May be repeated for credit with change in topic. This course surveys the range of methodological approaches employed in social science studies of law and legal issues. A great deal of attention will be paid to research design issues, for they determine the strength of the causal claims that can be made about a set of findings. The seminar will take as its point of departure the position that the nineteenth century is a period of formation or growth in American law, and will consider the relationship between American legal development and American expansion. 471-D80 Introduction to the Discipline Introduction to the department, faculty, and adjunct faculty.
Faculty discuss their research and teaching interests.
471-D99 Independent Study Independent study in social theory, methodology, social change, and social institutions. Permission of instructor and department required. 471-E10 Seminar and Workshop in the Logic of Analysis Current issues in research and theory in method and analytical strategies, including qualitative and quantitative methods. Presentation of second-year papers, thesis proposals, and other scholarly papers by students, faculty, and visitors in addition to reading seminar sessions. May be repeated for credit.