Nina Törnqvist
Biographic Data
| ID | 4008919 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nina Törnqvist |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nina |
| FAMILY NAME | Törnqvist |
| SIGNATURE | TÖRNQVIST N |
| AFFILIATIONS | Uppsala University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 19 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Navigating uncertainty and negotiating trust in judicial deliberations
Autonomy and independence are key features of legal decision-making. Yet, decision-making in court is fundamentally interactional and collective, both during the information gathering phase of hearings, and in evaluations during deliberations. Depending on legal system and type of court, deliberations can include different constellations of lay judges, jurors, or judge panels. In this article, we explore the collective dynamic of knowledge acquis…
Epistemic emotions in prosecutorial decision making
The article examines epistemic emotions as part of the emotive-cognitive processes of prosecutors' knowledge seeking and decision making in preliminary investigation and court proceedings. Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork, interviews, and shadowing of prosecutors in Sweden, we show how emotions motivate and orient prosecutors' inquiries and the fundamental role of the 'certainty-doubt spiral' for 'doing objectivity'. In conclusion, we discuss th…
Drizzling sympathy
By connecting sociological perspectives on sympathy with the concept of 'ideal victims', this article examines how sympathy forms and informs legal thought and practices in relation to victim status in Swedish courts. In its broadest sense, sympathy can be understood as an understanding and care for someone else's suffering and in many contexts victimization and sympathy are densely entangled. However, since ideals of objectivity and neutrality p…
Drizzling sympathy
By connecting sociological perspectives on sympathy with the concept of 'ideal victims', this article examines how sympathy forms and informs legal thought and practices in relation to victim status in Swedish courts. In its broadest sense, sympathy can be understood as an understanding and care for someone else's suffering and in many contexts victimization and sympathy are densely entangled. However, since ideals of objectivity and neutrality p…
Epistemic emotions in prosecutorial decision making
The article examines epistemic emotions as part of the emotive-cognitive processes of prosecutors' knowledge seeking and decision making in preliminary investigation and court proceedings. Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork, interviews, and shadowing of prosecutors in Sweden, we show how emotions motivate and orient prosecutors' inquiries and the fundamental role of the 'certainty-doubt spiral' for 'doing objectivity'. In conclusion, we discuss th…
Drizzling sympathy
By connecting sociological perspectives on sympathy with the concept of 'ideal victims', this article examines how sympathy forms and informs legal thought and practices in relation to victim status in Swedish courts. In its broadest sense, sympathy can be understood as an understanding and care for someone else's suffering and in many contexts victimization and sympathy are densely entangled. However, since ideals of objectivity and neutrality p…
Epistemic emotions in prosecutorial decision making
The article examines epistemic emotions as part of the emotive-cognitive processes of prosecutors' knowledge seeking and decision making in preliminary investigation and court proceedings. Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork, interviews, and shadowing of prosecutors in Sweden, we show how emotions motivate and orient prosecutors' inquiries and the fundamental role of the 'certainty-doubt spiral' for 'doing objectivity'. In conclusion, we discuss th…
Navigating uncertainty and negotiating trust in judicial deliberations
Autonomy and independence are key features of legal decision-making. Yet, decision-making in court is fundamentally interactional and collective, both during the information gathering phase of hearings, and in evaluations during deliberations. Depending on legal system and type of court, deliberations can include different constellations of lay judges, jurors, or judge panels. In this article, we explore the collective dynamic of knowledge acquis…
Certainty (2 works) · Emotive (2 works) · Law in Society and Culture (2 works) · Autonomy (1 work) · Conflict Management and Negotiation (1 work) · Deliberation (1 work) · Emotional Labor in Professions (1 work) · Epistemology (1 work) · Gender, Security, and Conflict (1 work) · Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare (1 work)