Nina Törnqvist – författare

Exploring the rationales behind legal anger, its logic and origins, this book builds on the perspectives of judges and prosecutors in Italy, Sweden, the United States, and Scotland.When do judges and prosecutors become angry in court, what do they become angry about, and which other emotions open up for anger? Anger brings people to court and is essential in evaluating wrongdoing and attributing blame, but at the same time, anger is seen as a threat to well-reasoned and just decision-making. Drawing on observations, interviews, and shadowing of legal professionals, the text demonstrates how anger is entangled with legal thought and comes into play in legal practices. By comparing the workings and displays of anger found in different legal systems and emotional cultures, the book elucidates assumptions about law, morality, truth, and emotions that we commonly take for granted.Rational Anger will be of great interest to students and scholars of criminology, criminal justice, sociology, law, social psychology, and organisation studies.

Exploring the rationales behind legal anger, its logic and origins, this book builds on the perspectives of judges and prosecutors in Italy, Sweden, the United States, and Scotland.When do judges and prosecutors become angry in court, what do they become angry about, and which other emotions open up for anger? Anger brings people to court and is essential in evaluating wrongdoing and attributing blame, but at the same time, anger is seen as a threat to well-reasoned and just decision-making. Drawing on observations, interviews, and shadowing of legal professionals, the text demonstrates how anger is entangled with legal thought and comes into play in legal practices. By comparing the workings and displays of anger found in different legal systems and emotional cultures, the book elucidates assumptions about law, morality, truth, and emotions that we commonly take for granted.Rational Anger will be of great interest to students and scholars of criminology, criminal justice, sociology, law, social psychology, and organisation studies.

Vad gör vi människor med rätten, och vad gör rätten med oss? Författarna i denna antologi bidrar med fördjupande analyser av vilken betydelse både formella politiska beslut och informella samhällsnormer har för rättssystemets praktik. Boken visar hur olika aktörer – såsom stater, politiker, tjänstemän, intresseorganisationer, brottsoffer och enskilda – använder domstolar och andra rättsliga mekanismer för att påverka politiken och samhället, och hur de själva, i sin tur, påverkas av att göra detta.Samhället och rätten vänder sig till studenter inom offentlig förvaltning, juridik, statsvetenskap, sociologi och andra närliggande ämnen, som vill förstå hur rätten formar och formas av samhället. Med sin bredd av teoretiska perspektiv och empiriska fenomen hämtade från både svenska och internationella förhållanden passar boken också utmärkt som inspirationskälla inför uppsatsskrivande på både grundnivå och avancerad nivå.