ClassCrits is a network of scholars and activists interested in critical
analysis of law and economic relations. The global economic crisis,
along with growing economic inequality and insecurity, suggests it is
time to explore alternatives to the neoclassical or “free market”
economic paradigm, often identified with the U.S. “Law and Economics”
movement. We aim to revive discussions of questions of class pushed to
the margins or relegated to the shadowy past, considering the possible
meaning and relevance of economic class to the contemporary context. We
also hope to better integrate the rich diversity of economic methods and
theories into law by exploring and engaging non-neoclassical and
heterodox economics. The name “ClassCrits” reflects our interest in
focusing on economics through the lens of critical legal scholarship
movements, such as critical legal studies, critical feminist theory,
critical race theory, LatCrit, and queer theory. That is, we start with
the assumption that economics in law is inextricably political and
fundamentally tied to questions of systemic status-based subordination.
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