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On Positionality and Its Comparability in the Legal Context

On Positionality and Its Comparability in the Legal Context <jats:sec><jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>This essay examines comparability of criminal defense casework in three different legal contexts on the basis of the phenomenological concept "positionality." Originally introduced by Helmuth Plessner for the study of how the body relates to its environment, positionality has evolved into a sociological resource called on to explain various political, ideological, and ethical phenomena. In this essay, positionality is employed to compare and contrast criminal defense practices in the USA, Germany, and the UK.</jats:p> </jats:sec> http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Comparative Sociology Brill

On Positionality and Its Comparability in the Legal Context

Comparative Sociology , Volume 7 (2): 150 – Jan 1, 2008

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Brill
Copyright
© 2008 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
ISSN
1569-1322
eISSN
1569-1330
DOI
10.1163/156913308X289087
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Abstract

<jats:sec><jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>This essay examines comparability of criminal defense casework in three different legal contexts on the basis of the phenomenological concept "positionality." Originally introduced by Helmuth Plessner for the study of how the body relates to its environment, positionality has evolved into a sociological resource called on to explain various political, ideological, and ethical phenomena. In this essay, positionality is employed to compare and contrast criminal defense practices in the USA, Germany, and the UK.</jats:p> </jats:sec>

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Comparative SociologyBrill

Published: Jan 1, 2008

Keywords: LAW-IN-ACTION; CRIMINAL DEFENSE CASEWORK; ETHNOGRAPHY; HELMUTH PLESSNER; POSITIONALITY

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