Description
Law and Precarity investigates the complex interplay between legal frameworks and the lived experiences of ordinary Vietnamese people struggling with economic uncertainty. Through detailed ethnographic research, Tu Phuong Nguyen reveals how individuals develop legal consciousness—their understanding of and engagement with law—as a survival mechanism in precarious circumstances.
The book challenges conventional understandings of law’s role in society by demonstrating how marginalized populations strategically interact with legal systems to navigate poverty, informal labor markets, and institutional barriers. Nguyen’s analysis spans multiple sectors and communities, illustrating how precarity shapes legal awareness and behavior across Vietnamese society.
Part of the Cambridge Studies in Law and Society series, this work contributes to broader scholarly conversations about law, inequality, and human resilience in the Global South, offering crucial insights into how legal systems function—and sometimes fail—vulnerable populations.
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