(3/3) I end with a warning for scholars focused on liberal democracies: the lessons in this article are relevant to us too! If you have trouble accessing the article DM me or check out the preprint (& slightly expanded!) version of the article on @SSRN: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
(2/3) Drawing on the extensive fieldwork evidence presented in "Lawyers in Conflict & Transition," I tease out three ways that lawyers' involvement in professional, social movement & judicial politics differs in "hard places" compared to more liberal democratic contexts:
New article at Law & Social Inquiry: How do lawyers navigate the margins of legality in autocratic, violent & transitional settings by stretching/flipping conventional lawyering? I draw on Kieran McEvoy, Louise Mallinder & Anna Bryson's fantastic new book to answer: (1/3) doi.org/10.1017/lsi....
The Centre for the Study of France & the Francophone World (CEFMF) is a proud sponsor of the @frenchhistto.bsky.social: a collaborative of historians of France & the francophone world. This year, the French History Seminar has a fantastic lineup of speakers you won't want to miss- save the dates!
𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲! Is the EU’s rule of law crisis indicative of a deepening dissensus & disunion sparked by the rise of illiberal ideas? In the Journal of European Integration, I sound a skeptical note & capture my alternative view of the crisis & its significance: doi.org/10.1080/0703...
Is the EU’s rule of law crisis [ROLC] indicative of a deepening ‘disunion’ sparked by the rise of illiberal ideas? I sound a skeptical note, suggesting that disunion arguments exaggerate dissensus,...
News! I'm the new Director of the Centre for the Study of France & the Francophone World @uoft.bsky.socialmunkschool.utoronto.ca/cees/news/to...
As of July 1, 2024, the Centre for the Study of France and the Francophone World (CEFMF) has a new director, Tommaso Pavone.
Delighted to be on the bright side of the moon, @profpech.bsky.social!