“The Hollow Hope: Can Courts Bring About Social Change?”

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“The Hollow Hope: Can Courts Bring About Social Change?” is a seminal book by political scientist Gerald N. Rosenberg that argues courts are structurally limited in their ability to produce significant social reform.

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instanceOf	book ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ political science book ⓘ
argument	courts are constrained by limited implementation powers ⓘ courts depend on other branches and actors for enforcement of decisions ⓘ major social reforms are more often driven by political and social movements than by courts ⓘ
author	Gerald N. Rosenberg ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
critiques	the view of courts as effective engines of progressive social reform ⓘ
describedAs	classic in the study of judicial impact ⓘ seminal work on courts and social change ⓘ
disciplinaryApproach	empirical analysis ⓘ historical analysis ⓘ institutional analysis ⓘ
examines	conditions under which courts can contribute to social change ⓘ limits of litigation strategies for social movements ⓘ relationship between court decisions and policy implementation ⓘ
field	constitutional law ⓘ judicial politics ⓘ law and courts ⓘ political science ⓘ
focusesOnCase	Brown v. Board of Education ⓘ Roe v. Wade ⓘ other landmark U.S. Supreme Court decisions ⓘ
influencedField	constitutional theory ⓘ judicial politics scholarship ⓘ law and society research ⓘ sociolegal studies ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
mainSubject	civil rights ⓘ courts ⓘ judicial power ⓘ judicial review ⓘ public policy ⓘ social change ⓘ
perspective	critical of strong claims about judicial efficacy in producing social change ⓘ
relatedConcept	constrained court view ⓘ dynamic court view ⓘ
targetAudience	legal scholars ⓘ political scientists ⓘ scholars of law and courts ⓘ students of constitutional law and judicial politics ⓘ
thesis	courts are structurally limited in their ability to produce significant social reform ⓘ

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