Biography
As a researcher, I consider myself to be primarily a policy sociologist. Policy is based on the basic assumption that humans can be influenced. Taking a closer look, we see that the theoretical assumptions that underlie policy instruments often prove to be incorrect or remain implicit or uncorroborated. Consequently, policy measures often have unintended consequences because users or target groups attach different meanings to policy instruments than policy makers or scholars had hoped for or assumed. I primarily assess the assumptions underlying specific policy measures, how these assumptions are connected to the motives and interests of the policy subjects, and what happens if the policy subjects do not act in accordance with the presuppositions underlying policy instruments. My research of the last few years focuses on the legitimization and implementation of health and safety policy, asylum policy, and crime and terrorism fighting.
Erasmus School of Law
- mascini@law.eur.nl
- Room
- L5-114
- Location
- Burg. Oudlaan 50, Rotterdam
Erasmus School of Social and Behavioural Sciences
- mascini@essb.eur.nl
- Room
- T17-18
- Location
- Burg. Oudlaan 50, Rotterdam
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Work
- Peter Mascini & Nina Holvast (2023) - Does delegation of drafting duties to law clerks result in judgments that show lack of confidence in terms of writing style?: A stylometric analysis. - Journal of Law and Courts, 1-22 - doi: 10.1017/jlc.2023.10
- Muhammad Asif, Don Weenink & Peter Mascini (2023) - Engineering vengeful effervescence.: Lynching rituals and religious–political power in Pakistan. - British Journal of Criminology, 1-19 - [link]
- Peter Mascini & Karin van Wingerde (2022) - Reform and the inspection encounter: How micro-practices compromise meso-policies
- Peter Mascini (2022) - Literatuuronderzoek Responsive Regulation: Voorbij de handhavingspiramide
- Peter Mascini & N Doornbos (2021) - Roldynamiek binnen juridische professies - Recht der Werkelijkheid, 42 (2), 3-15 - doi: 10.5553/RdW/138064242021042002001
- P (Peter) Mascini (2021) - Choosing a strategy in researching family group conferencing: The unavoidability of making trade-offs
- Peter Mascini (2021) - Annoteren van assumpties als lokmiddel voor juristen - Recht der Werkelijkheid, 42 (1), 111-115 - doi: 10.5553/RdW/138064242021042001009
- Peter Mascini (2020) - Utility maximizing judges and judicial assistants: Testing rational choice theory in 22 EU countries
- Peter Mascini & Nina Holvast (2020) - Explaining Judicial Assistants’ Influence on Adjudication with Principal-Agent Theory and Contextual Factors - International Journal For Court Administration, 11 (2), 1-18 - doi: 10.36745/ijca.357 - [link]
- Nina Holvast & Peter Mascini (2020) - Is the Judge or the Clerk Making the Decision? Measuring the Influence of Judicial Assistants via an Experimental Survey among Dutch District Court Judges - International Journal For Court Administration, 11 (2), 1-19 - doi: 10.36745/ijca.358 - [link]
- P (Peter) Mascini (2021) - Reform and the Inspection Encounter: How Micro-Practices Compromise Meso-Politics
- P (Peter) Mascini (2021) - Recht der Werkelijkheid (Journal)
- Peter Mascini (2020) - In the shadow of the judge: part II Is the judge or the clerk making the decision?
- Peter Mascini (2020) - Choosing a research method: the unavoidability of making trade-offs
- Peter Mascini (2020) - Efficiency, quality and legitimacy of employing judicial assistants in courts globally (Follow-up workshop)
- Peter Mascini (2020) - Webinar
- Peter Mascini (2020) - Webinar Law, Democracy and Welfare
- Peter Mascini (2019) - Lecturer Research methods
- Peter Mascini (2019) - Policy Sociology: A Personal Account
- Peter Mascini (2019) - Presentation Choosing a Research Strategy
- P (Peter) Mascini (2022) - Literatuur onderzoek Responsiviteit
Empirical Legal Studies
- Year Level
- bachelor 1, bachelor 1
- Year
- 2023
- Course Code
- RD118
2.4 Research Project
- Year
- 2023
- Course Code
- ESSB-S2070
4.2 Governing economic activity
- Year
- 2023
- Course Code
- FSWS-420
1.8C International Law and Regulation
- Year
- 2023
- Course Code
- FSWC-1080
Research Design 1
- Year
- 2023
- Course Code
- EGSL-RD1
Empirical Legal Studies
- Year Level
- bachelor 1, bachelor 1
- Year
- 2023
- Course Code
- RR118