Discovering the"Local World"from"Extended Case Method"and"Local Knowledge":A New Exploration of the Approach to Legal Anthropology
By sorting out the different research approaches in legal anthropology represented by"extended case method"and"local knowledge",the article discusses the differences and shared areas between the two,as well as their tense relationship with contemporary empirical research in legal anthropology,especially the tension related to the"local world"they each refer to.The article discusses the realistic and interactive foundations of the"extended case method",as well as its reflective scientific core after being redefined by M.Burawoy.It then explores the similarities between this reflective"extended case method"and"local knowledge"approaches,as well as the practical and theoretical issues faced by both approaches in the light of the ontology return in anthropology in this century.It points out that moving from"local knowledge"to"local world"is a subtle but meaningful shift in stance.Finally,supported by the realistic perspective of ordinary language,the article proposes a new epistemological approach to discovering the"local world"from"extended case method"and"local knowledge".
extended case methodlocal knowledgelocal worldlegal anthropologythe perspective of ordinary language
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