

Chief Editor of Frontiers in Sociology of Law
Research Areas
- Sociology of Law as a Norm Science
- Development of Society and Law
- Cyber Norms
Current Research
In 2021, Håkan Hydén published Sociology of Law as the Science of Norms, a work developed from his 2002 monography Normvetenskap (Norm Science). New aspects have been added and norms have been put into a broader perspective.
Causality, which influences and explains events, tends to differ in social and natural sciences. In the social sciences, motives are the equivalent of causes in natural sciences. Therefore, in the social sciences, the reasons why things happen are much more complex and context-bound. This is where norm science comes in. Norms help us to grasp and understand motives for actors on a collective (societal) level.
The comparison between legal norms, other norms in society and cyber norms is also of great interest to Håkan Hydén. Society faces challenges when the legal system tries to deal with new phenomena such as digital technology by extending legal concepts far beyond common sense and established legal understanding.
Sociology of Law as the Science of Norms is being translated into Chinese by Huang Gui, a Senior Research Associate at the Yunnan University Law School.
Selected Publications in English
- Sociology of Law as the Science of Norms. 2021. Routledge.
- Contributions in Sociology of Law: remarks from a Swedish Horizon (Eds. H Hydén & P Wickenberg). Lund Studies in Sociology of Law; 29. Lund: Sociology of Law, Lund University. 2008
- Putting Law in Context. Some Remarks on Implementation of Law in China, Making Law Work in China, Marina Svensson and Matthias Burell (eds.), 2011, Cornell University Press
Publications
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Pornography. The politics of legal changes. An opinion article
Håkan Hydén
(2023) Frontiers in Sociology, 8
Journal articleThe Sociology of Law potential : exploring its scientific landscape
Håkan Hydén
(2023) Frontiers in Sociology, 8
Journal articleRättslig konfliktlösning i par och i trekant - vad kännetecknar dessa och när kommer de till användning
Håkan Hydén, Staffan Michelson
(2020) Tvistlösning inom affärsrätten
Article in encyclopediaAvtalet som rättsligt och socialt instrument
Karl Dahlstrand, Håkan Hydén
(2020) Om rättssociologisk tillämpning , p.307-325
Book chapterAI, Norms, Big Data, and the Law
Håkan Hydén
(2020) Asian Journal of Law and Society, 7 p.409-436
Journal article(f)Lex avionica; How soft law serves as an instrumental mediator between professional norms and the hard law regulation of European civil aviation maintenance
John Woodlock, Håkan Hydén
(2020) Safety Science, 121 p.54-63
Journal articleThe normative anatomy of society
Håkan Hydén
(2018) Law, Legal Culture and Society : Mirrored Identities of the Legal Order , p.11-27
Book chapterMåste vi ta det onda med det goda eller måste vi välja? Om övervakning som samhällsproblem
Håkan Hydén, MARCIN DE KAMINSKI
(2016) Övervakning och integritet: teknik, skydd och aktörer i det nya kontrollandskapet
Book chapterSkolan – ett Multi Governance Projekt
Per Wickenberg, Håkan Hydén
(2016) Retten i skolen: mellom pedagogikk, juss og politikk
Book chapterSkolen – ett Multi Governance Projekt
Håkan Hydén, Per Wickenberg
(2016) Retten i skolen - mellom pedagogikk, juss og politik
Book chapterPerspectives in Sociology of Law
Håkan Hydén
(2015) Asian Journal of Law and Society
Journal articleEtt ämne blir till
Håkan Hydén
(2015) Samhällsvetenskapliga fakulteten i Lund – en vital 50-åring. , p.223-237
Book chapterSträck ut en hand till eleverna i stället
Elza Dunkels, Daniel Kardefelt Winther, Marcin De Kaminski, Håkan Hydén
(2014) Dagens nyheter (DN debatt)
Newspaper articleDataspelande inte orsak till dåliga skolresultaten
Daniel Kardefelt-Winter, Marcin De Kaminski, Elza Dunkels, Håkan Hydén
(2014) Dagens nyheter (DN debatt)
Newspaper articleKlassisk Nordisk Retssociologi
Håkan Hydén
(2014) Retssociologi, Klassiska og moderne perspektiver, , p.101-128
Book chapterTowards a Theory of Law and Societal Development
Håkan Hydén
(2014) Scandinavian Studies in Law, Vol.6o p.443-472
Book chapterPioneers in Nordic Sociology of Law
Håkan Hydén
(2013) Sociology of Law III, History and Development
Book chapterRättssociologi - Om att undersöka relationen mellan rätt och samhälle
Håkan Hydén
(2013) Juridisk Metodlära
Book chapterMansnormerna måste angripas om våldet ska minska
Per Wickenberg, Håkan Hydén
(2012) http://www.newsmill.se/
Newspaper articleDags att fokusera på mannens våld
Per Wickenberg, Håkan Hydén
(2012) Skånska dagbladet
Newspaper articleAccessing water through rights-based approach: problems and prospects regarding children
Nandita Singh, Per Wickenberg, Karsten Åström, Håkan Hydén
(2012) Water Policy, Volume 14 p.298-318
Journal articleLooking at the World through the Lenses of Norms
Håkan Hydén
(2011) Understanding Law in Society. Developments in Socio-legal Studies , p.120-159
Book chapterNorms between law and society. A collection of Essays from Doctorates from Different Academic Subjects and Different Parts of the World
(2011) Lund Studies in Sociology of Law 37
BookThe Relation between norms and legal rules
Håkan Hydén
(2011) Norms between law and society. Lund Studies in Sociology of Law. , p.11-21
Book chapterPutting Law in Context. Some remarks on Implementation in China
Håkan Hydén
(2011) Making Law Work in China
Book chapterRättsregler. En introduktion till juridiken. Upplaga 6:1
Håkan Hydén, Therese Hydén
(2011) , Upplaga 6:1
Book1968 och därefter. Vad betydde det för mig och vad säger den om relationen mellan rättsvetenskap och rättssociologi?
Håkan Hydén
(2010) 1968 och därefter: de kritiska rättsteoriernas betydelse för nordisk rättsvetenskap
Book chapterLaw, Deviation and Paradigmatic Change: Copyright and its Metaphors
Stefan Larsson, Håkan Hydén
(2010) Technology for Facilitating Humanity and Combating Social Deviations: Interdisciplinary Perspectives , p.188-208
Book chapterJakten på fildelare har svag acceptans i samhället
Måns Svensson, Håkan Hydén, Stefan Larsson
(2009) Newsmill
Newspaper articleTre av fyra struntar i lagen mot fildelning
Håkan Hydén, Stefan Larsson, Måns Svensson
(2009) Dagens Nyheter , p.4-4
Newspaper articleWork Environment legislation
Håkan Hydén
(2009) Work and technology on human terms , p.659-694
Book chapterThe Concept of Norms in Sociology of Law
Håkan Hydén, Måns Svensson
(2008) Contributions in Sociology of Law: remarks from a Swedish Horizon, Lund Studies in Sociology of Law; 29 p.129-146
Book chapterChildren’s right to water as a contested domain: Gendered reflections from India
Nandita Singh, Per Wickenberg, Karsten Åström, Håkan Hydén
(2008) Development (London), 51 p.102-107
Journal articleContributions in Sociology of Law. Remarks from a Swedish Horizon.
(2008) Lund Studies in Sociology of Law 29, No 29 - Volume 1
BookGender, Society & human right to water
Nandita Singh, Per Wickenberg, Karsten Åström, Håkan Hydén
(2008) Indian Journal of Gender Studies
Journal articleUsing Law as a Model. Different Approaches to the understanding of normative decision making.
Håkan Hydén
(2008) Contributions in Sociology of Law. Remarks from a Swedish Horizon, 29 p.11-36
Book chapterThe Concept of Norms in Sociology of Law
Håkan Hydén, Måns Svensson
(2008) Scandinavian Studies in Law, 53 p.15-32
Journal articleFRAMTIDSBOKEN: Volym 1.0 ”The Darling Conceptions of Your Time”
Håkan Hydén, Stefan Larsson, Dennis Töllborg
(2008) , 1.0
BookEnsuring children's right to water through community participation: Myth or reality?
Nandita Singh, Per Wickenberg, Karsten Åström, Håkan Hydén
(2008)
Conference paperDIFFERENT DARLING CONCEPTIONS TIED TO DIFFERENT SOCIETAL SYSTEMS - the case of illegal file sharing in a brave new world
Stefan Larsson, Håkan Hydén
(2008) , p.1-18
Conference paperGender And Water From A Human Rights Perspective: The Role Of Context In Translating International Norms Into Local Action
Nandita Singh, Per Wickenberg, Karsten Åström, Håkan Hydén
(2008) Rural Society, 18 p.185-193
Journal articleArbetsmiljölagstiftningen
Håkan Hydén
(2008) Arbete och teknik på människans villkor. , p.665-700
Book chapterOlika perspektiv på mänskliga rättigheter
Håkan Hydén
(2007) Mänskliga rättigheter i svensk belysning , p.23-49
Book chapterCountry report - Sweden
Matthias Baier, Jana Holsanova, Henrik Rahm, Håkan Hydén
(2007) EU RESEARCH ON SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES: Participation and the Dynamics of Social Positioning (PARADYS)
ReportMer moral ska styra produktionen
Håkan Hydén, Per Wickenberg
(2007) Konsumera mera - dyrköpt lycka, Formas fokuserar 12 p.149-160
Book chapterSegregationen drabbar oss alla
Håkan Hydén, Per Wickenberg, Måns Svensson
(2006) Sydsvenskan
Newspaper articleLawmaking as process. A general model of lawmaking processes
Håkan Hydén, Karsten Åström, Anna Piasecka
(2006) Трансформація політики в право:
Book chapterImplementation of International Conventions - A sociol-legal Enterprise. Examples from the Convention of the Child
Håkan Hydén
(2006) Human Rights: From Dissemination to Application. Essays in the honour of Göran Melander. , p.375-392
Book chapterNormer som rättsregler
Håkan Hydén
(2005) Samvariation mellan normer och regler i samhället , p.61-119
Book chapterVad berättar våra nuvarande regler om dagens samhälle för framtida generationer?
Håkan Hydén
(2004) Normvetenskapliga reflektioner, Research Report in Sociology of Law 2004:5 p.153-166
Book chapterReflektioner från arbetsgrupp 15: Rättssociologi
Håkan Hydén
(2004) Normvetenskapliga reflektioner, Research report in Sociology of law 2004:5 p.7-11
Book chapterHur får vi en bättre arbetsmiljö? Om strategier i arbetsmiljölagstifteningen över tid och vad vi kan lära av det
Håkan Hydén
(2004) Framtidens arbetsmiljö- och tillsynsarbete , p.126-151
Book chapterLandskrona 1970-2010 i tid och rum
Håkan Hydén, Anders Ewerman, Lena Lindgren, Lars Persson, Måns Svensson, et al.
(2004) Research Report in Sociology of Law
ReportStressing Judicial Decisions - A Sociology of Law Perspective
Håkan Hydén, Karsten Åström, Annika Staaf
(2004) Stressin Legal Decisions. IVR 21st World Congress Lund, Svweden, 12-18 August 2003 , p.113-138
Book chapterUtvärderingsstudie av Venprojektet
Håkan Hydén, Per Wickenberg
(2004) Research Report in Sociology of Law
ReportStressing Judicial Decision - a Sociology of Law Perspective
Karsten Åström, Håkan Hydén, Annika Staaf
(2004) Stressing Legal Decisions
Book chapterNormativa tendenser på miljöområdet
Håkan Hydén
(2004) Miljö och hållbar utveckling - samhällsvetenskapliga perspektiv från en lundahorison , p.147-179
Book chapterGe Herrgården bostadsrätter
Håkan Hydén, Per Wickenberg, Måns Svensson
(2003) Sydsvenskan
Newspaper articleAtt tänka rätt är lätt, att tänka nytt är svårt. Om att gå från ett idésystem till ett annat
Håkan Hydén
(2003) Fortsatt uferdig. Festskrift til Thomas Mathiesen , p.81-92
Book chapterLegal and Governing Strategies - Towards a Law of Sustainable Development
Håkan Hydén, Minna Gillberg
(2003) Individual and structural determinants of environmental practice
Book chapterDen integrerande delen av Venprojektet. En förtida delrapport i utvärderingsstudien med fokus på Spillvattenprojektet.
Håkan Hydén, Per Wickenberg
(2003)
Working paperSelf-employed - The problem of Societal Development and Adequate Legal Concepts
Håkan Hydén
(2002) SOU 2002:112 Law and Information Technology. The IT Law Observatory , p.161-166
Book chapterRemunerative Gifts, Societal Development and Legal Futures
Håkan Hydén
(2002) SOU 2002:112 Law and Information Technology, The IT Law Observatory , p.33-43
Book chapterMiljöledning i Citytunnelprojektet
Håkan Hydén, Per Wickenberg, Minna Gillberg
(2000) Research Report in Sociology of Law
ReportRättssociologi som emancipatorisk vetenskap
Håkan Hydén
(1999) Lund studies in sociology of law, 8
BookAspekter av och perspektiv på normer : rättssociologer reflekterar kring normer
(1999) Research Report in Sociology of Law, 1999:3
BookThe Implementation of Human Rights in a Global World: Recreating a cross-cultural and interdisciplinary approach
(1999) Lund studies in sociology of law, 9
BookRättssociologiska perspektiv på hållbar utveckling
(1998) Research Report in Sociology of Law, 1998:1
BookSekretess - för vems skull?
Bodil Jönsson, Håkan Hydén
(1998) Socialpolitik , p.14-17
Journal articleRätt i förändring: Om kristendenser i svensk rätt
(1997) Lund studies in sociology of law, 2
BookRättssociologi - då och nu: En jubileumsskrift med anledning av rättssociologins 25 år som självständigt ämne i Sverige
(1997) Lund studies in sociology of law, 1
BookRättsstaten, välfärdsstaten och vad så Dalberg-Larsen?
Håkan Hydén, UIf Stridbeck, Karsten Åström
(1985) Retfærd: Nordisk juridisk tidsskrift, 28
ReviewLagstiftning som standardiserad form av etik
Håkan Hydén, Karsten Åström
(1984) Socialarbetare gör det bättre. En dokumentation av socialarbetarstämman 1983
Conference paper
Background
Håkan Hydén is an Associate Professor in Private Law, Professor in Sociology of Law since 1988, Fellow of the Word Academy of Arts and Sciences, Member of the Governing Board of the Research Committee of Sociology of Law and the International Institute for Sociology of Law in Oñati, Spain.
From June 2022, Håkan Hydén is employed at Halmstad University as a part-time Guest Professor in Norms Science focusing on transformative innovation.