11am-12pm: Interview with Gitta Veldt, moderated by Anne-Lise Sibony. The guest will answer questions about her career as a researcher and her choice of subjects and research methods. 

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12.15pm-1pm - Lunch break 

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1pm-2:30pm – Presentation: Based on the book ‘Research methods for empirical legal studies: an introduction’ by Catrien Bijleveld, Gitta Veldt will introduce what empirical-legal research entails. Moreover, she will highlight the advantages and limitations of four particular important empirical-legal research methods: interviews, systematic case law analysis, surveys and experiments. She will give an example of each method, followed by a discussion. 

 

Participants are invited to read chapter 1 of the book before the doctoral meeting. After registration, participants will receive a link to download the chapter.

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2:30pm-3pm - Coffee break

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3pm-5pm Masterclass: Doctoral candidates for guest feedback will briefly present their question relating to an empirical-legal research design, after which Gitta Veldt will provide guidance. 

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Participants wishing to benefit from Gitta Veldt’s advice will submit a short text (2000 words maximum) setting out a (research) question or idea for which using an empirical-legal method would be suitable and/or formulating a question relating to their approach. 

 

Proposals should be sent by email to Gitta Veldt g.m.veldt@law.leidenuniv.nl before March 7th, 2024. The text (maximum 2000 words) should be attached to the e-mail in Word format.

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(Registration closes on March 7th, 2024)