Today, Berkeley Empirical Legal Studies (BELS) is characterized by a rich interdisciplinary approach that seeks to ground empirical analysis in sociolegal theory and embrace a broad range of methods, both quantitative and qualitative. CSLS is currently hosting 9 BELS Fellows respresenting a variety of disciplines including Education, History, Jurispridence and Social Policy, Political Science, Social Welfare, and Sociology. For more information about the BELS Fellows program click here. For a list of previous BELS Fellows click here.