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The development of sociology of law -- The identity and function of sociology of law -- The place of values in socio-legal studies -- Legal culture and cultural diversity -- Socio-legal studies and the law school -- Jurisprudence in context -- The jurist as humanist polymath (Petrażycki) -- The jurist as legal sociologist (Ehrlich) -- Radical legal pluralism in the shadow of fascism (Romano) -- A functional jurisprudence for the welfare state (Lundstedt) -- Parallel histories-jurisprudence and social science -- Contemporary interactions-legal theory and social theory -- Linked futures-jurisprudence and socio-legal studies.

Introduction : recovering sociological jurisprudence -- The nature of legal expertise -- The jurist's role -- Why jurisprudence is not legal philosophy -- Sociology in juristic practice -- Transnational challenges to juristic thought -- Why lawyers need a theory of legal pluralism -- A concept of law for global legal pluralism -- The nature of transnational law -- Transnational legal authority -- A transnational concept of crime -- Legal values in sociological perspective -- Culture as a juristic issue -- Can sociology clarify legal values? -- Human rights and dignity : a Durkheimian perspective -- Legal instrumentalism and popular values -- Conclusion : horizons of sociological jurisprudence.