legal Studies, University of Oxford

Episodes

Robert Dingwall on Observation 15.03.2022 33:14

In this episode of Talking about Methods , Professor Linda Mulcahy talks to Professor Robert Dingwall (School of Social Sciences, Nottingham Trent University) about using observation in socio-legal research. For more information on this episode, visit frontiers.csls.ox.ac.uk.

International Women's Day 2022 Special: Feminist Judgments with Rosemary Hunter, Sharon Cowan, Aoife O'Donoghue 07.03.2022 50:09

In this International Women's Day 2022 special, Professor Linda Mulcahy speaks with Professor Rosemary Hunter (University of Kent), Professor Sharon Cowan (University of Edinburgh), and Professor Aoife O'Donoghue (University of Durham) about various feminist judgments projects in England and Wales, Scotland, and Northern/Ireland. For more information on this episode, visit frontiers.csls.o...

Veronica Taylor on Elite Interviewing 14.02.2022 30:47

In this episode of Talking about Methods , Professor Linda Mulcahy talks to Professor Veronica Taylor (School of Regulation and Global Governance, Australian National University) about elite interviewing. For more information on this episode, visit frontiers.csls.ox.ac.uk.

Rosemary Auchmuty on Feminist Legal Biography 17.01.2022 30:17

In this episode of Talking about Methods , Professor Linda Mulcahy talks to Professor Rosemary Auchmuty (School of Law, University of Reading) about feminist legal biography. For more information on this episode, visit frontiers.csls.ox.ac.uk.

Rosie Harding on Doing Research with Intellectually Disabled Research Participants 21.12.2021 30:35

In this episode of Talking about Methods , Professor Linda Mulcahy talks to Professor Rosie Harding (Birmingham Law School, University of Birmingham) about doing research with intellectually disabled research participants. For more information on this episode, visit frontiers.csls.ox.ac.uk.

Anna Tsalapatanis on Ethics in Socio-Legal Research 22.11.2021 31:02

In this episode of Talking about Methods , Professor Linda Mulcahy talks to Dr Anna Tsalapatanis (Centre for Socio-Legal Studies, University of Oxford) about ethics in socio-legal research and the danger of assuming that ethical issues have been addressed just because an application to your local ethics committee has been approved. For more information on this episode, visit frontiers.csls.ox.ac....

Ellie Whittingdale on Becoming a Feminist 26.10.2021 14:07

In this episode of Talking about Methods , Professor Linda Mulcahy talks to DPhil student Ellie Whittingdale (Centre for Socio-Legal Studies, University of Oxford) about feminist methodologies, and her upcoming paper for a special edition on methodology in the Journal of Law and Society. For more information on this episode, visit frontiers.csls.ox.ac.uk.

Florian Grisel on Gaining the Trust of Closed Communities 20.09.2021 44:36

In this episode of Talking about Methods , Professor Linda Mulcahy talks to Associate Professor Florian Grisel (Centre for Socio-Legal Studies, University of Oxford) about mixed methods (archives and interview) which reveals important issues about gaining the trust of research subjects in closed communities. For more information on this episode, visit frontiers.csls.ox.ac.uk.

Meredith Rossner on Randomised Controlled Trials 23.08.2021 31:08

In this episode of Talking about Methods , Professor Linda Mulcahy talks to Professor Meredith Rossner (Australian National University) about using experiments and randomised controlled trials in socio-legal research. For more information on this episode, visit frontiers.csls.ox.ac.uk.

Marina Kurkchiyan on Focus Groups 26.07.2021 20:58

In this episode of Talking about Methods , Professor Linda Mulcahy talks to Dr Marina Kurkchiyan (Centre for Socio-Legal Studies, University of Oxford) about using focus groups in socio-legal research. For more information on this episode, visit frontiers.csls.ox.ac.uk.

Linda Mulcahy on Semi-Structured Interviews 28.06.2021 35:29

In this episode of Talking about Methods , Ellie Whittingdale talks to Professor Linda Mulcahy, Director of the Centre for Socio-Legal Studies about the use of semi-structured interview as a method in socio-legal research. For more information on this episode, visit frontiers.csls.ox.ac.uk/semi-structured-interviews/.

Anna Bryson on Oral History 01.06.2021 36:37

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. For more information on this episode, visit frontiers.csls.ox.ac.uk/oral-history.

Fernanda Pirie on Ethnography 25.05.2021 24:10

In this episode of Talking about Methods , Professor Linda Mulcahy talks to Professor Fernanda Pirie (Centre for Socio-Legal Studies, University of Oxford) about using ethnography in socio-legal research. For more information on this episode, visit frontiers.csls.ox.ac.uk/ethnography.

Pascoe Pleasence on Surveys 25.05.2021 39:52

In this episode of Talking about Methods , Professor Linda Mulcahy talks to Professor Pascoe Pleasence (Faculty of Laws, University College London) about using surveys in socio-legal research. For more information on this episode, visit frontiers.csls.ox.ac.uk/surveys.