In their chapter, Yuliya Chernykh and Mads Andenas examine the role of comparative methods in contract law research. The chapter emphasizes that comparison in contract law research is a versatile and powerful tool, capable of enriching both theory and practice by moving within legal doctrines as well as engaging broader contexts. Comparison may serve as a final goal or an interim step, ranging from small-scale insights that reveal biases in domestic systems to deep, multilayered inquiries driving reform or theory-building. The authors structure comparative methods around four methodological cores (such as classical, empirical, interdisciplinary, and critical) showing how each interacts with doctrinal research while also extending beyond it. They caution against superficial uses of comparison, stressing the need for genuine commitment, and they conclude by portraying comparative contract law as a vibrant field whose potential depends on the dedication and creativity of the researcher. The chapter is available here https://www.elgaronline.com/edcollchap-oa/book/9781035316472/chapter3.xml?rskey=KUSIkO&result=6

This chapter appears in Research Methods for Contract Law and Scholarship edited by Yuliya Chernykh and Joshua Karton and published by Edward Elgar Publishing in open access available here https://www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/research-methods-for-contract-law-and-scholarship-9781035316465.html?srsltid=AfmBOorTUxew1QzPSVUcQ9Zrs_srKS12MXVVmihTWi9ELhN5VUUrxQge. The volume that brings together diverse perspectives of doctrinal, empirical, economical, experimental, philosophical, and beyond, while encouraging innovative approaches to contract law research. The book aims to broaden methodological horizons, offering scholars, practitioners, and policymakers tools to rethink how contract law is studied and applied.