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- Johansson, Håkan, et al.
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Civil Society Elites: An Introduction
- 2024
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Ingår i: Civil Society Elites: Exploring the Composition, Reproduction, Integration, and Contestation of Civil Society Actors at the Top. - 9783031401503 - 9783031401497 ; , s. 1-21
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- Lee, Jayeon, 1986, et al.
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Mirroring the Masses? A Cross-National Comparison of Civil Society Elite Composition
- 2024
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Ingår i: Civil Society Elites. Exploring the Composition, Reproduction, Integration, and Contestation of Civil Society Actors at the Top. - : Palgrave Macmillan. - 9783031401503 - 9783031401497 ; , s. 51-73
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Bokkapitel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- This chapter explores the composition of civil society elites and to what extent this differs from the general population, what we call the ‘civil society elite-masses gap’. While the civil society elites are, from a normative point of view, expected to be representative of the general population in terms of their social composition and attitudes, professionalisation and elitisation of civil society might lead to exclusive patterns of social composition of the top-level leadership strata of civil society organisations. This chapter presents an analysis of novel comparative survey data targeting the top-level leaders of the most resource-rich civil society organisations in five European contexts. The results show that there are striking similarities in terms of attitudes among civil society elites across different civil society regimes that are distinct from general populations. The civil society elite-masses gap in terms of sociodemographic backgrounds is also evident, but the pattern varies across contexts.
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- Blomberg, Helena, et al.
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Comparazione regionale - Un paese diviso?
- 2020
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Ingår i: Gli assistenti sociali in Italia: Uno sguardo sulla professione che cambia - Report della ricerca sulle opinioni degli assistenti sociali italiani. - 9791220056489
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- Blomberg, Helena, et al.
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La comparazione con i paesi Nordici
- 2020
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Ingår i: Gli assistenti sociali in Italia: Uno sguardo sulla professione che cambia - Report della ricerca sulle opinioni degli assistenti sociali italiani. - 9791220056489
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Civil Society Elites : Exploring the Composition, Reproduction, Integration, and Contestation of Civil Society Actors at the Top
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Samlingsverk (redaktörskap) (refereegranskat)abstract
- This open access book introduces a groundbreaking concept - civil society elites - and serves as an essential resource for scholars, researchers and students interested in the complexities of power and influence within contemporary civil societies. Through a series of unique empirical studies, the authors offer a comprehensive examination of the individuals occupying the upper echelons of influential civil society organisations and movements. By delving into the factors that propel individuals into key positions and examining the connections between civil society leaders within and across sectors, the book offers insight into the mechanisms that shape access to powerful positions in civil societies. As a reflection of current debates on elites and populism, the book furthermore explores the expression and conceptualisation of counter-elite positions and criticism of civil society elites. With its original approach, the book serves as a catalyst for further research into inequalities, power structures and elites within civil societies.Back to top
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- Jacobsson, Katarina, et al.
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‘State governing of knowledge’–constraining social work research and practice*
- 2020
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Ingår i: European Journal of Social Work. - : Informa UK Limited. - 1369-1457 .- 1468-2664. ; 23:2, s. 277-289
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- Evidence-based practice (EBP) has been launched, spread, and established in social work in Sweden in the last decade. Today, impact studies and ‘what works’ are the recommended approaches, and medical ways to understand and examine social problems thus are prioritised over the broad social science perspectives on which social work rests. This development has culminated in an institutionalised system called ‘state governing of knowledge’. We analyse the Swedish EBP movement as an ‘epistemic community’, directing our attention to the ways in which evidence is constructed and proclaimed valid for policy and practice. Empirically, we build on documents from various actors involved in EBP in social work and on results from our on-going research on documentary practices in the social services. We identify four strategies that key actors use within the Swedish EBP community to contest, redefine, and constrain the academic knowledge base of social work: efforts to (1) construct a (state) knowledge bureaucracy, (2) standardise social work research, (3) exclude important aspects of social work expertise, and (4) govern social work practice. All four strategies are supported by ‘improvement rhetoric’ that aims at justifying the project.
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- Kalm, Sara, et al.
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For love and for life: emotional dynamics at the World Congress of Families
- 2020
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Ingår i: Global Discourse. - 2043-7897. ; 10:2-3, s. 303-320
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The article explores the relationship between emotions, collective identity and mobilisation in conservative social movements through an analysis of the World Congress of Families’ (WCF) 13th international conference, held in Verona in March 2019. WCF promotes Christian family values and brings together anti-gay, anti-feminist and anti-abortion activists, religious leaders, and politicians from around the world. We attended the congress and base our analysis on observations and theories on social movements and emotions. Both positive and negative emotions as well as symbols and metaphors were used as building blocks in the emotional work that holds this conservative movement together. In order to provide a deeper understanding of the mechanisms we show how passive emotions are turned into active, how the differences between ‘us’ and ‘them’ are constructed, and how the combination of positive and negative emotions helps motivate action.
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