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- Johansson, Folke, 1943, et al.
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Kommunstorlek och demokrati
- 2007
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Bok (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Föreliggande rapport har utarbetats vid CEFOS, Centrum för forskning om offentlig sektor, Göteborgs universitet. Huvudsyftet har varit att ta fram aktuell och systematisk kunskap om den betydelse kommunstorleken har för hur den kommunala demokratin i Sverige fungerar. Rapporten bygger till största delen på reanalyser av ett befintligt omfattande empiriskt material som innefattar kommunstudier av såväl medborgare som politiker, studier av massmediers innehåll och de mer generella enkätundersökningar som sedan lång tid utförs vid SOM-institutet, Göteborgs universitet. Beträffande politiker har också nytt material samlats in. Huvudansvariga för rapporten är professor Folke Johansson och fil dr David Karlsson. Docent Bengt Johansson har medverkat med analys av massmedias roll och fil dr Ylva Norén Bretzer har medverkat med analys av förtroende för politiker.
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- Karlsson, David, 1974, et al.
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Swedish Regional Reform and the Political Map: Party Interests at Stake
- 2012
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Rapport (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- In this paper we conduct a contra-factual thought experiment, applying the practice of gerrymandering to the regionalisation process of Sweden. By applying the actual election data from 1998 to 2010, we discuss the various outcomes of four regional models; i) the present system, ii) a realistic scenario of regional reform (a roadmap commissioned by SALAR), and two hypothetical but possible models based on which regional structure would mostly benefit iii) the left-wing parties and iv) the right-wing parties. The overall aim of the paper is to estimate the implications of a regional reform on the political geography of Sweden and to provide instruments for future research on whether and how party interests affect the regional reform process. The analyses also provide fuel for a number of relevant discussions on regional reform and its political outcomes. For example, our results highlight the possible lock-in effects in the present discussions concerning the Stockholm/Uppsala regions, Västra Götaland and Halland/or Värmland, and the region of Southwest Sweden. One suggestion is that if citizens are to have long-term confidence in any future regional structure, it should be arranged in such a way that both the left and right wings are satisfied – a double-packing strategy. Such a strategy would make it relatively harder for smaller local/regional parties to affect the political stability of a region. If political stability is pursued, we suggest that the solution of the Wise Men is more functional than the present structure.
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- Karlsson, David, 1974, et al.
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The Swedish Regional Reform and the Political Map: Party Interests at Stake
- 2011
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Ingår i: Paper presented at XVI Nordic Political Science Congress NOPSA conference Vasa, FINLAND, August 9 – 12, 2011..
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- Abstract In this article we conduct contra factual experiment of thoughts, applying the tactics of gerrymandering into the regionalization process of Sweden. By applying the actual election data from 1998 up to 2010, we discuss the various outcomes of four regional models; i) the present system, ii) a realistic scenario of regional reform (a roadmap commissioned by SALAR), and two hypothetical but possible models based on what regional structure would mostly benefit iii) the left parties and iv) the right parties. The overall aim of the paper is to esti-mate the implications of a regional reform on the political geography of Sweden to provide instruments for fu-ture research on if, and how party interests affect the regional reform process. The analyses also give fuel to a number of relevant discussions on regional reform and its political out-comes. For example, our results highlight the possible lock-in effects in the present discussions concerning the Stockholm/Uppsala regions, Västra Götaland and Halland/or Värmland, and the region of Southwest Sweden. One suggestion is that if citizens are to have longterm confidence in the future regional structure, it should be arranged in such a way that both the left and right wings are satisfied – a double-packing strategy. Such a strategy would make it relatively harder for smaller local/regional parties to affect the political stability of a region. If political stability is pursued, we suggest that the solution of the Wise men is more functional than the present structure.
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