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Ole Hammerslev

Ole Hammerslev

Professor

Ole Hammerslev

Naming, blaming, claiming : an interview with Bill Felstiner, Rick Abel, and Austin Sarat

Author

  • Annette Olesen
  • Ole Hammerslev

Summary, in English

One of the most cited and influential socio-legal articles is Bill Felstiner, Rick Abel, and Austin Sarat's ‘The Emergence and Transformation of Disputes: Naming, Blaming, Claiming …’, published in 1981. Forty years later, the notions and framework of the article are still highly relevant. We convened Felstiner, Abel, and Sarat for an interview about the background to their article, its reception, and how they view the recent refocus on institutions with respect to the rule of law. The interview follows three narratives. First, it explores the social relation between the authors and the academic and political context from which the article emerged. Second, it addresses questions about the societal impact of research. Third, it points to ways in which we, today, attempt to create access to official channels for problem solving and conflict resolution as well as to new technologies affecting the infrastructure of naming, blaming, and claiming with respect to justiciable problems.

Publishing year

2021

Language

English

Pages

295-307

Publication/Series

Journal of Law and Society

Volume

48

Issue

3

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

John Wiley & Sons Inc.

Topic

  • Law and Society

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 0263-323X