Subject
Law and Social Theory
General details of the subject
- Mode
- Face-to-face degree course
- Language
- English
Teaching staff
| Name | Institution | Category | Doctor | Teaching profile | Area | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROGOWSKI , RALF | University of Warwick | Otros | Doctor |
Competencies
| Name | Weight |
|---|---|
| Conocimiento de la temática principal de las teorías sociales y de la forma en la que abordan el fenómeno jurídico | 30.0 % |
| conocimiento de las obras más representativas en la teoría social | 30.0 % |
| Manejo de los conceptos y las metodologías caracteristicas de las teorías sociales y su aplicación a los fenómenos jurídicos | 40.0 % |
Study types
| Type | Face-to-face hours | Non face-to-face hours | Total hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lecture-based | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Seminar | 25 | 45 | 70 |
Training activities
| Name | Hours | Percentage of classroom teaching |
|---|---|---|
| Case analysis | 20.0 | 100 % |
| Discussion | 5.0 | 100 % |
| Text analysis | 20.0 | 100 % |
| Written discussion of a topic | 30.0 | 10 % |
Assessment systems
| Name | Minimum weighting | Maximum weighting |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance and participation | 50.0 % | 50.0 % |
| Evaluation by means of the presentation of projects | 50.0 % | 50.0 % |
| Written examination | 50.0 % | 50.0 % |
Temary
Main Topics in Social TheoryTheories of Society
System theories and order
Conflict and social change as Social Theory
Structure and Power in Social Theory
Social Theory and the economic system
Impact of social theories on legal theory: system and discourse
Relationship between social theory and legal culture, social embeddednes of law
How Law influences social theory. Functionalism
Can Law change Society?
Bibliography
Journals
REVISTA - Kennedy, Duncan. 2004. The Disenchantment of Logically Formal Legal Ra-tionality, or Max Weber¿s Sociology in the Genealogy of the Contemporary Mode of Western Legal Thought, in Hastings Law Journal, Vol. 55, pp. 1031-1076.REVISTA - Febbrajo, Alberto From Hierarchical to Circular Models in the Sociology of Law. Some Introductory Remarks, in "European Yearbook in the Sociology of Law", pp. 3-21.
REVISTA Delaney, David. 2004. Tracing Displacements: or evictions in the nomosphere. In Environment and Planning D: Society and Space 22: 847-860.
REVISTA Valverde, Mariana. 2009. Jurisdiction and scale: Legal `technicalities¿ as re-sources for theory. In Social & Legal Studies 18/2: 139-157.