Grootelaar, Hilke A.M.; van den Bos, Kees --- "Conducting experiments and surveys in the field of administrative justice: on the importance of fair procedures in governance" [2018] ELECD 475; in van Boom, H. Willem; Desmet, Pieter; Mascini, Peter (eds), "Empirical Legal Research in Action" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2018) 23

Book Title: Empirical Legal Research in Action

Editor(s): van Boom, H. Willem; Desmet, Pieter; Mascini, Peter

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

ISBN: 9781785362743

Section: Chapter 2

Section Title: Conducting experiments and surveys in the field of administrative justice: on the importance of fair procedures in governance

Author(s): Grootelaar, Hilke A.M.; van den Bos, Kees

Number of pages: 34

Abstract/Description:

In this chapter we show readers the important aspects that empirical researchers have to take into consideration when designing experiments and surveys within often complex real-life contexts pertaining to administrative law. By taking the legitimacy of administrative decision making as the central object of investigation, we provide an overview of the challenges and choices one faces when conducting experiments, so that scholars get a better grasp of the necessary steps in the empirical process. In doing so, we highlight both the benefits and limitations of conducting experiments by contrasting the method with correlational survey research.