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Empirical Legal Studies has arrived in EU law. The past decade has seen the publication of pathbreaking quantitative and qualitative studies, the creation of relevant thematic networks, and the realisation of large-scale empirical research projects. This volume explores the new movement. It features contributions penned by legal and political science scholars working or interested in the field. It is part handbook, for which scholars – experts and novices alike – can reach to get an overview of the state of the art. It is part manifesto, showcasing the need for and potential of this fast-growing area of academic inquiry. Finally, it is a critical reflection, assessing the challenges and limitations of Empirical Legal Studies in the EU context, as well as its interaction with adjacent disciplinary and interdisciplinary endeavours. The book captures the significant contribution which empirical legal research has made to the study of EU law, while facilitating an exchange about the way forward.

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Daniel Naurin is Professor of Political Science at the University of Oslo and the University of Gothenburg. He has worked and published on a broad range of research topics, including judicial politics, lobbying, and transparency. Recent publications include 'The multi-level politics of countering democratic backsliding' (2025), Special Issue of the Journal of European Public Policy (co-edited with Michael Blauberger, Ulrich Sedelmeier and Natasha Wunch). Urška Šadl is Part-time Professor at the European University Institute and Associate Professor at the Faculty of Law, University of Copenhagen. Her research interests include the empirical study of European courts, judicial precedents, as well as European constitutional law more generally. She wrote Good Judgment: The European Court of Justice as a Context-Conscious Lawmaker (2024). Jan Zglinski is Associate Professor at the LSE Law School and Research Fellow of the Oxford Institute of European and Comparative Law. He has published widely on EU constitutional and internal market law, and is the author of Europe's Passive Virtues: Deference to National Authorities in EU Free Movement Law (2020).

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