'Hollow Hope' Analysis

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In this article, the writer examines the book 'The Hollow Hope' by Gerald Rosenberg. This paper analyzes all aspects of Gerald Rosenberg's research and uses outside sources to critique his work. The writer looks at 'The Hollow Hope' as a pioneer in political science research. The writer notes that Rosenberg suggests that the study of political science should call for a careful reanalysis of the judicial role in politics and society. The writer concludes that Rosenberg collects an unbelievable amount of evidence to show, in each area examined, that at best the Court followed rather than led the move toward social change.

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"Many books pioneer certain ways of analyzing topics, yet it is very rare that a first attempt can demonstrate such a great amount of success. Gerald Rosenberg's Hollow Hope is such a book. Since the early 1950s, political scientists taking a political or procedural approach to the study of law and courts had asked, according to Jack Peltason: "What happens after the lawsuit is over?" Rather than focusing almost entirely on the court decision itself, as in traditional constitutional law, political scientists slowly began to broaden their inquiry to include the continuing political struggle following court decisions. Even a brief examination of this topic makes it clear that court decisions themselves are only one stage of the continuing political, policy-making, process. Through Rosenberg's empirical research as illustrated in Hollow Hope, it is clear that his theories can be applied in many instances successfully to understand the effect the court has on society."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Dahl, R. (1991). Democracy and its critics. New Haven: Yale University Press.
• Devins, N. (1992). Judicial Matters [Review of the book The Hollow Hope]. California Law Review, v.80(4), 1027.
• Kirp, D. (1992). How Now, Brown? [Review of the book The Hollow Hope]. Nation, v.254(21), p757-759.
• Krikler, J. (2002). Grand Illusion [Review of the book The Hollow Hope]. Harvard Law Review, v.105(5), p1135, 6p
• Peltason, J. (2000). Government by people. New York: Pearson.

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