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- Björling, Nils, 1979, et al.
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Politics of the rurban void
- 2023
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Ingår i: Space and Polity. - : Routledge. - 1470-1235 .- 1356-2576. ; In Press
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- City-centric planning in Sweden has led to the dominance of stereotyped visions for both urban and rural areas within policy and planning practice. To challenge such a limited understanding, this study conceptualizes the rurban void. The aim of this article is to operationalize the rurban void as an analytical framework that extends beyond the urban and rural conceptual divide and can clarify how a neoliberal and city-centric planning practice in Sweden de-politicizes the urban and rural outside. The article discusses the potentials of a perspective that challenges urban privilege and opens up opportunities for the re-politicisation of spatial transformation.
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- Falk, Petter
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Towards a Public Sector Data Culture : Data as an Individual and Communal Resource in Progressing Democracy
- 2021
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Ingår i: SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology. - Cham : Springer Science+Business Media B.V.. ; , s. 35-45, s. 35-45
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Bokkapitel (refereegranskat)abstract
- An increased use of data has swept through many policy areas and shaped procedural and substantive policy instruments. Hence, citizens and governments, as both producers and consumers of data, become intertwined in even more complex ways. But the inherent logic of data-driven services and systems sometimes challenges the prerequisites and ideals of liberal democracy. Though a democratically sound data-practice and data-culture is crucial for ensuring a democratic usage of citizens data, discourse tends to overlook these aspects. Drawing on insights from the project Democracy Data, this chapter explores the opportunities and obstacles for establishing democratically oriented public sector data cultures.
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- Sparf, Jörgen, Docent, 1970-, et al.
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Pandemic responses at the subnational level : Exploring politics, administration, and politicization in Swedish municipalities
- 2022
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Ingår i: European Policy Analysis. - : Wiley. - 2380-6567. ; 8:3, s. 327-344
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The Swedish response to the pandemic at the national level has attracted considerable international attention, but little focus has been placed on the way municipalities dealt with the crisis. Using Hay's dimensions of politicization, namely the capacity for human agency, deliberation in the public domain, and social context, we analyze the politicization of the municipal response to the pandemic in Sweden. We do this based on the analysis of the decision making process to activate (or not) an extraordinary crisis management committee. We find inter alia, that (i) only a quarter of the municipalities activated the committee while a majority of them had an alternate special organization in place; (ii) support to the existing organizational structure was more salient than creating an extraordinary organization, and (iii) a robust municipal structure was deemed to be one able to withstand shocks without resorting to extraordinary governance arrangements. We find a ‘conditioned politicization’ of the response, privileging administration over politics.
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- Baaz, Mikael, 1966, et al.
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Researching Resistance and Social Change: A Critical Approach to Theory and Practice
- 2017
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Bok (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Resistance has often been connected with anti-social attitudes, destructiveness, reactionary or revolutionary ideologies, unusual and sudden explosions of violence and emotional outbursts. This book goes beyond these conventions. Exploring various key questions, ranging from concept definitions of affect and temporality, to complex entanglements of various social dimensions and ethical questions, this accessible guide provides a robust theoretical and methodological framework for researching of resistance and social change. By drawing connections between resistance and politics, between performance and everyday strategies, and between the juridical and its counter-strategies, this book provides students with a transdisciplinary understanding of contemporary debates in this emerging field.
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- Carlsson, Vanja, 1985, et al.
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From politics to ethics : Transformations in EU policies on digital technology
- 2022
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Ingår i: Technology in society. - : Elsevier. - 0160-791X .- 1879-3274. ; 71
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Artificial intelligence (AI) and digitalisation have become an integral part of public governance. While digitaltechnology is expected to enhance neutrality and accuracy in decision-making, it raises concerns about the statusof public values and democratic principles. Guided by the theoretical concepts of input, throughput and outputdemocracy, this article analyses how democratic principles have been interpreted and defended in EU policyformulations relating to digital technology over the last decade. The emergence of AI policy has changed theconditions for democratic input and throughput legitimacy, which is an expression of a shift in power and in-fluence between public and private sectors. Democratic input values in AI production are promoted by ethicalguidelines directed towards the industry, while democratic throughput, e.g., accountability and transparency,receive less attention in EU AI policy. This indicates future political implications for the ability of citizens toinfluence technological change and pass judgement on accountable actors.
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- Denk, Thomas, 1971-
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Värmland och euron : Studie om de värmländska väljarnas ställningstagande i och inställning till EMU-folkomröstningen
- 2004
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Rapport (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Den 14 september 2003 genomfördes folkomröstningen om införandet av euron i Sverige. Resultatet blev ett klart nej. Det fanns emellertid regionala skillnader i väljarnas ställningstagande. Väljare i en del län röstade i större utsträckning på jaalternativet, medan väljare i andra län var mer kritiska än genomsnittet. Ett av dessa kritiska län var Värmland. Varför fanns denna regionala skillnad i väljarnas ställningstagande? I denna studie analyseras de värmländska väljarnas ställningsstagande i EMU-folkomröstningen. Vilka argument hade de värmländska väljarna för sitt ställningstagande? Vilken betydelse hade partisympatier? Påverkade kampanjen inför folkomröstningen väljarnas ställningstagande? Hur intresserade var väljarna? Fanns det skillnader mellan grupper? Vilken betydelse hade identitet och förtroende för deras ställningstagande? Studien uppmärksammar också folkomröstning som beslutsmetod. Vad tyckte väljarna om folkomröstningen? Vilken inställning till folkomröstning som beslutsmetod hade väljarna? Folkomröstningen om införandet av euron i Sverige blev dramatisk. Ett par dagar före folkomröstningen avled dåvarande utrikesministern Anna Lindh av de skador som hon fick i samband med ett knivöverfall dagen före. Vilken betydelse fick denna dramatiska händelse för väljarna? Studien analyserar händelsens betydelse för de värmländska väljarnas valdeltagande, ställningstagande och inställning till folkomröstningen.
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- Esaiasson, Peter, 1957, et al.
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Details Matter : Secluded Areas and Voting Secrecy with French Ballots
- 2023
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Ingår i: Election Law Journal. - : Mary Ann Liebert. - 1533-1296 .- 1557-8062. ; 22:4, s. 327-336
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- To explore the psychology of voting secrecy, we conducted a field experiment to examine voter sensitivity to arrangements for ballot paper selection under the French ballot system (i.e., multiple ballot papers). Working closely with Swedish election authorities, we randomly assigned participants to vote in a fictional election under low, medium-high and high privacy conditions with a follow up paper-and-pen survey to record perceived voting secrecy. Results show that participants perceived an arrangement for selecting ballot papers behind a closed screen as clearly more secret than one where selection was public, and that a third and even more private arrangement, where voters did not have to walk a few meters with ballot papers in hand, potentially visible to onlookers, provided even higher levels of perceived secrecy. The study demonstrates that voters are sensitive even to small changes in the voting environment. Accordingly, election administrators should be aware that details matter for the experience of voting secretly. Copyright 2023, Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers.
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