Law and Society Association
The Law and Society Association, founded in 1964, is a group of scholars from many fields and countries who share a common interest in the place of law in social, political, economic and cultural life. It is one of the leading professional associations for those interested in the sociology of law.
Overview
LSA members bring expertise in law, sociology, political science, psychology, anthropology, economics, history, and geography as well as in other related areas to the study of sociolegal phenomena.Among its activities, the Association publishes the Law & Society Review, sponsors annual conferences and educational workshops, and fosters the development of academic programs in law and society around the world.
The LSA's executive office is located in the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
Annual meetings
- 2007: Berlin, Germany
- 2008: Montreal, Quebec
- 2009: Denver, Colorado
- 2010: Chicago, Illinois
- 2011: San Francisco, California
- 2012: Honolulu, Hawaii
- 2013: Boston, Massachusetts
- 2014: Minneapolis, Minnesota
- 2015: Seattle, Washington
- 2016: New Orleans, Louisiana
- 2017: Mexico City, Mexico
- 2018: Toronto, Canada
- 2019: Washington, DC
- 2020: Virtual
- 2021: Virtual
- 2022: Lisbon, Portugal
- 2023: San Juan, Puerto Rico
- 2024: Denver, Colorado
- 2025: Chicago, Illinois
- 2026: San Francisco, California
Law and Society Association Prizes
The Association awards several prizes annually. The Harry J. Kalven, Jr. Prize, the Herbert Jacob Book Prize, the James Willard Hurst Prize, the John Hope Franklin Prize, and the Law and Society Association International Prize are among them.Law and Society Association International Prize
This prize is offered to a scholar who made significant contributions to the advancement of knowledge in the field of law and society. Past recipients of the award include:- 2001: Neelan Tiruchelvam
- 2003: Masaji Chiba
- 2005: Hazel Genn
- 2007: Xingliang Chen
- 2007: Dario Melossi
- 2009: Yves Dezelay
- 2012: Upendra Baxi
- 2013: David Nelken
- 2014: Setsuo Miyazawa
- 2015: Ronen Shamir
- 2016: Susanne Karstedt
- 2017: Nachman Ben-Yehuda
- 2017: John Braithwaite
- 2018: Fiona Haines
- 2019: Kelly Hannah-Moffat
- 2020: Ulrike Schultz
- 2021: Rachel Sieder
- 2022: Nicola Lacey
- 2023: Sharyn Roach Anleu
- 2024: Lynette J. Chua