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  • Enthusiast or sceptic? Social science consciousness among legal practitioners

  • Malouke Esra Kuiper, Benjamin van Rooij, Chris Reinders Folmer
  • Journal:
    International Journal of Law in Context , First View
    Published online by Cambridge University Press:
    28 April 2025, pp. 1-21
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  • There have been strong proponents and opponents in academic debates about the use of social science in legal practice. However, in such academic discussions, little attention has been paid to what legal practitioners think about social science and its use in law. The present study shows that legal practitioners have complex views about social science. Drawing on in-depth interviews, it shows that there are five ideal-types of ‘social science consciousness’: enthusiast, pragmatist, indifferent, critical optimist and opponent. The paper shows what the implications are for law and social science, as well as a new research agenda on social science consciousness.