Diversity in the legal profession: Another landmark reached but still a long way to go
By Charlotte Harrison, University of Portsmouth and James Hand, University of Portsmouth This year’s ‘Silks’ day (15 March 2021) saw the 500th woman barrister to be appointed Queen’s Counsel, 72 years after the first. At 34%, it also sees by far [...]
Census Day, 21 March 2021: A reflection on documents, bureaucracy, and the everyday
By Jessica Smith, University of Kent The UK’s 2021 census has been described as a ‘snapshot’ of pandemic life. But what sort of visual is this snapshot? An advert accompanying the roll-out of the census illustrated how, in the words [...]
#SLSA2021 Cardiff: Conference Exhibitions on Resilience, Resistance and Reform
By John Harrington and Lizzy Willmington The SLSA UK Annual Conference 2021 will be hosted by Cardiff University School of Law and Politics from 30th March to 1st April. Complementing the programme rich with presentations from around the globe, we [...]
Really pleased to see this now published in a much more affordable paperback! (In good time for reading lists! 😃) @NCreutzfeldt @KirstenMcconnac ... @SLSA_UK https://www.routledge.com/Routledge-Handbook-of-Socio-Legal-Theory-and-Methods/Creutzfeldt-Mason-McConnachie/p/book/9780367783792