Evaluating Academic Legal Research in Europe

Edited by Rob van Gestel, Professor of Theory and Methods of Regulation, Department of Private, Business & Labour Law (PBLL), Tilburg University, the Netherlands and Andreas Lienhard, University of Bern, Switzerland

• Contents:PrefaceIntroductionRob van Gestel and Andreas Lienhard1. Evaluation of academic legal publications in the United KingdomDaithi MacSithigh2. Evaluation of academic legal publications in The NetherlandsRob van Gestel and Marnix Snel3. Evaluation of academic legal publications in GermanyKai Purnhagen and Niels Petersen4. Evaluation of academic legal publications in AustriaElisabeth Maier5. Evaluation of academic legal publications in SwitzerlandAndreas Lienhard, Karin Byland and Martin Schmied6. Evaluation of academic legal publications in SwedenAntonina Bakardjieva Engelbrekt7. Evaluation of academic legal publications in FinlandPia Letto-Vanamo8. Evaluation of academic legal publications in ItalyGinevra Peruginelli9. Evaluation of academic legal publications in FranceDelphine Costa10. Evaluation of academic legal publications in SpainAlbert Ruda-González11. Evaluation of academic legal publications in Slovenia Janja Hoinik12. Evaluation of legal publications on the EU levelMarnix Snel13. Conclusion and discussionRob van Gestel and Andreas LienhardIndex

'I had the privilege to work with Andreas Lienhard on the topic of Evaluation of Legal Research in Switzerland. In a much needed further step, he has now, with Rob van Gestel, masterfully broadened the perspective on the European level. As the insightful introduction of the book shows, evaluating academic legal research is neither obvious nor easy. By comparing various national approaches, this book goes a long way towards better understanding a complex and high-stakes matter.'--Thierry Tanquerel, University of Geneva, Switzerland'[Law] is a discipline that is both venerable and vulnerable. In many ways, the legal discipline (my discipline) lags behind most of the other academic domains. If we want our discipline to catch up with the others, we need to develop reliable and transparent international standards for evaluating its quality. I truly hope that this great comparative book, with contributions from the finest legal scholars, will help us make significant progress. This is an issue that needs our urgent attention.'--Carel Stolker, President of Leiden University and author of Rethinking the Law School - Education, Research, Outreach and Governance