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- Audunson, Ragnar, et al.
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Public libraries as public sphere institutions : A comparative study of perceptions of the public library's role in six European countries
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Ingår i: Journal of Documentation. - Bingley : Emerald Group Publishing Limited. - 0022-0418 .- 1758-7379. ; 75:6, s. 1396-1415
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to analyze the role of public libraries as institutions underpinning a democratic public sphere as reasons legitimizing libraries compared to reasons that are more traditional and the actual use of libraries as public sphere arenas.Design/methodology/approachA survey of representative samples of the adult population in six countries – Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Germany, Hungary and Switzerland – was undertaken.FindingsLegitimations related to the libraries role as a meeting place and arena for public debate are ranked as the 3 least important out of 12 possible legitimations for upholding a public library service. Libraries are, however, used extensively by the users to access citizenship information and to participate in public sphere relevant meetings.Originality/valueFew studies have empirically analyzed the role of libraries in upholding a democratic and sustainable public sphere. This study contributes in filling that gap.
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- Blomgren, Roger, 1960-
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Cultural industry from threat to salvation : film production from art policy to regional development
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Rapport (populärvet., debatt m.m.)abstract
- The object of this article is to explore the political processes behind the regionalisation of film production in Sweden since the early 1990s and forward. What can explain the transfer of power from central government and film production companies to regionally based institutions? My thesis is that institutions matter. Institutions are seen as an intermediate level between state structures and rational choice/actor explanations. Institutions are equivalent to formal rules, compliance procedures and standard operation practices that structure the relationship between individuals in various units of the polity and economy. The redefinition of film production from national art policy to regional and local policy for development and economic growth is crucial. This redefinition also has to be seen in the light of the general trend towards regionalisation both in Sweden and internationally.
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- Blomgren, Roger, 1960-
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Den onda, den goda och den nyttiga : kulturindustrin, filmen och regionerna
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Rapport (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- This report focuses on the change that has taken place in the relationship between the state and the cultural industry in Sweden. From the beginning of the 20th Century, when film and popular music (jazz and later rock´n roll) were introduced in Sweden, to the 1990´s the relationship between state and cultural industries has been one of distrust. Popular film and music were seen as having a damaging effect on society. Today, cultural industy is seen as a salvation for the society. Regions and local communities see it as an important industry for growth and welfare. My aim is to study this new trend by using an empirical example of the growth of a Swedish regional resource- and production centre called Film in West. It is a joint-stock company owned by the regional council, established in 1992. Today it has become a powerful actor in national film politics and about half of the total numbers of feature films produced in Sweden during the last ten years were produced in co-operation with Film in West. The object is to explore the political processes behind the regionalisation of film production in Sweden since the early 1990s and forward. What can explain the transfer of power from central government and film production companies to regionally based institutions? The theoretical thesis is that ideas are important for change and create new forms of institution such as Film in West. Ideas can function as a mental map, or common framework of meaning. When policy entrepreneurs introduced the idea to see film as an instrument for regional and local development and economic growth and not as art policy, regionalisation become possible.
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- Blomgren, Roger, 1960-
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The Institutions Go Digital
- 2020
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Ingår i: Libraries, Archives and Museums as Democratic Spaces in a Digital Age. - Berlin/Boston : Walter de Gruyter. - 9783110636628 - 9783110632811 - 9783110629545 ; , s. 73-90
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