Grants per year
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Research Interests
Sociology of Law, Professions, Inequality.
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Northwestern University
… → 1983
JD, Northwestern University
… → 1979
Sociology, MA, Northwestern University
… → 1976
Sociology, BA, Northwestern University
… → 1974
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The Negotiation of Algorithmic Risk Scores in US Pretrial Hearings
Nelson, R. L. (PD/PI)
American Sociological Association
7/1/24 → 6/30/25
Project: Research project
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The Changing Dynamics of Employment Discrimination Litigation 1988-2003
Nelson, R. L. (PD/PI)
Searle Fund for Policy Research
6/1/04 → 7/1/07
Project: Research project
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Partners with Power: The Social Transformation of the Large Law Firm
Nelson, R. L., Jan 1 2023, University of California Press. 378 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book
14 Scopus citations -
Streets, Suites, and States: John Hagan's Contributions to the Study of Law, Power, and Inequality
Levi, R., Burch, T. & Nelson, R. L., Nov 27 2023, In: Law and Social Inquiry. 48, 4, p. 1109-1116 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Perceiving Discrimination: Race, Gender, and Sexual Orientation in the Legal Workplace
Nelson, R. L., Sendroiu, I., Dinovitzer, R. & Dawe, M., Nov 1 2019, In: Law and Social Inquiry. 44, 4, p. 1051-1082 32 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
18 Scopus citations -
Economic and sociological approaches to gender inequality in pay
Bridges, W. P. & Nelson, R. L., Jan 1 2018, The Sociology of Economic Life, Third Edition. Taylor and Francis, p. 173-197 25 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Triangles, networks, and hollow cores: The complex geometry of Washington interest representation
Salisbury, R. H., Heinz, J. P., Nelson, R. L. & Laumann, E. O., Jan 1 2018, The Politics of Interests: Interest Groups Transformed. Taylor and Francis, p. 130-149 20 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
3 Scopus citations
Datasets
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Version 1
Nelson, R. L. (Creator), Dinovitzer, R. (Creator), Sterling, J. S. (Creator) & Garth, B. G. (Creator), ICPSR - Interuniversity Consortium for Political and Social Research, 2012
DOI: 10.3886/icpsr33584.v1, http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/ICPSR/studies/33584/version/1
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Version 1
Laumann, E. O. (Creator), Nelson, R. L. (Creator), Sandefur, R. L. (Creator), Heinz, J. P. (Creator) & Schnorr, P. S. (Creator), ICPSR - Interuniversity Consortium for Political and Social Research, 2006
DOI: 10.3886/icpsr04100.v1, https://www.icpsr.umich.edu/web/ICPSR/studies/4100/versions/V1
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Version 2
Heinz, J. P. (Creator), Laumann, E. O. (Creator), Salisbury, R. H. (Creator) & Nelson, R. L. (Creator), ICPSR - Interuniversity Consortium for Political and Social Research, 1995
DOI: 10.3886/icpsr06040.v2, http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/ICPSR/studies/6040/version/2
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