David Nelken is a Distinguished Professor of Legal Institutions and Social Change (Professore Ordinario, di chiara fama) Faculty of Political Science,

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and the Distinguished Visiting Research Professor, Faculty of Law,

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. His work focuses primarily on comparative criminal justice and comparative sociology of law. He was elected a

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in 2023.

Selected publications

Monographs

*''Comparative Criminal Justice: Making Sense of Difference'', Sage, 2010 *''Beyond Law in Context: Developing a Sociological Understanding of Law'', Ashgate, 2009, *''The Limits of the Legal Process. A Study of Landlords, Law and Crime'', Academic Press, 1983

Edited volumes

*''Comparative Criminal Justice and Globalization'', edited, Ashgate, 2011 *''European Ways of Law: Towards a European Sociology of Law'', edited with Volkmar Gessner, Hart Publishing, 2007 *''Explorations in Legal Cultures'', edited with Fred Bruinsma, Elsevier, 2007 * ''Law's New Boundaries: The consequences of Legal Autopoiesis'', edited with Jiří Přibáň, Ashgate Publishing, Aldershot, 2001, *''Adapting Legal Cultures'', edited with Johannes Feest, Hart Publishing, Oxford, 2001, *''Contrasting Criminal Justice: Getting from Here to There'', edited, Ashgate, 2000 *''Comparing Legal Cultures'', edited, Dartmouth 1997, Nelken D, Tsinghua university Press, Peking, China (2003) . *''Italian Politics: The Center-Left in Power'', edited with Roberto D'Alimonte, Westview, 1997 *''The Futures of Criminology'', edited, Sage, 1994Reviews of ''The Futures of Criminology'': * * *

References

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