Stokes on Hope as an Object of Legal Scholarship

Elen Stokes, University of Bristol, has published Hope as an Object of Legal Scholarship as LSE Legal Studies Working Paper No. 31/2025. Here is the abstract.

This paper explores what it might mean for hope to be an object of legal scholarship. It raises questions about what to look for and where to look for it, framing the discussion around hopeful legal ends, means, attachments and atmospheres. It finds that the relationship between law and hope can be characterised by multiplicity, and that this invites a wide range of approaches to engaging with hope in and around law.

Download the paper from SSRN at the link.