New frontiers in empirical labour law research / edited by Amy Ludlow and Alysia Blackham.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Conference Name:

New Frontiers in Empirical Labour Law Research (Conference) (2014 : University of Cambridge)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Labor laws and legislation--Research.

Labor laws and legislation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (214 p.) : ill.

Place of Publication:

Oxford, United Kingdom : Hart Publishing, 2015.

Summary:

"This collection draws together papers delivered at a symposium on New Frontiers in Empirical Labour Law Research held at the University of Cambridge in April 2014. It contains contributions from experts across a range of disciplines (including employment relations, industrial psychology, sociology, economics and political science) to consider four broad themes: the case for empiricism in labour law; the potential for mixed methods; methodological possibilities and insights from other disciplines; practical challenges and words of caution for those conducting empirical research. This collection seeks to cultivate confidence and competence in empirical methods among both established and young labour law scholars, through an intergenerational and interdisciplinary 'lessons learned' dialogue. It contributes to the broader debate regarding empirical research methods in labour law, and casts light on how empirical research can be conducted in highly contested fields to enhance and enrich labour law policymaking. This collection offers the first stage of a collaborative and interdisciplinary dialogue on empirical labour law research, to emphasise the importance of collaboration and intergenerational mentoring in building empirical capacity."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

Contents:

Introduction

Amy Ludlow and Alysia Blackham

Foreword: Evidence and ideology

Bob Hepple

Individual rights at work, methodological experimentation and the nature of law

Lizzie Barmes

Quantitative labour law

Zoe Adams and Simon Deakin

Women in labour law : the use and implications of empirical methods

Lydia Hayes and Roseanne Russell

Can behavioural psychology inform labour law?

Ewan McGaughey

Using ethnographic methods to explore labour law questions

Amy Ludlow

Collective labour law explored

Sonia McKay and Sian Moore

No longer a "secondary force ... in labour relations" : a mixed methods study of the effect on Irish trade unions of the Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act 2001

Tish Gibbons

Using the Delphi method to advance legal reform : a new method for empirical labour law research?

Alysia Blackham

Labour legislation and evidence-based public policy : a case study

Abi Adams and Jeremias Prassl

Creating a "virtuous circle" between legal empirical research, knowledge exchange and impact

Simonetta Manfredi and Lucy Vickers.

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781474202312

1474202314

9781509903573

1509903577

OCLC:

921986059