rakovsky Posted October 15, 2006 Share Posted October 15, 2006 Hello, I am searching for Law Schools with heterodox law programs. For example, most economic grad programs today run the students through a conventional track teaching Neoclassical (or "Neoliberal") economics. But a number of schools have heterodox programs (meaning radical, non-mainstream) that study economics from a whole range of viewpoints, like Keynesianism (President Franklin Roosevelt's policies), Marxism, and others! American University Notre Dame University of Massachusetts University of Vermont The full list is at: http://www.open.ac.uk/socialsciences/hetecon/schools.htm http://www.csbsju.edu/economics/Careers/Heterodox%20Graduate%20Programs/Heterodox%20Graduate%20Programs.htm It would be exciting to study Law from a radical perspective too! A radical law program might talk about how corporate lobbying groups almost make our laws, or the contradiction between real democracy and democracy "as it is," where people might want things one way, but the government will still decide against their interests. Or how should a lawyer who believes in the public interest act differently than lawyers for corporate interests? Is it more important to choose a winnable case, or to take a stand on a losing, but vital issue? There is a list of heterodox economic schools, but how about heterodox law schools? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyoh Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 Why? That sounds frightening in some ways. I'm sensing a political career in your future! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rakovsky Posted October 16, 2006 Author Share Posted October 16, 2006 A career in civil rights might scare a man in a white sheet, but a green skeleton? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.D. Posted October 26, 2006 Share Posted October 26, 2006 This post, while well-intentioned, is slightly moronic. You would feel right at home in most law schools, as most professors would sympathize with your perspective, but that's not really what learning law is about. Once you actually understand law, you can worry about who's pushing for what interests. Just go to the best law school you can get into. You won't have trouble finding professors there who share your perspective, and you can work with them after your first year. There's an entire branch called "critical legal studies" with radical/unorthodox professors of law. It's not as radical as heterodox economics versus regular economics, but they basically share the viewpoint you just described. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rakovsky Posted November 13, 2006 Author Share Posted November 13, 2006 PD, Thanks for the input. Do you know how to find out what schools have "critical legal studies?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyoh Posted November 14, 2006 Share Posted November 14, 2006 Rokovsky, good luck finding your ideal school. Law appears to be geared largely toward precedents and less so towards varied ideas. You might get more of what you want during the last year, but the others will be full of tedious details and broad overviews of topics. I don't know if you'll find this helpful or not, but you may want to seriously consider a dual major. I know it's a lot of work, but a masters in government or some particular interest of yours may give you the combination you want. Remember too that law is one of those fields that almost requires you to attend a top institution for many of the best jobs, but your direction may be different enough that it won't matter for you. Good luck. Oh yeah, it takes a lot to scare a green skeleton. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BETTYMCKENZIE Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 The Brazilian Journal of Political Economy will give priority to papers on political economy, while continuing to publish applied papers containing relevant analysis of the Brazilian economy and its international insertion. Political economy is here broadly understood as the analysis relating the economy with the state. The Journal maintains its pluralistic character, and so it will host a diversified range of ideological orientations, from institutionalist and public choice, to Keynesian, Schumpeterian, and structuralist approaches. The contributions, however, are expected to focus in the intersection between state and the market. Besides purely theoretical papers, the ones on the Brazilian economy and the Brazilian state, papers adopting a more general approach on Latin America and the world political economy will be fit for publication in the Journal. Spammy link removed by admin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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