Johan Rosquist

Johan Rosquist is a researcher and educator at Linnaeus University, affiliated with the Faculty of Social Sciences and the Department of Criminology and Policing. He is also a member of Linnaeus University's Center for Police Research and Development (CPU) and has a training assignment with the Swedish Courts Administration since 2018.

His educational background includes completing doctoral studies at the University of Gothenburg, Department of Sociology and Work Science (2014-2020), where he focused on investigations of honor-related violence in Sweden.

Dr. Rosquist's research primarily centers on the sociology of law with a focus on the exercise of authority. His work examines issues of honor as they relate to police, courts, and social services. He has developed expertise in method and theory development within document and discourse analysis. His current research projects include studying how social services and administrative law investigate issues of honor (funded by Forte), examining police-upholding democracy during public assemblies (Poldem), and researching policing and crime prevention cooperation in border areas across the Nordic region.

His publications demonstrate a consistent focus on honor-related violence and legal processes. His work spans courtroom discourse analysis, investigations of honor-related violence in Sweden over two decades, and evaluations of crime prevention collaboration projects. His research shows strong interdisciplinary connections between law, sociology, and criminology with particular attention to gender dynamics and institutional practices.

Notable awards:

• Winner of the Swedish Sociological Association's 2022 prize for best dissertation published in 2020-21

Dr. Rosquist teaches criminology basic and advanced courses with a focus on methodology, teaches in the police program (primarily the course "Independent Work"), and provides mission training for the Police Authority on democracy, hate crimes, and preventive work against violent extremism. He supervises student theses and has conducted external evaluations, including an evaluation of the Chansen project for the city of Borås.

His research is supported by funding from Forte and the Swedish Council for Crime Prevention, and he actively collaborates with police authorities, courts, and social services in his research endeavors.