“The Hollow Hope: Can Courts Bring About Social Change?”
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“The Hollow Hope: Can Courts Bring About Social Change?” is a seminal book by political scientist Gerald N. Rosenberg that argues courts are structurally limited in their ability to produce significant social reform.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: “The Hollow Hope: Can Courts Bring About Social Change?” Context triple: [Princeton Studies in American Politics, notableWorkPublishedInSeries, “The Hollow Hope: Can Courts Bring About Social Change?”]
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From Protest to Politics: The Future of the Civil Rights Movement
"From Protest to Politics: The Future of the Civil Rights Movement" is a seminal 1965 essay that argues the U.S. civil rights struggle must evolve from mass protest into organized political action to achieve lasting structural change.
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B.
The Nature of the Judicial Process
The Nature of the Judicial Process is a classic 1921 legal treatise in which Justice Benjamin N. Cardozo analyzes how judges actually decide cases, exploring the interplay of precedent, logic, and social policy in judicial decision-making.
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C.
The Authority of the Court and the Peril of Politics
"The Authority of the Court and the Peril of Politics" is a book by former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer examining how political polarization threatens the legitimacy and functioning of the judiciary.
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D.
A Matter of Interpretation: Federal Courts and the Law
A Matter of Interpretation: Federal Courts and the Law is a book in which Justice Antonin Scalia articulates and defends his textualist approach to statutory and constitutional interpretation in the American legal system.
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E.
The Code of Capital: How the Law Creates Wealth and Inequality
The Code of Capital: How the Law Creates Wealth and Inequality is a scholarly book that explains how legal institutions and instruments are used to turn assets into capital, thereby shaping global wealth distribution and reinforcing economic inequality.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: “The Hollow Hope: Can Courts Bring About Social Change?” Target entity description: “The Hollow Hope: Can Courts Bring About Social Change?” is a seminal book by political scientist Gerald N. Rosenberg that argues courts are structurally limited in their ability to produce significant social reform.
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A.
From Protest to Politics: The Future of the Civil Rights Movement
"From Protest to Politics: The Future of the Civil Rights Movement" is a seminal 1965 essay that argues the U.S. civil rights struggle must evolve from mass protest into organized political action to achieve lasting structural change.
-
B.
The Nature of the Judicial Process
The Nature of the Judicial Process is a classic 1921 legal treatise in which Justice Benjamin N. Cardozo analyzes how judges actually decide cases, exploring the interplay of precedent, logic, and social policy in judicial decision-making.
-
C.
The Authority of the Court and the Peril of Politics
"The Authority of the Court and the Peril of Politics" is a book by former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer examining how political polarization threatens the legitimacy and functioning of the judiciary.
-
D.
A Matter of Interpretation: Federal Courts and the Law
A Matter of Interpretation: Federal Courts and the Law is a book in which Justice Antonin Scalia articulates and defends his textualist approach to statutory and constitutional interpretation in the American legal system.
-
E.
The Code of Capital: How the Law Creates Wealth and Inequality
The Code of Capital: How the Law Creates Wealth and Inequality is a scholarly book that explains how legal institutions and instruments are used to turn assets into capital, thereby shaping global wealth distribution and reinforcing economic inequality.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
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| instanceOf |
book
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non-fiction book ⓘ political science book ⓘ |
| argument |
courts are constrained by limited implementation powers
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courts depend on other branches and actors for enforcement of decisions ⓘ major social reforms are more often driven by political and social movements than by courts ⓘ |
| author | Gerald N. Rosenberg ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| critiques | the view of courts as effective engines of progressive social reform ⓘ |
| describedAs |
classic in the study of judicial impact
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seminal work on courts and social change ⓘ |
| disciplinaryApproach |
empirical analysis
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historical analysis ⓘ institutional analysis ⓘ |
| examines |
conditions under which courts can contribute to social change
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limits of litigation strategies for social movements ⓘ relationship between court decisions and policy implementation ⓘ |
| field |
constitutional law
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judicial politics ⓘ law and courts ⓘ political science ⓘ |
| focusesOnCase |
Brown v. Board of Education
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Roe v. Wade ⓘ other landmark U.S. Supreme Court decisions ⓘ |
| influencedField |
constitutional theory
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judicial politics scholarship ⓘ law and society research ⓘ sociolegal studies ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
civil rights
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courts ⓘ judicial power ⓘ judicial review ⓘ public policy ⓘ social change ⓘ |
| perspective | critical of strong claims about judicial efficacy in producing social change ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
constrained court view
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dynamic court view ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
legal scholars
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political scientists ⓘ scholars of law and courts ⓘ students of constitutional law and judicial politics ⓘ |
| thesis | courts are structurally limited in their ability to produce significant social reform ⓘ |
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Subject: “The Hollow Hope: Can Courts Bring About Social Change?” Description of subject: “The Hollow Hope: Can Courts Bring About Social Change?” is a seminal book by political scientist Gerald N. Rosenberg that argues courts are structurally limited in their ability to produce significant social reform.
Referenced by (1)
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Princeton Studies in American Politics
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notableWorkPublishedInSeries
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“The Hollow Hope: Can Courts Bring About Social Change?”
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