TY - JOUR
T1 - The Informal Dimension of Judicial Politics: a Relational Perspective
AU - Dressel, Bjoern
AU - anchez-Urribarri, Raul
AU - Stroh, Alexander
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - This article proposes a relational approach to studying judicial politics in non-Western societies-a framework for the systematic analysis of informal relations between judges and other actors, within and outside the judiciary, based on common political interests, ideas, social identity, and even clientelistic obligations. We reflect on how these relations might help explain a variety of outcomes of interest, such as the organization of courts, judicial behavior, and judicial reform. We also highlight some of the methodological challenges of this approach in collecting and analyzing comparative data. In doing so, we seek to build an agenda for research on informal judicial politics beyond Western democracies. Copyright
AB - This article proposes a relational approach to studying judicial politics in non-Western societies-a framework for the systematic analysis of informal relations between judges and other actors, within and outside the judiciary, based on common political interests, ideas, social identity, and even clientelistic obligations. We reflect on how these relations might help explain a variety of outcomes of interest, such as the organization of courts, judicial behavior, and judicial reform. We also highlight some of the methodological challenges of this approach in collecting and analyzing comparative data. In doing so, we seek to build an agenda for research on informal judicial politics beyond Western democracies. Copyright
U2 - 10.1146/annurev-lawsocsci-110316-113750
DO - 10.1146/annurev-lawsocsci-110316-113750
M3 - Article
SN - 1550-3585
VL - 13
SP - 413
EP - 430
JO - Annual Review of Law and Social Science
JF - Annual Review of Law and Social Science
ER -