Curriculum Vitae – July, 2014
KJELL YNGVE TÖRNBLOM
Present addresses:
School of Health and Education
University of Skövde
541 28 Skövde, Sweden
and
ETH Zurich, Department of
Environmental Systems Science,
USYS TdLab, Switzerland
Yxenhult 7480
28040 Skånes Fagerhult
Sweden
Contact information:
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
Phone: +46-500-448257
Cell: +46-708 627578
Citizenship:
USA and Sweden.
EDUCATION
1981. DOCENT, Social Psychology, University of Göteborg, Göteborg, Sweden. (A postdoctoral degree requiring published research equivalent to, or exceeding, a second Ph.D
dissertation.)
1971. Ph.D., Sociology/Social Psychology, University of Missouri-Columbia, MO, USA.
Ph.D. Dissertation: Own expectations and behavior: Theory and experiments. Columbia, MO:
University of Missouri-Columbia,1971. (Bruce J. Biddle, Supervisor.)
1968. M.A., Sociology (Educational Psychology Minor), University of Göteborg, Göteborg,
Sweden. M.A. Thesis: Sexual motivation: Social activity and sexual activity. Göteborg:
University of Göteborg, 1968. (Joachim Israel, Supervisor.)
1964. High School Diploma (Studentexamen), Söderhamns Högre Allmänna Läroverk,
Söderhamn, Sweden.
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EMPLOYMENT
2010 Professor Emeritus, University of Skövde, Sweden.
1996-1997, Spring 1999, and 2000 - 2010:
Professor, Department of Behavioral Sciences, Social Psychology Unit, University of
Skövde, Sweden.
1990-2004:
Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Colorado at Denver.
1988-1990:
Högskolelektor (Associate Profesor), Dept of Sociology, Umeå University, Sweden.
1985-1988:
Forskare (Senior researcher), Dept. of Sociology, University of Göteborg, Sweden.
Principal Investigator of the project "Justice for the elderly", financed by the Bank of
Sweden Tercentenary Foundation.
1985:
Visiting Associate Professor, Dept. of Sociology, University of Washington, Seattle,
WA, USA (Spring quarter, April 1 - June 15).
1981-1983:
Forskare (Senior researcher), Dept. of Sociology, University of Göteborg, Sweden.
Principal Investigator of the project "Experienced just and unjust distribution of
resources", financed by the Swedish Social Science and Humanities Research Council
(HSFR).
1981 and 1983:
Acting Full Professor and Head of the Doctoral Program, Dept. of Sociology,
University of Göteborg, Sweden. (Both years during Spring semester.)
1982 - 1985:
Acting Docent (Associate Professor), Dept. of Sociology, University of Göteborg,
Sweden. 1982 (February - March and October - December); 1983 (January) - 1985
(March).
1976 - 1981:
Assistant Professor and Research Associate Professor (Forskarass.), Dept. of
Sociology, University of Göteborg, Sweden.
1979-1980:
Acting Associate Professor (vik. Universitetslektor), Dept. of Sociology, Göteborgs
Universitet, Sweden. (February 1 - March 31.)
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1974 - 1976:
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Sociology, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton,
New Brunswick, Canada.
1972 -1974:
Assistant Professor of Sociology, Social Science Department, Queensborough College of the
City University of New York, New York, USA.
1971 - 1972:
Instructor, Dept. of Sociology, University of Missouri-Columbia, MO, USA.
1968 - 1972:
Research Assistant, Center for Research in Social Behavior, University of MissouriColumbia, MO, USA. (Bruce J. Biddle and Uriel G. Foa, Principal Investigators.)
PUBLICATIONS
Books
Törnblom, K.Y, & Kazemi, A. (Eds.) (2012). Handbook of social resource theory:
Theoretical extensions, empirical insights, and social applications (In the series: Critical
Issues in Social Justice). New York: Springer. [Reviewed by Schlösser, T. M. (2014).
Theoretical developments and applications of the social resource theory: A review of
Törnblom & Kazemi (2012). Social Justice Research, 27:xxx-xxx. (DOI 10.1007/s11211014-0210-x)
Törnblom, K.Y. & Vermunt, R. (Eds.) (2007) Distributive and procedural justice: Research
and social applications. London: Ashgate Publishing Ltd.
Foa, U.G., Converse, J., Törnblom, K.Y. & Foa, E.B. (Eds.) (1993). Resource theory:
Explorations and applications. New York: Academic Press.
Karlsson, I., Törnblom, K.Y. & Vermunt, R. (Eds.) (2005). Proceedings of the 4th Nordic
Conference on Group and Social Psychology. University of Skövde, Sweden.
Edited Journal Special Issues
Törnblom, K.Y. & Vermunt, R. (Eds.), Social Justice Research, Volume 20, Number 3, 2007.
(Special theme issue: "Social justice and theoretical integration").
Törnblom, K.Y. & Vermunt, R. (Eds.), Social Justice Research, Volume 12, Number 1, 1999.
(Special theme issue: "Fairness conceptions in the contexts of positive and negative outcome
allocations: Part II".)
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Törnblom, K.Y. & Vermunt, R. (Eds.), Social Justice Research, Volume 11, Number 4, 1998.
(Special theme issue: "Fairness conceptions in the contexts of positive and negative outcome
allocations: Part I".)
Vermunt, R. & Törnblom, K.Y. (Eds.), Social Justice Research, Volume 9, Number 4, 1996.
(Special theme issue: "Distributive and procedural justice".)
Törnblom, K.Y. (Ed.), Social Justice Research, Volume 8, Number 1, 1995. (Special theme
issue: "The social psychology of justice and intergroup relations II: Psychological
approaches".)
Griffith, W.L. & Törnblom, K.Y. (Eds.), Social Justice Research, Volume 6, Number 4, 1993.
(Special theme issue: "The social psychology of justice and intergroup relations".)
Editor-in-chief for Social Justice Research
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Kazemi, A. & Törnblom, K. (Eds.). (2014). Social Justice Research, Volume 27, Issue 2.
Kazemi, A. & Törnblom, K. (Eds.). (2014). Social Justice Research, Volume 27, Issue 1.
Törnblom, K., & Kazemi, A. (Eds.). (2013). Social Justice Research, Volume 26, Issue 4.
Törnblom, K., & Kazemi, A. (Eds.). (2013). Social Justice Research, Volume 26, Issue 3.
Törnblom, K., & Kazemi, A. (Eds.). (2013). Social Justice Research, Volume 26, Issue 2.
Törnblom, K., & Kazemi, A. (Eds.). (2013). Social Justice Research, Volume 26, Issue 1.
Törnblom, K., & Kazemi, A. (Eds.). (2012). Social Justice Research, Volume 25, Issue 4.
Törnblom, K., & Kazemi, A. (Eds.). (2012). Social Justice Research, Volume 25, Issue 3.
Törnblom, K., & Kazemi, A. (Eds.). (2012). Social Justice Research, Volume 25, Issue 2.
Törnblom, K., & Kazemi, A. (Eds.) (2012). Social Justice Research, Volume 25, Issue 1.
Törnblom, K., & Kazemi, A. (Eds.). (2011). Social Justice Research, Volume 24, Issue 4.
Törnblom, K., & Kazemi, A. (Eds.). (2011). Social Justice Research, Volume 24, Issue 3.
Törnblom, K., & Kazemi, A. (Eds.). (2011). Social Justice Research, Volume 24, Issue 2.
Törnblom, K., & Kazemi, A. (Eds.) (2011). Social Justice Research, Volume 24, Issue 1.
Törnblom, K., & Kazemi, A. (Eds.). (2010). Social Justice Research, Volume 23, Issue 4.
Journal Articles and Book Chapters.
Eriksson, K. and Törnblom, K.Y. & Kazemi, A. (submitted). Ostraphobia vs. benevolence: The
maximally unfair outcome allocation among multiple recipients.
Paddock, E.L., Ko, J., Cropanzano, R., Bagger, J., El Aklemi, A., Camerman, J., Greguras, G.J.,
Mladinic, A., Moliner, C., Nam, K., Törnblom, K.Y., and van den Bos, K. (authors in alphabetical
order) (Submitted). Unmet and exceeded expectations of voice across cultures: The voice value
function and procedural justice.
Jasso, G. & Törnblom, K. Y. (forthcoming 2015). Distributive justice. In C. Sabbagh & M.
Schmitt (Eds.), Handbook of social justice theory and research. New York: Springer.
Krütli, P., Törnblom, K. Y., Stauffacher, M., & Wallimann-Helmer, I. (forthcoming 2014).
Distributive vs procedural justice in nuclear waste repository siting. In S. Roeser & B. Taebi
(Eds.), The ethics of nuclear energy: Risk, justice and democracy in the post-Fukushima era.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
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Törnblom, K. Y. & Kazemi, A. (forthcoming 2015). Distributive justice: Revisiting past
statements and reflecting on future prospects. In R. Cropanzano & M. Ambrose (Eds.), The Oxford
handbook of justice in work organizations. New York: Oxford University Press.
Kazemi, A., Törnblom, K. Y. & Mikula, G. (forthcoming 2014). Distributive justice.
Encyclopedia of the social and behavioural Sciences.
Kazemi, A. & Törnblom, K. Y. (2014). Third-Party Allocation of Rewards: The Effects of
Categorization and Request for Justice. Small Group Research, xxx:1-16. (DOI: 10.
1177/1046496414532953)
Kazemi, A., & Törnblom, K. (2013). Sweden. In V. Smith (Ed.), Sociology of work: An
encyclopedia. (pp. 849-854). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. doi:
http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781452276199.n301
Törnblom, K.Y. and Kazemi, A. (2012). Preface. In K.Y. Törnblom and A. Kazemi (Eds.)
Handbook of social resource theory: Theoretical extensions, empirical insights, and social
application. New York: Springer.
Törnblom, K.Y. and Kazemi, A. (2012). Conceptual and Theoretical Issues of Resource
Theory. In K.Y. Törnblom and A. Kazemi (Eds.) Handbook of social resource theory:
Theoretical extensions, empirical insights, and social application. New York: Springer.
Kazemi, A., Gholamzadehmir, M. and Törnblom, K.Y. (2012). Predicting reactions to
injustice via integration between resource type and procedural rule. In K.Y. Törnblom and A.
Kazemi (Eds.) Handbook of social resource theory: Theoretical extensions, empirical
insights, and social application. New York: Springer.
Vermunt, R., Kazemi, A. and Törnblom, K.Y. (2012). Salience of outcome vs. procedure:
Effects of resource type and direction of allocation. In K.Y. Törnblom and A. Kazemi (Eds.)
Handbook of social resource theory: Theoretical extensions, empirical insights, and social
application. New York: Springer.
Törnblom, K. and Kazemi, A. (2012). Advances in justice conflict conceptualization: A new
integrative framework. In E. Kals and J. Maes (Eds.), Justice and conflict: Theoretical and
empirical contributions. New York: Springer.
Törnblom, K.Y. and Kazemi, A. (2011). Social Justice Research: Mission, some prospects, and
challenges. Social Justice Research, 24:1-5.
Kazemi, A. & Törnblom, K.Y. (2011). Perceived fairness of six allocation decision rules in
the context of hiring and firing. In C. Jacobsson & M. Rapp Ricciardi (Eds.), The individual
and the group – Future challenges. Gothenburg: Department of Psychology Press, University
of Gothenburg.
Törnblom, K., & Kazemi, A. (2010). Justice judgments of physical abuse and theft: The
importance of outcome and procedure. Social Justice Research, 23, 308-328.
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Kazemi, A. and Törnblom, K.Y. (2009). Rättvist ledarskap (Fair leadership). In A. Kazemi
(Ed.). Socialpsykologiska perspektiv på välbefinnande i arbetslivet (Social psychological
perspectives on well-being in working life). Lund, Sweden: Studentlitteratur.
Törnblom, K., & Kazemi, A. (2009). The relative importance of outcome and procedure for
total justice judgments. In S. Jern & J. Näslund (Eds.), Dynamics within and outside the lab
(pp. 184-202). Lund: Lund University Press.
Kazemi, A. and Törnblom, K.Y. (2008). Social Psychology of Justice: Origins, Central Issues,
Recent Developments, and Future Directions. Nordic Psychology, 60:209-234.
Törnblom, K.Y. and Kazemi, A. (2007). A resource production approach to distributive
justice. In Törnblom, K.Y. and R. Vermunt (Eds.), Distributive and Procedural Justice:
Research and Social Applications. London: Ashgate Publishing Ltd..
Vermunt, R. and Törnblom, K.Y. (2007) Distributive and Procedural Justice. In Törnblom,
K.Y. and R. Vermunt (Eds.), Distributive and Procedural Justice: Research and Social
Applications. London: Ashgate Publishing Ltd..
Törnblom, K.Y. and Vermunt, R. Preface. (2007). In Törnblom, K.Y. and R. Vermunt (Eds.),
Distributive and Procedural Justice: Research and Social Applications. London: Ashgate
Publishing Ltd.
Törnblom, K.Y., and Vermunt, R. (2007). Towards an integration of distributive justice,
procedural justice, and social resource theories. Social Justice Research, 20:312-335.
[Reprinted in K.Y. Törnblom and A. Kazemi (2012) (Eds.) Handbook of social resource
theory. New York: Springer.]
Törnblom, K.Y., Jasso, G. and Vermunt, R. (2007). Theoretical integration and unification: A
focus on justice. Social Justice Research, 20:263-269.
Törnblom, K.Y. and Vermunt, R. (1999). An integrative perspective on social justice:
Distributive vs. procedural fairness evaluations of positive and negative outcome allocations.
Social Justice Research, 12:37-61.
Törnblom, K.Y. and Vermunt, R. (1999). Introduction: Continuing the effort to understand
the relationship between positive and negative outcome allocations and how they affect our
justice conceptions. Social Justice Research, 12: 1-4.
Törnblom, K.Y. and Ahlin, E. (1998). Mode of accomplishing positive and negative
outcomes: Its affect on fairness evaluations. Social Justice Research, 11: 425-444.
Törnblom, K.Y. and Vermunt, R. (1998). Introduction: The relationship between positive and
negative outcome allocations and how they affect our justice conceptions. Social Justice
Research, 11: 377-380.
Vermunt, R. and Törnblom, K.Y. (1996). Introduction: Distributive and procedural justice.
Social Justice Research, 9:305-311.
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Törnblom, K.Y. (1995). Individual and collective justice and injustice: Implications for
intergroup conflict. Social Justice Research, 8:91-101.
Törnblom, K.Y. (1995). Justice and intergroup relations II: Introduction. Social Justice
Research, 8:1-6.
Griffith, W.L., Parker, M.J. and Törnblom, K.Y. (1993). Putting the group back into
intergroup justice studies. Social Justice Research, 6:331-342.
Griffith, W.L., and Törnblom, K.Y. (1993). Justice and intergroup relations: Introduction.
Social Justice Research, 6:325-330.
Törnblom, K.Y., Stern, P., Pirak, K., Pudas, A. and Törnlund, E.. (1993). Type of resource
and choice of comparison target. In U.G. Foa, J.M. Converse, K.Y. Törnblom and E.B. Foa
(Eds.), Resource theory: Explorations and applications. New York: Academic Press.
Törnblom, K.Y. and Nilsson, B.O. (1993). The effect of matching resources to source on their
perceived importance and sufficiency. In U.G. Foa, J.M. Converse, K.Y. Törnblom and E.B.
Foa (Eds.), Resource theory: Explorations and applications. New York: Academic Press.
Foa, U.G., Törnblom, K.Y., Foa, E.B. and Converse, J. (1993). Introduction: Resource theory
in social psychology. In U.G. Foa, J.M. Converse, K.Y. Törnblom and E.B. Foa (Eds.),
Resource theory: Explorations and applications. New York: Academic Press.
Törnblom, K.Y. (1993). Contents and organization of this volume. In U.G. Foa, J.M.
Converse, K.Y. Törnblom and E.B. Foa (Eds.), Resource theory: Explorations and
applications. New York: Academic Press.
Törnblom, K.Y. (1992). The social psychology of distributive justice. In Klaus Scherer (Ed.),
Justice: Interdisciplinary perspectives. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Törnblom, K.Y., Mühlhausen, S.M. & Jonsson, D.R. (1991). The allocation of positive and
negative outcomes: When is the equality principle fair for both? In R. Vermunt & H.
Steensma (Eds.), Social justice in human relations, Vol.1. Societal and psychological origins
of justice. New York: Plenum Press.
Törnblom K.Y. (1988). Positive and negative allocations: A typology and a model for
conflicting justice principles. In E.J. Lawler & B. Markowsky (Eds.), Advances in group
processes: Theory and research, Vol. 5. Greenwich, CT: JAI Press.
Foa, U.G., Anderson, B., Converse, J. Jr., Urbansky, W.A., Cawley, M.J., III, Mühlhausen,
S.M. & Törnblom, K.Y. (1987). Gender-related sexual attitudes: Some crosscultural
similarities and differences. Sex Roles, 16:511-519.
Foa, U.G., Salcedo, L.N., Törnblom, K.Y., Garner, M., & Teichman, M. (1987). Interrelation
of social resources: Evidence for pancultural invariance. Journal of Cross-Cultural
Psychology, 18:221-233. Reprinted in U.G. Foa, J.M. Converse, K.Y. Törnblom and E.B. Foa
(1993) (Eds.), Resource theory: Explorations and applications. New York: Academic Press.
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Törnblom, K.Y., Fredholm, E.M. & Jonsson, D.R. (1987). New and old friendships:
Attributed effects of type and similarity of transacted resources. Human Relations, 40:337360.
Törnblom, K.Y. & Jonsson, D.R. (1987). Distribution vs. retribution: The perceived justice of
the contribution and equality principles for cooperative and competitive relationships. Acta
Sociologica, 30:25-52.
Törnblom, K.Y. & Jonsson, D.R. (1985). Subrules of the equality and contribution principles:
Their perceived fairness in distribution and retribution. Social Psychology Quarterly, 48:249261.
Törnblom, K.Y., Jonsson, D.R. & Foa, U.G. (1985). Nationality, resource class, and
preference among three allocation rules: Sweden vs. USA. International Journal of
Intercultural Relations, 9:51-77.
Törnblom, K.Y. & Fredholm, E.M. (1984). Attribution of friendship: The nature and
comparability of resources given and received. Social Psychology Quarterly, 47:50-61.
[Reprinted in K.Y. Törnblom and A. Kazemi (2012) (Eds.) Handbook of social resource
theory: Theoretical extensions, empirical insights, and social application. New York:
Springer.]
Törnblom, K.Y. & Foa, U.G. (1983). Choice of a distribution principle: Crosscultural
evidence on the effects of resources. Acta Sociologica, 26:161-173.
Törnblom, K.Y. (1982). Reversal in preference responses to two types of injustice situations:
A methodological contribution to equity theory. Human Relations, 35:991-1014.
Jobert, B., Rew, A. & Törnblom, K.Y. (1979). Towards a development aimed at reducing
economic and social inequalities. Reports/Studies EQU.7. Final report of the Meeting of
Experts on Application of the Criterion of Equity to Development Analysis and Planning.
Paris: Unesco, Division for the Study of Development.
Törnblom, K.Y. (1977c). The psycho-sociological and behavioral definitions of equity and
their extension to social dimensions. (French edition: Les definitions psychosociologiques et
behavioristes de l'equite et leur extension au champ social.) Reports/Studies EQU.2. Paris:
Unesco, Division for the Study of Development.
Törnblom, K.Y. (1977b). Magnitude and source of compensation in two situations of
distributive injustice. Acta Sociologica, 20:75-95.
Törnblom, K.Y. (1977a). Distributive justice: Typology and propositions. Human
Relations,1977a, 30:1-24.
Törnblom, K.Y. & Biddle, B.J. (1976). Prescriptions and proscriptions: A taxonomy and a
field experiment on conformity effects. European Journal of Social Psychology, 6:111-114.
Donnenwerth, G.V. & Törnblom, K.Y. (1975). Reactions to three types of distributive
injustice. Human Relations, 28:407-430.
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TECHNICAL REPORTS
Törnblom, K.Y. Rättvisa i fördelning av sociala resurser – en förutsättning för en väl
fungerande organisation och lojala medarbetare (Fairness in the allocation of social resources
– a condition for a well functioning organization and loyal coworkers). Perspektiv, 2005, 1:911.
Törnblom, K.Y. & Vermunt, R. An integrative perspective on social justice: Distributive and
procedural fairness evaluations of positive and negative outcome allocations. Report No. 2,
Department of Sociology Technical Report Series, Denver, Colorado: University of Colorado
at Denver, 1998.
Törnblom, K.Y. & Biddle, B.J. Normative sign and behavioral conformity. Columbia, MO:
Center for Research in Social Behavior, University of Missouri-Columbia, 1973.
Technical Reports in the RESOURCES AND RELATIONS Series at the
University of Göteborg, Sweden
(K.Y. Törnblom & D.R. Jonsson, Editors):
Törnblom, K.Y. & Jonsson, D.R. Upplevd rättvis och orättvis fördelning av resurser
(Perceived just and unjust distribution of resources). A research programme. Report no.1,
1981.
Törnblom, K.Y. & Jonsson, D.R. Rättvisa för de äldre: Bedömningar av livsvillkor (Justice
for the elderly: Assessments of life conditions). A research programme. Report no.2, 1983.
Törnblom, K.Y. & Foa, U.G. Choice of a distribution principle: Crosscultural evidence on the
effects of resources. Report no.3, 1982.
Törnblom, K.Y., Jonsson, D.R. & Foa, U.G. Nationality, resource class, and preferences
among three allocation rules: Sweden vs. USA. Report no. 4,1983.
Jonsson, D.R. & Törnblom, K.Y. Interpreting the linear equity formula: A comment on Harris
et al. Report no.5, 1983.
Jonsson, D.R. & Törnblom, K.Y. The elusive equity equation: In search of a generalization of
Adams' ratio formula. Report no.6, 1983.
Törnblom, K.Y., Fredholm, E.M. & Jonsson, D.R. New and old friendships: Attributed effects
of type and similarity of transacted resources. Report no. 7, 1984.
Törnblom, K.Y. & Fredholm, E.M. Attribution of friendship: The influence of the nature and
comparability of resources given and received. Report no. 8, 1983.
Törnblom, K.Y. & Jonsson, D.R. Distribution vs. retribution: The perceived justice of the
contribution and equality principles for cooperative and competitive relationships. Report
no.9, 1984.
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Törnblom, K.Y. & Jonsson, D.R. Subrules of the equality and contribution principles: Their
perceived fairness in distribution and retribution. Report no.10, 1984.
Törnblom, K.Y., Jonsson, D.R. & Knowles, E.S. When justice is and is not requested: The
effects of non-recipient allocators' social awareness and recipient categorization on choice of
distribution rule. Report no.11, 1982.
Jonsson, D.R. & Törnblom, K.Y. The integration of two formal approaches to the assessment
of fairness. Report no.12, 1984.
Jonsson, D.R. & Fredholm, E.M. Rättvis lön: Fördelningsnormer, jämförelser och
uppfattningar om lönerättvisa (Fair pay: Distribution norms, comparisons and perceived
justice of wages). Report no.13, 1984.
Jonsson, D.R. & Törnblom, K.Y. The conception of justice: Towards a coherent analytical
framework. Report no.14, 1984.
PRESENTATIONS AT PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS
2010. Conceptualizing justice conflict (with Ali Kazemi). Presented at the ”XIIIth Biennial
Conference of the International Society for Justice Research”, Banff, Alberta, Canada (August
21-24).
2010. Revisiting social comparison theory from the perspective of resource theory (with Ali
Kazemi). Presented at the XVIIth World Congress of Sociology (of the International
Sociological Association), Göteborg, Sweden (July 11-17).
2010. Is it fair that unfairness is perceived as fair? (with Ali Kazemi). Presented at the 7th
Nordic Conference on Group and Social Psychology, Göteborg, Sweden (May 20-21).
2009. Towards a typology of justice conflicts (with Ali Kazemi). Invited presentation at the
Justice Research Symposium “The Potential of Justice Research for Conflict Resolution and
the Understanding of Societal Problems”, Eichstätt, Germany (October 15-17).
2009. The outcome is more important than the procedure when judging the fairness of
physical abuse and theft. Presented at the 21st Annual Convention of the Association for
Psychological Science (APS), San Fransisco, CA, May 22-25.
2008. Social exclusion as a function of resource loss: Consequences for physical and mental
health (with Ali Kazemi). Jönköping University, Sweden (June).
2008. Fairness conceptions in the context of person and property offenses (with Ali Kazemi).
Paper presented at the 6th Nordic Conference on Group and Social Psychology, Lund,
Sweden (May).
2007. Justice at work: How may the process of production affect resource allocation? (with
Ali Kazemi). Presented at the XIIIth European Congress of Work and Organizational
Psychology, Stockholm, May 9-12.
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2007. Organizational commitment and identification (Session Chair). Session conducted at
the XIIIth European Congress of Work and Organizational Psychology, Stockholm, May 912.
2007. Toward a resource production theory of distributive justice. Presented at the 2007
Psychology and Social Justice Conference, New York University, April 21.
2006. Towards integrating distributive justice, procedural justice, and social resource theories
(with Riel Vermunt). Presented at the ”XIth International Social Justice Conference”,
Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany (August 2-5).
2006. Theoretical integration (with Guillermina Jasso). Symposium presented at the ”XIth
International Social Justice Conference”, Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany (August 25).
2005 Toward integrating distributive justice and procedural justice theories and social
resource theory. (with R. Vermunt). Presented at The Fifth Nordic Conference on Group and
Social Psychology. Linköping University, Sweden (May 11-12).
2005. Toward integrating distributive justice and procedural justice theories and social
resource theory (with Riel Vermunt). Presented at the ”Social Justice in a Changing World”
conference, University of Bremen, Germany (March 10-12).
2005. Social Justice and Theoretical Integration of Basic Sociobehavioral Processes (with
Riel Vermunt and Guillermina Jasso). Panel session at the ”Social Justice in a Changing
World” conference, University of Bremen, Germany (March 10-12,). Chaired and coorganized with Guillermina Jasso.
2005 Production and Distribution of Social Resources: Theoretical Work and Empirical
Insights (with A. Kazemi). Presented at the Swedish Sociological Association Annual
Meeting. University of Skövde, Sweden, (February 10-11).
2004. Searching for fairness through the eyes of the beholder. Presentation at the event of
accepting ”The Noel P. Gist Distinguished Alumni Award”, the Department of Sociology,
University of Missouri-Columbia, USA. (September 30).
2004. Salience of procedure and outcome: Effects of resource particularism and valence,
direction of allocation, and social relationship. (with R. Vermunt). Presented at The Fourth
Nordic Conference on Group and Social Psychology. University of Skövde, Sweden (May 2728).
2003. Invited presentation of my research on justice and and resource production at the
Department of Sociology, University of Umeå, Sweden (March 5).
2003. Begreppsutveckling för ett rättviseprojekt (Concept development in social justice
research, with A. Kazemi). Presented at Group and Social Psychology Meeting, Lund,
Sweden (May).
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2002 The impact of mode of production on conceptions of fairness. (with A. Kazemi).
Presented at the ”IXth International Social Justice Conference”, University of Skövde,
Sweden (June 17-20).
2002. Social psychology and justice. Plenary speaker presentation at The Third National,
Open Conference on Group and Social Psychology. Special theme: ”The group as paradox”.
University of Stockholm, Sweden (May 22-23).
2002. What governs our opinions about what is and what is not just? Public popular science
lecture in Skövde, March 21.
2002. Social psychology and social justice. Lecture given at Skövde University Professorial
Promotion Event, February 1.
1999. Invited presentation of my research on justice and fairness at the Department of
Psychology, University of Göteborg, Sweden.
1999. Invited presentation of my research on justice and fairness at the Department of
Sociology, University of Göteborg, Sweden.
1998. Invited presentation of research on justice and fairness at the Department of
Psychology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO (November 16).
1998. An integrative perspective on social justice: Distributive vs. procedural fairness. (With
R. Vermunt). Presented at the “VIIth International Conference on Social Justice Research”,
Denver, CO (May 28-31).
1998. The effect of social relationship and resource type on the relative importance of
outcome and procedure for justice judgments of a situation. (With R. Cline, C. Hibbert-Be
Dan, E. Lint-Scott, and Yuksel, H.). Presented at the ”VIIth International Conference On
Social Justice Research”, Denver, CO (May 28-31).
1997. Distributive and procedural justice. (With R. Vermunt). Presented at the ”Sixth
International Conference On Social Justice Research”, Potsdam, Germany (July 1-4).
1997. Invited presentation of my research on justice and fairness at the Department of
Psychology, University of Göteborg, Sweden.
1996. Invited presentation of my research on justice and fairness at the Department of
Sociology, University of Göteborg, Sweden.
1996. Invited presentation on social psychological theory at the Department of Social Work,
University of Göteborg, Sweden.
1995. Mode of accomplishing positive and negative outcomes: Its affect on fairness
evaluations. (With E. Ahlin). Presented at the "Fifth International Conference On Social
Justice Research", Reno, Nevada (June 26-29).
1993. Distributive and procedural justice: A research programme proposal. Presented at
Ferris State University, Big Rapids, Michigan (Nov. 16).
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1993. Interpersonal and cross-cultural differences in fairness perceptions. Presented at Ferris
State University, Big Rapids, Michigan (Nov. 16).
1993. Consistency between the allocation of benefits and harms: Justice conceptions and
behavior. Presented at J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Northwestern
University, Evanston, Illinois (Nov. 19).
1993. Justice principle preferences in hiring and firing. (With W.I. Griffith). Presented at the
31st International Congress of the International Institute of Sociology, Paris (June 21-25).
1991. Intergroup justice: Justice for the individual vs. justice for the collectivity. Presented at
the Third International Conference on Social Justice Research: Contemporary Trends and
Future Directions, Utrecht, The Netherlands (July 1-3).
1988. The social psychology of distributive justice. Discussed at the European Science
Foundation (ESF) workshop series "Nature and Administration of Justice: Interdisciplinary
Approaches", chaired by Klaus Scherer (discussion of research reviews and First Workshop
on Principles and Criteria of Justice), Edinburgh, United Kingdom (December 1-3).
1988. Justice in positive and negative allocations: Toward increased conceptual clarity.
Presented at the 2nd International Conference on Social Justice and Societal Problems,
Leiden, The Netherlands (Aug. 1-3).
1987. Allocation principle conflict. Presented at the workshop on Social Justice, Leiden, The
Netherlands (August 10-14).
1986. The allocation of positive and negative outcomes: When isthe equality principle fair for
both (with S.M. Mühlhausen & D.R. Jonsson). Presented at the 1st International Conference
on Social Justice in Human Relations, Leiden, The Netherlands (July 28-30).
1985. Some selected suggestions for future research on distributive justice. Invited
'Introductory Lecture' presented at "Justice and Injustice in Interpersonal Relations", an
international conference sponsored by the European Association of Experimental Social
Psychology (EAESP), held at Silesian University, Katowice, Poland (September 26-30).
1985. Subrules of the equality and contribution principles: Their perceived fairness in
distribution and retribution. Invited presentation at the Dept. of Psychology, Western
Washington University, Bellingham, WA (April).
1985. Subrules of the equality and contribution principles: Their perceived fairness in
distribution and retribution.Invited presentation at the Dept. of Sociology, University of
Washington, Seattle, WA (March).
1983. The perceived justice of different contribution and equality principles: Reward and
punishment in team and non-team conditions (with D.R. Jonsson). Presented at the Second
International Conference on Justice and Law, Nags Head, NC (June 12-18), and at the Fourth
Invitational Conference on Social Processes in Small Groups, Nags Head, NC (June 19 -25).
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1982. When justice is and is not requested: The effects of non-recipient allocators' social
awareness and recipient categorization on choice of distribution rule (with D.R. Jonsson &
E.S. Knowles). Presented at the Ninetieth Annual Convention of the American Psychological
Association, Washington, D.C. (August 23-27).
1982. Choice of a distribution principle: Crosscultural evidence on the effects of resources
(with U.G. Foa). Presented at the International Conference on The Social Psychology of
Interpersonal and Social Justice, Graz, Austria (May 13-15).
1982. Nationality, resource class, and preference among three allocation rules: Sweden vs.
USA (with D.R. Jonsson & U.G. Foa). Presented at the International Conference on The
Social Psychology of Interpersonal and Social Justice, Graz, Austria (May 13-15).
1981. Social psychological aspects of equity and distributive justice. Presented at the PolishSwedish Sociological Symposium on Social Injustice - Its Macro and Micro Determinants,
University of Lund, Lund, Sweden (October 27-30).
1978. The psycho-sociological and behavioral definitions of equity and their extension to
social dimensions. Presented at the Unesco Expert Meeting on Application of Equity
concerning Planning and Analysis of Development Studies, Institute of Development Studies,
University of Sussex, Brighton, England (September 11-15).
1975. Comparison levels and reactions to distributive injustice (with G.V. Donnenwerth).
Presented at the Midwest Sociological Society Convention, Chicago, IL (April 9-12).
1973. Normative sign and behavioral conformity (with B.J. Biddle). Presented at the North
Central Sociological Association Convention, Cincinnati, OH (May 10-12).
1972. Sexual norms and behavior in Scandinavia and USA. Presented to the Alpha Kappa
Delta Honorary Sociological Society, Indiana State University, IN (April 27).
1972. Problems in coding design, setting, and subject characteristics in propositional retrieval
systems. Presented at the Dept. of Sociology, Stanford University, CA (January).
RESEARCH GRANTS and AWARDS
Affiliated member of Madison Who’s Who 2010 and 2011.
2004-2006
”Frisknärvaro på jobbet” (“Healthy presence at work”).
Principal Investigator.
Awarded by Skövde Kommun. SEK 1,500,000 (approx. $208,000).
2004
Grant to finance research and guest lecture visit by Prof. Guillermina Jasso, New York
University.(Feb. 10-14, 2005).
Awarded by The Swedish Foundation for International Cooperation in Research and Higher
Education (STINT), Stockholm. SEK 19,000 (approx. $2,800).
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2004
Grant to finance guest lecture visit by Prof. Guillermina Jasso, New York University.(Oct. 1723, 2004).Awarded by Wenner-Gren Foundations, Stockholm. SEK 7,000 (approx. $1,000).
2004
”The Noel P. Gist Distinguished Alumni Award”, University of Missouri-Columbia, USA.
1996
"Effects of Nutritional Supplements Designed to Promote Lean Tissue Accretion On Body
Composition and Strength Performance."
Principal Investigator.
Awarded by the Division of Research Resources, National Institutes of Health, Public Health
Services, grant no. 5 01 RR00051. Grant covered costs for blood drawing, storage and
analyses twice each for 80 persons, data retrieval and analyses, etc., i.e., full usage of the
resources at the General Clinical Research Center, University of Colorado Health Sciences
Center, Denver, CO.
1993
"Excellence in Research and Creative Activities Award", University of Colorado at Denver.
1985-1988
"Justice for the elderly: Assessment of life conditions."
Principal investigator.
Awarded by the Bank of Sweden Tercentenary Foundation (Riksbankens Jubileumsfond,
RBJ), grant no. 83/20:1,2 & 3. $150,635.00. ($1=SKR 6.30)
1983 - 1984
"Justice for the elderly: Assessment of life conditions."
Principal investigator.
Awarded by the Bank of Sweden Tercentenary Foundation, grant no. 83/20. $7,937.00.
($1=SKR 6.30)
1981 - 1983
"Experienced just and unjust distribution of resources."
Principal investigator.
Awarded by the Swedish Social Science and Humanities Research Council (HSFR), grants
no. F 327/81 and F 462/82. $70,000.00.
1977
"The psycho-sociological and behavioral definitions of equity and their extension to social
dimensions."
Principal investigator.
Awarded by Unesco grant no. 6503/31.
1975
"Methodological refinements in distributive justice research."
Principal investigator. Awarded by the University of New Brunswick from a Canada Council
Grant.
1974
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"Behavioral and cognitive reactions to selected types of distributive injustice."
Principal investigator. Awarded by the University of New Brunswick Research Fund.
TEACHING BACKGROUND
Graduate and undergraduate courses:
General Sociology, Leadership, Social Stratification, Social Psychology, Theories in Social
Psychology, Group Processes, The Social Psychology of Distributive Justice, Sociological
Theory, Crosscultural Social Psychology, Intergroup Relations, Social Influence, Hate groups
and violence, Seminar in Sociological Theory, Senior Seminar, Research Methods.
Doctoral courses:
Social Psychology, Theories in Social Psychology, Research Methods, Sociological Theory,
History of Sociological Ideas, Organizations, The social psychology of fairness, Theory
Construction.
Teaching Interests:
Social Psychology, Theories in Social Psychology, Small Groups and Intergroup Behavior,
Attitude Theory, Distributive and Procedural Justice, Sociological Theories, Theory
Construction.
Vetenskapsradion…………
SELECTED PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
- 2011-2015. Editor-in-chief for Social Justice Research.
- 2014. Guest Professor at ETH (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich)
- 2011. Participant at the ETH (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich) 3rd
Global TraPs Workshop (August 29) in Zurich, Switzerland.
- 2011. Sveriges Radio Program 1: Vetandets Värld – ”Rättvisa - både klyscha och
honnörsord”. (12:10 – 12:30, repris 23:40 – 24:00.)
- 2010. Symposium organizer: “Theoretical Integration: Theoretical Contributions” (with
Guillermina Jasso and Ali Kazemi). Presented at the XVIIth World Congress of Sociology
(of the International Sociological Association), Göteborg, Sweden (July 16).
- 2010. Symposium organizer: “Theoretical Integration: Methodological and Empirical
Contributions” (with Guillermina Jasso and Ali Kazemi). Presented at the XVIIth World
Congress of Sociology (of the International Sociological Association), Göteborg, Sweden
(July 16).
- Member of the International Society for Justice Research (ISJR) executive committee.
- Associate Editor of Social Justice Research (and of Replications in Social Psychology - now
terminated).
- Co-editor of Resources and Relations, a report series for The Research Group for the Study
of Resource Distribution and Social Relationships, University of Göteborg.
- Reviewer for a number of journals, e.g., Human Relations, European Journal of Social
Psychology, European Journal of Communication, Acta Sociologica, Journal of CrossCultural Psychology, British Journal of Social Psychology, Human Organization, Journal of
Applied Social Psychology, Social Psychology Quarterly.
- Referee for grant proposal to the Bank of Sweden Tercentenary Foundation (Riksbankens
Jubileumsfond).
- Referee for grant proposals to National Science Foundation (NSF), USA.
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- Discussant, Workshop on New Learners. Symposium by the National Swedish Board of
Universities and Colleges, Stockholm, April 25-26, 1979.
- Invited observer at the American-German conference Justice in Intergroup Relations,
Marburg, West Germany, July 16 - 21, 1984.
- Member of the Advisory Board, Centre for the International Study of Social Justice.
- Convener of various panels at the International Conferences on Social Justice Research.
- Contributing Editor to Newsletter: The International Center for Social Justice Research.
- Teaching conferences in Denver, 1992 and 1993.
- Organizer of the VIIth International Conference on Social Justice Research, Denver, CO,
May 28-31, 1998.
- External evaluator (sakkunnig) and on the grading committee for a doctoral dissertation at
the Dept. of Psychology, University of Göteborg, Sweden: Daniel Eek, Distributive justice
and cooperation in real-life social dilemmas, 1999.
- Organizer of the IXth International Conference on Social Justice Research, Skövde, Sweden,
June 17-20, 2002.
- ”Fyrakaffet”. TV4-intervju (för Skaraborgsområdets lokal-TV-program) om min
rättviseforskning. Sänt 12/6/2004.
- Vad är egentligen rättvisa? (What exqactly is justice?) Presentation at Skara stift, inom
ramen för fortbildning ”Möte och dialog” för förvaltningschefer och kyrkokamrerer,
Flämslätts stiftsgård (13:30 - 18:30, January 19, 2004).
- Rättviseuppfattningar och sjukvård (Justice conceptions and medical care). Presentation at
Kärnsjukhuset i Skövde, KSS (May 14, 2004).
- Vad är orättvisa och hur viktigt är det att åstadkomma rättvisa i vardags- och arbetslivet?
(What is justice and how important is it to accomplish justice in everyday life and working
life?). Presented at ”Kunskapsdagarna” (Knowledge Days). University of Skövde, Sweden
(May 14, 2004).
- Organizer of the Fourth Nordic Conference on Group and Social Psychology (GRASP).
University of Skövde, Sweden (May 27-28, 2004).
- Rättvisa i organisationer (Organizational justice). Presented at Vetenskapsrådet (VR, the
Swedish Research Council), Stockholm (9:00 – 12:00, June 11, 2004).
- External evaluator (sakkunning) and on the grading committee for a PhD dissertation at the
Dept. of Psychology, Univ. of Göteborg, Sweden: Lars-Olof Johansson (2004). Goal
Conflicts in Decisions to Allocate Resources (opposition & disputation Oct. 22).
- Organizer of the Swedish Sociological Association Annual Meeting. University of Skövde,
Sweden (February 10-11, 2005).
- Rättvisa finns bara i betraktarens ögon. (Justice exists only in the eyes of the beholder).
Presented at the Rotary Club meeting, Skövde, Sweden (April 5, 2005).
- En väl fungerande arbetsplats kräver social rättvisa. Presentation under seminariedag
“Attraktiv Arbetsplats”, arrangerad av Skövde Kommun, Försäkringskassan och
Folkhälsorådet (October 25, 2006).
- Two symposiums on theory integration (with Guillermina Jasso and Ali Kazemi) at the
World Congress of Sociology, August, 2010.
SOME RESEARCH CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE AREA OF
SOCIAL JUSTICE AND FAIRNESS
(1) My initial work on justice focused on the construction of a systematic typology of just and
unjust situations (see Törnblom, 1977a) on the basis of which a set of integrated propositions
was generated (and partially tested in a few empirical studies – see Törnblom, 1977b, 1982,
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Donnenwerth & Törnblom, 1975). The theoretical paper (1977a) has been widely cited and
was noted by Unesco (The Division for the Study of Development) which resulted in an
assignment to write a report for the international ”Meeting of Experts on Application of the
Criterion of Equity to Development Analysis and Planning” (see Törnblom, 1977c; Jobert,
Rew & Törnblom, 1979). This project is described in detail in Bernard Schaffer & Geoff
Lamb’s (1981) book ”Can equity be organized?”
(2) A second set of contributions to the area of justice and fairness concern the differentiation
of ’subrules’ of justice, showing empirically that people do conceive of justice in those terms,
and that subrules of justice indeed have differential impact on a variety of responses.
Conceptually, a major value of this research is the realization that most justice principles may
be operationalized in more than one way (i.e., may encompass several subrules), and that a
given principle may be meaningless unless it is defined in terms of a specific subrule. (See
Törnblom & Jonsson, 1985.)
(3) Theoretical developments and empirical comparisons between the (different) effects that
positive and negative resource allocations may have on justice conceptions and choice of
justice principles. (See Törnblom, 1988; Törnblom & Jonsson, 1985, 1987; Törnblom et al.,
1991; Törnblom & Vermunt, 1998, 1999; Törnblom & Ahlin, 1998; Törnblom & Vermunt,
1998).
(4) Theory and research on the impact of justice and injustice on intergroup relations (e.g.,
Griffith et al., 1993; Törnblom, 1995). My work in this area considers the complexities that
arise when justice/injustice for the individual and justice/injustice between two groups are
simultaneously accounted for.
(5) A typology of allocation-principle conflicts between the allocation principles appropriate
for the individual and the group and theoretical statements regarding modes of conflict
resolution (Törnblom, 1988).
(6) A formal theory towards the integration between distributive and procedural justice, and
resource valence, a ‘Total Fairness Model’ (Törnblom & Vermunt, 1999).
(7) Many of the above contributions also belong within the wider context of mapping the
determinants of justice principle conceptions and choices, as part of an effort to explain
within- as well as between-situation differences.
(8) A comprehensive and well-received overview of the state-of-the-art of justice and fairness
theory and research within social psychology (see Törnblom, 1992). Two more recent
overviews are provided in Jasso & Törnblom (2014) and Törnblom & Kazemi (2014).
(9) A systematic exploration of the effects of the transacted resource (following Foa’s theory
and classification of particularistic and universalistic resources) on justice conceptions (e.g.,
Törnblom & Foa, 1983; Törnblom et al., 1985; and various chapters in the Törnblom &
Kazemi 2012 Handbook of Social Resource Theory).
(10) A formal theory towards the integration between distributive justice, procedural justice,
and resource theories (Törnblom & Vermunt, 2007).
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(11) A resource production theory of distributive justice. A new direction for research on
distributive and procedural justice, viz. the impact on justice conceptions and behavior of the
way the allocated resources are produced or acquired (Törnblom & Kazemi, 2007).
(12) A typological framework for the analysis of distributive justice conflicts (Törnblom &
Kazemi, 2011).
Names and contact information of reference persons will be provided on request.
Examples: Morton Deutsch, Elaine Hatfield, Guillermina Jasso, Barry Markovsky, Gerold
Mikula, Leo Montada, Melvin Lerner, Jonathan Turner, Faye Crosby, Manfred Schmitt, Bo
Ekehammar, Tommy Gärling.
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