<i>‘This impressive volume foregrounds methodological issues that are often left in the background, if not wholly neglected, in labour law scholarship. It should be mandatory reading for young labor law scholars, and is sure to help the whole labor law field to sharpen the varied tools in our collective scholarly toolbox.’</i>

- Cynthia Estlund, New York University, US,

<i>‘This impressive Handbook compiles and systematizes a comprehensive taxonomy of research methodologies appropriate to the study of labour law and industrial relations. The contributors, all internationally acknowledged experts in their fields, offer perspectives on a wide spectrum of approaches – theoretical, empirical, and interdisciplinary. It will prove a valuable resource, not only for students, but for all serious scholars in the discipline.’</i>

- Joellen Riley Munton, Professor Emerita, University of Sydney, Australia,

<i>‘A diverse group of scholars examine an important topic of interest to anyone working in labour law: the question of methods in addressing different research questions. This is a very rich volume that tests, stretches and enriches our understanding of what labour law and labour law scholarship is and how we could and should think about it. The contributions are thoughtful, thought-provoking and engaging, and challenge us to think in new ways about the subject we study. A must read.’</i>

- Virginia Mantouvalou, University College London, UK,

This Handbook provides an accessible overview of the different methods, approaches and theories which can be used to enrich labour law research. Drawing on cutting-edge research projects, leading scholars present insights and reflections on the past, present and future of labour law scholarship.

Canvassing theory, as well as legal, qualitative and quantitative methods, this engaging Handbook draws on international perspectives to explore how labour law research methods vary across jurisdictions. The Handbook considers the use of ethnography, multilingual research with EU migrant workers, Indigenous research methodologies and surveys to accumulate data. Featuring chapters on feminist critique, vulnerability theory, industrial relations, economic analysis, anthropology and socialist labour law, it puts forward an integrated approach to framing and developing labour law research projects.

Research Methods in Labour Law is an essential resource for postgraduate and research students, early career academics and senior scholars looking for legal methodological inspiration. It is particularly useful for those in the fields of labour and employment law, research methods in law, and socio-legal research.

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This Handbook provides an accessible overview of the different methods, approaches and theories which can be used to enrich labour law research. Drawing on cutting-edge research projects, leading scholars present insights and reflections on the past, present and future of labour law scholarship.
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Contents 1 Introduction to Research Methods in Labour Law 1 Alysia Blackham and Sean Cooney PART I THE RESEARCH METHODS CONTEXT 2 The relevance and importance to labour law researchers of ontology, epistemology, methodology and methods 12 Richard Johnstone PART II THEORY 3 Doing feminist critique: methods of feminist labour law research 28 Ania Zbyszewska 4 Capability approaches 44 Brian Langille 5 Vulnerability theory 57 Lisa Rodgers 6 Reflexive regulation of labour law 70 Ralf Rogowski PART III INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH 7 Industrial relations 85 Mia Rönnmar 8 Economic and empirical methods in labour and employment law 100 Joni Hersch 9 Labour law and climate change 114 Joo-Cheong Tham 10 Labour law and time 136 Emily Rose 11 Anthropology and labour law 150 Petra Mahy 12 Historical methods 166 Rebecca Zahn PART IV METHODS SECTION A METHOD AND LEGAL TRADITIONS 13 Doctrinal method in labour law in common law systems: potential, problems, prospects 186 Alan Bogg 14 Socialist labour law 219 Yan Tian 阎天 (translation by Sean Cooney) 15 Labour law in a civil law country 234 Ryoko Sakuraba 16 Evolving themes and approaches in comparative labour law 255 Ingrid Landau 17 The Inter-American Court of Human Rights: a catalyst for international labour standards 271 Mauro Pucheta and Renan Kalil 18 Labour law and informality: researching the invisibles 285 Olívia de Quintana Figueiredo Pasqualeto SECTION B QUALITATIVE METHODS 19 Ethnography 299 Alvin Hoi-Chun Hung 20 (Facilitated) conversations from the frontline: qualitative multilingual research with EU migrant workers 313 Catherine Barnard and Fiona Costello 21 Participatory action research methods for labour law research and reform 331 Shelley Marshall and Ema Moolchand 22 Yarning about employment: Indigenous research methodology application in the employment sector 349 Nareen Young and Joshua Gilbert with Fiona Allison 23 Utopia as a method for labour law research 365 Miriam Kullmann and Andrea Iossa SECTION C QUANTITATIVE METHODS 24 Surveys and administrative data 382 Andrea M Noack, Leah F Vosko, Eric Tucker and Rebecca Casey 25 Mixed methods research 399 Alysia Blackham Index 415
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781803925240
Publisert
2024-08-23
Utgiver
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Høyde
244 mm
Bredde
169 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
444

Biografisk notat

Edited by Alysia Blackham and Sean Cooney, Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne, Australia