Personal profile
Research
- Transnational law and EU civil aviation regulation
- Safety norms and risk management
- The criminalisation of professional errors
I hold a Bachelor of Science in Sociology of Law, a Bachelor of Science in Gender Studies, and a Master of Science in Global Studies (Major in Sociology of Law). I have studied at Lund University and Malmö University in Sweden. I have also studied at the Oñati International Institute for the Sociology of Law (IISL) in the Basque Country, Spain. I defended my PhD thesis in August 2023. The external reviewer was Professor Susan S. Silbey, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Before my academic studies, I had an international professional background in aviation maintenance.
My research focuses on the field of European Union (EU) civil aviation and the profession and professionalism of licensed aircraft maintenance engineers in Europe. In particular, my PhD project explored, from a socio-legal perspective, the complexity and interplay between legal norms and legal forms, civil aviation organisational structures and professional norms concerning the broader notions of risk, safety and legal accountability.
Subject classification (UKÄ)
- Law
Free keywords
- risk
- legal accountability
- safety
- professionalism
- EU Law
- aviation
- law and technology
- legal consciousness
- sociology of law
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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Collaborations the last five years
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Between Law and Safety: Licensed Aircraft Maintenance Engineers and the Socio-professional Construction of Legality in European Civil Aviation
Woodlock, J., 2023, Lund: Lund University (Media-Tryck). 151 p.Research output: Thesis › Doctoral Thesis (compilation)
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Safe but not Secure? Risk Management, Communication and Preparedness for a Pandemic in Aviation
Woodlock, J., 2023, Combining the Legal and the Social in Sociology of Law: An Homage to Reza Banakar. Hydén, H., Cotterrell, R., Nelken, D. & Schultz, U. (eds.). Oxford: Hart Publishing Ltd, p. 375-390 16 p. (Oñati International Series in Law and Society).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
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Arbitrators of safety and authors of law – legal consciousness, normative pluralism and modulated derogation among European licensed aircraft maintenance engineers
Woodlock, J., 2022 Dec 22, In: Onati Socio-Legal Series. 12, S1, p. S172-S215Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Procedural justice for all? Legitimacy, just culture and legal anxiety in European civil aviation
Woodlock, J., 2022, In: Law and Society Review. 56, 3, p. 441-476 36 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Rättsmedvetande
Woodlock, J., 2020 Jan, Om rättssociologisk tillämpning, (Redaktörer Isabel Schoultz, Ida Nafstad). Scholultz, I. & Nafstad, I. (eds.). Lund: Studentlitteratur AB, p. 267-284 18 p.Translated title of the contribution :Legal Consciousness Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research
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CHASS: CHASS - Center for Heterogenous Adaptive Swarm Systems
Heintz, F. (PI), Nilsson, E. J. K. (CoI), Woltjer, R. (Researcher), Tyllström, R. (Researcher), Larsson, S. (CoI) & Woodlock, J. (Researcher)
2026/09/01 → 2032/08/31
Project: Research
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Between Risk and Legal Accountability. Law and the Regulation of Safety Norms in European Civil Aviation Maintenance
Woodlock, J. (PI)
2017/10/05 → 2021/10/05
Project: Dissertation
Activities
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RCSL Workshop on Legal Consciousness and Legal Cultures
Woodlock, J. (Presenter)
2025 Dec 8Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
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European Safety and Reliability (ESREL) and Society for Risk Analysis Europe (SRA-E)
Woodlock, J. (Presenter)
2025 Jun 16Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
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Transportforum
Woodlock, J. (Presenter)
2025 Jan 15Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
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Safety Science (Journal)
Woodlock, J. (Guest editor)
2025 → 2026Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Journal editor
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University of Stavanger
Woodlock, J. (Role not specified)
2025Activity: Visiting an external institution › Research or teaching at external organisation