van Gestel, Rob; Lienhard, Andreas --- "Evaluating Academic Legal Research in Europe" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2019) [2019] ELECD 445

Editor(s): van Gestel, Rob; Lienhard, Andreas

Title: Evaluating Academic Legal Research in Europe

Sub-title: The Advantage of Lagging Behind

Topics: Research Methods in Law

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Date of Publication: 26 April 2019

Number of pages: c 512

ISBN: 9781788115490

Abstract/Description:

Legal academics in Europe publish a wide variety of materials including books, articles and essays, in an assortment of languages, and for a diverse readership. As a consequence, this variety can pose a problem for the evaluation of academic legal research. This thought-provoking book offers an overview of the legal and policy norms, methods and criteria applied in the evaluation of academic legal research, from a comparative perspective.