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- Gidlund, Katarina L, 1967-, et al.
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Posing the problems of –e, : eParticipation in everyday life
- 2011
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In: IADIS International Conference.
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Conference paper (peer-reviewed)abstract
- A lot of research into different aspects of modern society, and our ability to participate in its becoming, is today carrying the prefix of “e”, for example eSociety and eParticipation. “e” is though often treated as a fixed category rarely problemized. In this paper we want to highlight some of the implications of such a treatment of “e” and suggest a different analytical approach in order to analyse how “e” are intertwined with other social, cultural and economic structures. We propose a study that goes beyond the arranged, the established, the expected, and the wanted. To analyse eParticipation from the viewpoint of everyday life in combination with a power analysis of the discourse surrounding it offers both theoretical and methodological innovation in understanding a today widespread idea and could as such contribute to widening the dimensions acknowledged in relation to the concept.
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- Giritli Nygren, Katarina, 1971-, et al.
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A diagnosic framework for eGovernment management
- 2008
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In: Proceedings of the IADIS International Conference on e-Society 2008. - Algarve : IADIS Press. - 9789728924553 ; , s. 3-8
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Conference paper (peer-reviewed)abstract
- As earlier research has shown, the ways that local leaders and managers translate the overarching idea of eGovernment cause significant consequences for the overall implementation process. In our own research it has become obvious that inside both the translation and the enactment process are invaluable clues for the eGovernment management embedded. Our findings indicate that it is important to consider managers as local mediators of mega trends and that it is necessary to create knowledge about the diverse translation processes and, by doing so, emphasize enactment rather than vision. In this article we suggest that a method called A diagnostic framework for eGovernment management could be a useful method for researchers as well as eGovernment managers to increase the understanding of the enactment process.
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- Giritli Nygren, Katarina, 1971-
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"e" i retorik och praktik. : Elektronisk förvaltning i översättning.
- 2009
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Doctoral thesis (other academic/artistic)abstract
- The overall purpose of this study is to contribute to the discussion of eGovernment implementation by making the implicit organisational micro dynamic processes involved in the framing and implementation of eGovernment explicit. I want to highlight the important process trough which eGovernment is framed and translated by organisational members and in what way it effects different divisions of practice. To do so, two different analytical aspects of organisational life, the rhetoric of management and the reality of work practices are used as a theoretical context for analysing some implications of eGovernment implementation. These analytical dimensions of organisational life are used to discuss a case study looking at the implementation of eGovernment in a local Swedish municipality. The main contribution of this thesis is a theorisation of how to understand the organisational micro dynamic processes involved in the implementation of eGovernment in public administration. New insights could be gained, for researchers and practioners, by analysing the transformation of practice as an ongoing process characterised by micro-political translation processes involving actors as well as actions and meanings in both rhetoric and practice.
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- Giritli Nygren, Katarina, et al.
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Leaders as Mediators of Global Megatrends : A Diagnostic Framework
- 2009
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In: International Journal of Electronic Government Research. - : IGI Global. - 1548-3886 .- 1548-3894. ; 5:4, s. 28-42
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The idea of eGovernment is moving rapidly within supra-national and national and local institutions. At every level leaders are interpreting the idea, attempting to grasp either the next step or indeed the very essence of the idea itself. This article outlines a diagnostic framework, resting on three different dimensions; translation, interpretative frames and sensemaking, to create knowledge about the translation processes and by doing so, emphasize enactment rather than vision. The diagnostic framework is then empirically examined to explore its possible contribution to the understanding of the complexity of leader’s translating and mediating the idea of eGovernment in their local context. In conclusion it is noted that the diagnostic framework reveals logic of appropriateness between local mediators, eGovernment, different areas of interest and appropriate organizational practices.
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- Giritli Nygren, Katarina, 1971-, et al.
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Leaders as mediators of megatrends : a diagnostic framework
- 2009
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In: International Journal of Electronic Government Research. - : IGI Global. - 1548-3886 .- 1548-3894. ; 5:4, s. 28-42
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The idea of eGovernment is moving rapidly within supra-national and national and local institutions. At every level leaders are interpreting the idea, attempting to grasp either the next step or indeed the very essence of the idea itself. This article outlines a diagnostic framework, resting on three different dimensions; translation, interpretative frames and sensemaking, to create knowledge about the translation processes and by doing so, emphasize enactment rather than vision. The diagnostic framework is then empirically examined to explore its possible contribution to the understanding of the complexity of leader’s translating and mediating the idea of eGovernment in their local context. In conclusion it is noted that the diagnostic framework reveals logic of appropriateness between local mediators, eGovernment, different areas of interest and appropriate organizational practices.
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- Giritli Nygren, Katarina, et al.
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Leaders as mediators of megatrends: A diagnostic framework in praxis
- 2011. - 1
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In: Applied Technology Integration in Governmental organizations. - Hershey New York : IGI Global. - 9781609601621 - 9781609601645 ; , s. 281-297
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Book chapter (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The idea of eGovernment is moving rapidly within supra-national and national and local institutions. At every level leaders are interpreting the idea, attempting to grasp either the next step or indeed the very essence of the idea itself. This chapter outlines a diagnostic framework, resting on three different dimensions; translation, interpretative frames and sensemaking, to create knowledge about the translation processes and by doing so, emphasize enactment rather than vision. The diagnostic framework is then empirically examined to explore its possible contribution to the understanding of the complexity of leader’s translating and mediating the idea of eGovernment in their local context. In conclusion it is noted that the diagnostic framework reveals a logic of appropriateness between local mediators, eGovernment, different areas of interest and appropriate organisational practices.
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- Giritli Nygren, Katarina, et al.
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The pastoral power of technology. Rethinking alienation in digital culture
- 2012
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In: tripleC. - 1726-670X. ; 10:2, s. 509-517
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The purpose of this paper is to rethink alienation in digital culture in the light of Foucault’s "pastoral modalities of power". Pastoral power does not displace other conceptions of power, but provides another level of analysis when considering the forging of reasonable, responsible subjects willing and able to sustain alternative conceptions of power. We will draw particularly on the early writings of Marx and the recent poststructuralist developments concerning hegemony and superstructure in relation to technology. Technology as such is analysed in terms of the repercussions of the "design of the machine" in industrial technological contexts and the "design of digital culture" in digital technological contexts. Pastoral power not only directs our attention to the making of technologies, but also to the making of individuals capable of taking on responsibility for those technologies. This means that it is necessary to acknowledge the fact of the effective power of ideologies and their material realities.
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- Lindblad Gidlund, Katarina, et al.
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Diagnosing the techno-relational action space; : Finding institutional and individual dimensions for innovation in transformational government
- 2011
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In: Transforming Government. - : Emerald. - 1750-6166 .- 1750-6174. ; 5:4, s. 364-378
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Purpose – The overall purpose of this paper is to contribute to the discussion of the IT-related public sector transformation by reintroducing the question of employees’ organisational power and position in technological and technocratic systems. Design/methodology/approach – To examine how formal organisational positions, together with the way in which employees position themselves in relation to technology, affect how employees interpret their accessible action space (position and action strategy) a survey in a local municipality were conducted. Findings – As indicated by our hypothesis, the empirical results verify that the techno-relational action space is two-dimensional, consisting of both a formal position (how the organisational members are positioned) and a certain amount of action space outside a formal position (i.e. how they are position themselves). Elaborating on these dimensions generates rewarding insights into a micro-change perspective where technology-related innovation processes are concerned. Originality/value – The paper combines analysis of how the organisational members position themselves in relation to technology with how they are positioned organisationally in relation to technology and structures of power. Instead, we claim, that he techno-relational space is both a matter of how the organisational members position themselves in relation to technology and a matter of how they are positioned organisationally in relation to technology and structures of power. Practical implications: Identifying and acknowledging employees perceived techno-relational action space is of great importance in understanding organisational members’ participation, cooperation and innovative capability in government transformation.
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- Lindblad Gidlund, Katarina, et al.
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Swedish eGovernment in public use
- 2010
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In: Information Society and Globalisation: Transformation of Politics, 22 October 2010, Dubrovnik.
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Conference paper (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The idea of eGovernment is often put forward as the main principal for public administrations to improve their government activities. One of the most emphasized arguments for eGovernment in the public discourse is the expectation of an increased interaction with and service toward citizens by enhanced e-services and the efforts in improving e-services in number and functionality undergo constant benchmarking tests. These benchmarking results are then often acting as incentives for further investments and action plans. , But we still lack sufficient analyses of actual usage, even though it is a quite natural next step in assessing success of what is supplied in other contexts. In this paper it is argued that Sweden is especially interesting given the high internet penetration, highly developed welfare system and the fact that Swedish authorities’ development of various e-services is rated quite high in these benchmarking efforts. The purpose of this paper is to address the question of how and when Swedish e-services are used by the public as an important issue for understanding the impact of eGovernment on the interactions between citizens and government. Our tentative empirical results indicate an interesting gap in use patterns in relation to supply (number and functionality) of e-services Further on use varies with age and level of education. In conclusion the fact that even though Sweden has so many of the necessary requirements, (iii) there is an incongruity between supply and use and (ii) the use is still very structurally divided calls for a discussion of useworthiness and raise questions of whether eGovernment challenge any structural mechanisms.
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