Michael Stambolis-Ruhstorfer
Associate Professor at Université Toulouse and author of By the Power Vested in Me: How Experts Shape Same-Sex Marriage Debates (Columbia UP, 2025), specializing in the study of expertise and public debates over family law.
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Michael Stambolis-Ruhstorfer, "By the Power Vested in Me: How Experts Shape Same-Sex Marriage Debates" (Columbia UP, 2025)
Michael Stambolis-Ruhstorfer, Associate Professor at Université Toulouse and author of By the Power Vested in Me, studies how experts shape debates over same-sex marriage and parenthood. He contrasts U.S. reliance on empirical research with France's turn to psychoanalysis and legal theory. Short segments examine expert selection, credibility, cultural resources, and how expertise shapes policy and public narratives.
