“Globalisierung der Rechtskultur – der Beitrag populärer Medien”

Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation

Description

English title: "Globalization of legal culture - the contribution of popular media".
The presentation at the session "“Herausforderungen der Globalisierung – Soziologische und rechtssoziologische Perspektiven”, organised by the Sociology of Law Section of the German Sociological Association was invited by the section chair. Content of the presentation: The popular media project an idealized image of US or "Western" justice to a world-wide audience. The typical message amounts to an endorsement of the court system, the legal profession and generally a liberal concept of law. The audience member is even assigned a role: in any legal conflict, they are supposed to mobilise the (state) law.
Period26 Sept 2018
Event title“Komplexe Dynamiken lokaler und globaler Entwicklungen”. 39th Congress of the German Sociological Association
Event typeConference
Conference number39
LocationGöttingen, Germany, Lower SaxonyShow on map
Degree of RecognitionNational

Keywords

  • sociology of law
  • Popular legal culture
  • Trust in courts
  • Legal profession
  • Film and television on law
  • Legal fiction
  • Globalization

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