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Journal of Empirical Research on Law in Action
Journal of Empirical Research on Law in Action (Recht der Werkelijkheid) is a double-blind, peer-reviewed journal related to the VSR, published by Boom. Established in 1980, the journal serves as an interdisciplinary platform for reflecting on law from the perspectives of socio-legal studies, legal anthropology, public administration, law and economics, and legal psychology. It focuses…
20 December 2018
VSR Conference 2027
We are happy to announce that next year’s VSR Conference will take place in the beautiful city of Antwerp on 4 and 5 March 2027. Make sure to mark these days in your calendar! The conference will be organized by Jonathan Bernaerts (University of Antwerp) and Stefan Rutten (University of Antwerp) and will focus on the theme “Expectations.”…
22 May 2026Thesis Award 2025 and a new call for 2027
During the annual conference of the VSR in Rotterdam last month, the biannual Thesis Award was presented. The winning thesis was written by Marloes Streppel for the joint master’s programme of Ghent University and Erasmus University Rotterdam: the International Master’s in Advanced Research in Criminology. Her thesis, Bordering on Denial: ‘A Critical Discourse Study of…
27 February 2026