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Chilling and warming effects on the production of legal scholarship
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0026-7961; 1468-2230
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Modern law review, 2023, Vol. 86, No. 5, pp. 1077-1107
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MANLEY, Stewart, Chilling and warming effects on the production of legal scholarship, Modern law review, 2023, Vol. 86, No. 5, pp. 1077-1107 - https://hdl.handle.net/1814/75371
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How do legal scholars decide what to write about? I hope that most of us try to write about what interests us or what benefits society. In this article though, I suggest that more insidious influences chill and warm our interest in research topics. I reflect on some sources of these chilling and warming effects in my own research environment – specifically, the implicit intimidation of power and the pressure to increase publications. I never imagined that I could simultaneously be such a coward and opportunist. I also look to insights from psychology, sociology and other fields to understand how these influences affect us and how we might manage them. I suggest though that we not be too hard on ourselves, especially if our choices are at their foundation compatible with our personal values and those of the greater scholarly enterprise.
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Published online: 20 February 2023
Published version of EUI LAW Working Paper.
Published version of EUI LAW Working Paper.