Featuring Rebecca Perlman, Assistant Professor of Political Science, UC Berkeley Abstract: When countries with divergent regulations harmonize their rules, what determines which rules get harmonized and at what level? We study […]
Featuring Liz Chiarello, Associate Professor of Sociology, Washington University in Saint Louis Abstract: Sociologists and socio-legal scholars have long been fascinated by how social fields transform social problems. They have […]
Featuring Kelley Fong, Assistant Professor of Sociology, UC Irvine Abstract: It’s the knock on the door that many mothers fear: a visit from Child Protective Services (CPS), the state agency […]
Featuring Bernadette Atuahene, Frances R. and John J. Duggan Professor of Law, USC Gould School of Law Abstract: In the spirit of Evicted, a property law scholar uses the stories of two grandfathers—one white, one Black—who arrived in Detroit at the turn of the twentieth century to reveal how racist policies weaken Black families, widen […]
Featuring Shauhin Talesh, Professor of Law, UC Irvine School of Law Abstract: Despite the massive costs associated with data breaches, ransomware, viruses, and cyberattacks, most organizations remain thoroughly unprepared to safeguard consumer data. Over the past two decades, the insurance industry has begun offering cyber insurance to help organizations manage cybersecurity and privacy law compliance, […]
Featuring Justin Simard, Associate Professor of Law, Michigan State University College of Law Abstract: Agents of Commerce is a history of transactional lawyering in the nineteenth century United States. The […]
To understand the delivery of state punishment as legitimate material and symbolic violence trained on unruly bodies, it is essential to drill deep into the ordinary functioning of the criminal […]
CSLS Speaker Series – “After the Scramble: State Formation in Africa” Monday, February 2, 2026 @ 12:15 pm - 2:00 pm Featuring Jack Paine, Associate Professor of Political Science, Emory University Abstract: States are the fundamental building block of […]
Featuring Hardeep Dhillon, Assistant Professor of History, University of Pennsylvania This presentation explores the early history of attacks on birthright citizenship for the children of immigrants born to non-citizen parents […]
An interdisciplinary conference on law and society featuring scholars from history, sociology, political science, public policy, and law. Complete details regarding the program schedule and featured speakers can be found on […]
Featuring Edward L. Rubin, Distinguished University Professor of Law and Political Science, Vanderbilt University Abstract: Existing definitions of democracy focus on one notable feature, an elected, policy making legislature. Existing theories of democracy, many of which are more aspirational than […]
CSLS Speaker Series: Publics in Action: The Self-Making of Civic Life (Oxford University Press, 2025) featuring Christopher Kutz, C. William Maxeiner Distinguished Professor of Law, UC Berkeley Monday, March 16, […]
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