Everyday legality: an empirical analysis of legal consciousness in India

Le séminaire doctoral du 5 avril accueillera Anwita Dinkar, doctorante au CSO avec une présentation intitulée : Everyday legality: an empirical analysis of legal consciousness in India.

La séance se tient de 10h à 12h à la fois en présentiel à Sciences Po, en salle K.011 et en distanciel sur zoom.

Si vous souhaitez y assister, merci de contacter Samia Ben.

Résumé :

To understand the significance of law in society, it is important to empirically study the social foundations of law. How do ordinary people use and understand legality? What are their experiences with the law? How do people develop everyday legality? These questions become important in exploring the relationship of law with society, a fundamental of Legal Consciousness Studies, which is the theoretical foundation of this research. Reflecting on qualitative research conducted with three groups of cleaning workers: private domestic workers, cleaning workers in formal organizations, and public street cleaners, and carried out in different cities of India, the seminar presentation will highlight how workers perceive, experience, build, and shape legality in their everyday lives.

Within the intersections of sociology of law, work, and organizations, this presentation will outline how workers’ diverse socio-economic conditions become significant in their relationship with the law. We will look at conditions of employment, gender, class, caste, and affiliation with a legal intermediary as substantial structures in understanding this socio-legal relationship. The discussion will further highlight the role played by legal intermediaries in shaping and framing the legal consciousness of cleaning workers in India.