Nieuw leerboek van Kees van den Bos over empirical legal research

Kees van den Bos, Professor at the Utrecht University School of Law and at the Department of Psychology at Utrecht University, has published a textbook on empirical legal research.

The book conveys the basics of empirical legal research to law students, law faculty members, and practitioners of law. It does so in a solid yet non-technical way. No statistical formulas are used in the book, and no computer programs or statistical software are needed to understand the essence of empirical legal research that is being taught here.

In a brief and accessible manner, the book helps students, scholars, and practitioners to set up their own empirical legal research projects and to evaluate the methods and results of other empirical projects. The book examines interviews, surveys, and experiments as important methods of empirical research, and explains how to interpret and report qualitative and quantitative data.

Exercises and suggested further reading are included in every chapter to help readers become actively engaged in empirical legal research. The basic knowledge contained in this book will enable them to understand the strengths and weaknesses of empirical legal research projects.

More information about the book can be found at Empirical Legal Research or by sending an e-mail to k.vandenbos@uu.nl. Members of ERI will receive a complimentary copy of the book.