Date: Sunday, August 10

Time: 12:30 PM - 2:10 PM

THEMATIC

Session 083: Law in/as Crisis: Contemporary Problems
Room: Spire Parlor

Sponsor: Law and Society

Organizers: Michael Branch, Hartwick College
Jacinta Gau, University of Central Florida

Presider: To Be Determined, TBD

Description: 

This session explores how legal systems respond to and perpetuate crises in the modern world. Reflection on the ways in which legal frameworks are often at the center of societal upheaval, panelists in this session will examine the intersections of law, power, and emergency, questioning whether legal structures mitigate or exacerbate crises.

Papers:

“Cheating Disability: The Politics of Surviving Social Security Disability Benefits,” Sarah J. Malone, University of Illinois Chicago

“Internalized Change or Forced Coercion,” Mary Elizabeth Underwood Hood, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

“New Deal or No Deal? Dual Labor Regimes and American Subnational Governance of Work,” Chris Rhomberg, Fordham University, Laura C. Bucci, Saint Joseph's University and Todd Vachon, Rutgers University

“Strategizing Gender: Experiences of Transmasculine Folk with Police and Security Forces in the Metropolitan Area of Buenos Aires,” Francis J. Fabre, The University of Chicago

“Strong Protections v Weak Tenants: Investigating ‘Law in Action’ with Low-income Renters in Oakland, CA,” Iris H. Zhang, Stanford University

“Unraveling the Complex Surveillance Tapestry of Homelessness in South and Middle Georgia,” Rafia Javaid Mallick and Munirat Sanmori, Georgia State University

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