Research Methods for Empirical Legal Studies gives an overview of methods for empirical legal research. It begins with general methodological issues, such as reliability and validity as well as research ethics. Subsequently, the book discusses data collection: sampling, interviewing, observation and survey instruments, and research design. Then, data analysis methods are introduced, for qualitative as well as quantitative data. In separate chapters, statistical testing and multivariate analys...

In deze zevende editie in de reeks Lessen uit crises en mini-crises worden veertien bijzondere gebeurtenissen uit het jaar 2018 beschreven en beschouwd. Het jaarboek gaat onder meer in op de extreem droge zomer die een voorbode leek te zijn van wat ons door de klimaatverandering te wachten staat. Ook wordt aandacht geschonken aan de aardbeving in Zeerijp, die voor het kabinet aanleiding was om de aardgaswinning op korte termijn te stoppen, aan het Stintongeval in Oss, de besmeurde zwanen in M...

Van toezichthouders wordt steeds vaker verwacht dat ze informatie over hun toezicht en onder toezicht staande organisaties publiceren. Dat doen ze om burgers in staat te stellen keuzes te maken, om onder toezicht staande partijen te bewegen zich aan wet- en regelgeving te houden en om verantwoording af te leggen.

Een veel gehoord argument voor transparantie over toezicht is dat dit bijdraagt aan het vertrouwen. Maar draagt transparantie wel bij aan het winnen van het vertrouwen van burgers? E...

Known as the gold standard for research methods, Babbie's THE PRACTICE OF SOCIAL RESEARCH gives you a definitive guide to research as practiced by social scientists. Combining a straightforward approach with the author's renowned sense of humor, this student-friendly text equips you with the tools and knowledge to apply research concepts as both researcher and consumer. The author emphasizes the process by showing you how to design and construct projects, introducing today's various observati...

Abolish Criminology presents critical scholarship on Criminology and Criminal Justice ideologies and practices, alongside emerging freedom-driven discourses that encourage a vision and practice of new world formations.

This lucid book presents the discipline of sociology to both the general reader and the student. Viewing sociology in the humanist tradition, Berger points out its affinity to history and philosophy, as well as its need for scientific procedures.

From the new celebrity culture that has emerged from reality television and the Internet, to the paparazzi-filled endgame of Princess Diana and the bizarre trials and tribulations of Michael Jackson, The Celebrity Culture Reader documents the significant role that celebrities occupy in contemporary culture. Combining classic essays and contemporary writings, The Celebrity Culture Reader investigates the cultural implications of this complex contemporary phenomenon.

One of America's leading anthropolgists offers solutions to the perplexing question of why people behave the way they do.

Why do Hindus worship cows? Why do Jews and Moslems refuse to eat pork? Why did so many people in post-medieval Europe believe in witches?

Marvin Harris answers these and other perplexing questions about human behavior, showing that no matter how bizarre a people's behavior may seem, it always stems from identifiable and intelligble sources.

Accessibly written, yet analytically rich, Extreme Killing: Understanding Serial and Mass Murder, Fifth Edition, is renowned for its fascinating examination of historical and contemporary serial and mass murder.