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Lidén, Gustav
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Ehrhart, A., Wallman Lundåsen, S. & Lidén, G. (2024). Examining the relationship between women’s descriptive political representation and women’s possibility to participate in civil society across regime types. Journal of Civil Society
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Examining the relationship between women’s descriptive political representation and women’s possibility to participate in civil society across regime types
2024 (English)In: Journal of Civil Society, ISSN 1744-8689, E-ISSN 1744-8697Article in journal (Refereed) Epub ahead of print
Abstract [en]

This study examines the link between women’s representation in national parliaments and their possibility to participate in civil society. Utilizing panel data from the Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) dataset, covering 1975–2019, we investigate how the presence of women in parliaments influences the possibility for women to participate in civil society, especially in non-liberal democratic settings. The results indicate a positive association post-1990, coinciding with an international emphasis on civil society and a rise in women’s parliamentary representation in both liberal democracies and autocratic regimes. The study however highlights that in hybrid and autocratic regimes, increased female representation can also be used to project a gender-equal image without genuine democratization intentions. These findings suggest a correlation between the increase in women in parliaments and greater opportunities for their participation in civil society, but do not imply that the results reflect processes towards democracy. The findings contribute to understanding women’s possibilities in non-democratic regimes and underscores the need for further qualitative analysis to fully grasp the implications of these trends.

Keywords
Women, descriptive representation, legislators, civil society, regime types
National Category
Political Science (excluding Public Administration Studies and Globalisation Studies)
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:miun:diva-50855 (URN)10.1080/17448689.2024.2327396 (DOI)
Available from: 2024-03-11 Created: 2024-03-11 Last updated: 2024-03-14Bibliographically approved
Lidén, G. (2023). Att använda mixade metoder: en introduktion. Lund: Studentlitteratur AB
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Att använda mixade metoder: en introduktion
2023 (Swedish)Book (Other academic)
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Lund: Studentlitteratur AB, 2023. p. 146
National Category
Social Sciences Interdisciplinary
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:miun:diva-48997 (URN)9789144156354 (ISBN)
Available from: 2023-08-09 Created: 2023-08-09 Last updated: 2023-08-29Bibliographically approved
Högström, J. & Lidén, G. (2023). Do party politics still matter?: Examining the effect of parties, governments and government changes on the local tax rate in Sweden. European Political Science Review, 15(2), 235-253
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Do party politics still matter?: Examining the effect of parties, governments and government changes on the local tax rate in Sweden
2023 (English)In: European Political Science Review, ISSN 1755-7739, E-ISSN 1755-7747, Vol. 15, no 2, p. 235-253Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

According to partisan theory, variations in policy choices and outputs originate from the party composition of the government studied. In this study, we take a novel approach to address such assumptions by linking changes in municipal taxes with local government changes. We also add a baseline scenario in which we examine whether the composition of the local government affects tax levels. Drawing on a dataset that contains official Swedish statistics from 1994 to 2018, we find convincing support for the partisan effect. Tax levels are higher under left-wing rule, and more specifically, tax cuts particularly occur when left-wing governments are replaced by right-wing ones. These results do not vanish when controls are accounted for, while it can be particularly noticed that the condition of the municipal economy influences partisan ambitions. These findings thereby contradict prior theoretical assumptions that the local arena is free from ideological battles.

Keywords
government changes, local governments, local tax rate, parties, Swedish municipalities
National Category
Political Science
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:miun:diva-45885 (URN)10.1017/S1755773922000388 (DOI)001157615100006 ()
Available from: 2022-08-25 Created: 2022-08-25 Last updated: 2024-03-08Bibliographically approved
Karlström, D., Lidén, G. & Sundberg, L. (2023). Explaining variations in the implementation and use of e-petitions in local government. Information Polity, 28(4), 503-521
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Explaining variations in the implementation and use of e-petitions in local government
2023 (English)In: Information Polity, ISSN 1570-1255, E-ISSN 1875-8754, Vol. 28, no 4, p. 503-521Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

E-petitions constitute a promising method of increasing public participation and engagement in government processes. However, there is a lack of knowledge of why some government entities implement e-petitions, while others do not. Moreover, it is unknown why some organizations may receive many e-petitions while others receive relatively few. Thus, in this paper, we aim to fill these gaps by investigating the implementation and use patterns of e-petitions based on data from Swedish local governments. Through statistical analysis of data related to demography, economy, technology, and democracy, our findings unveil variations in municipalities’ implementation of e-petitions and citizens’ use of them. The results reveal that municipalities with a relatively large population and established modes of local democracy are more inclined to implement e-petitions than smaller jurisdictions. However, we also found that the number of incoming e-petitions per capita is negatively correlated with population size. Thus, the presence of institutionalized work structures related to local democracy is an important precursor for the implementation of e-petitions, while previous experience with communication technologies had a positive effect on the number of incoming petitions. In addition to these findings, the novelty of our study lies in the use of several official data sources to seek explanations for the implementation and use of e-petitions in local government. By doing so, this study has paved the way for similar research in other contexts. The paper concludes with implications for both research and practice as well as suggestions for future studies.

Keywords
e-petitions, e-democracy, digital democracy, local government
National Category
Political Science
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:miun:diva-48343 (URN)10.3233/ip-220033 (DOI)001111137500005 ()2-s2.0-85178580323 (Scopus ID)
Available from: 2023-05-22 Created: 2023-05-22 Last updated: 2023-12-22Bibliographically approved
Lidén, G. & Nyhlén, J. (2023). Local variations in integration policies: Experiences from the perspectives of immigrants in Sweden. International Journal of Border Security and Immigration Policy, 7(3), 254-271
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Local variations in integration policies: Experiences from the perspectives of immigrants in Sweden
2023 (English)In: International Journal of Border Security and Immigration Policy, ISSN 1755-2419, E-ISSN 1755-2427, Vol. 7, no 3, p. 254-271Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

This study examines variations in the perception of local integration policy among Swedish immigrants by focusing on community size as an influential determinant for how such policies are experienced. The experiences concern immigrants' relations to two core actors of Swedish integration policy: the public employment service (PES) and the municipalities. The empirical material consists of 28 narrative interviews, and a comparative strategy is applied to categorise participants based on whether they reside in a large or small municipality. While immigrants residing in small municipalities have more of a positive experience of the municipality and a negative view of the PES, interviewed immigrants residing in large municipalities have positive views of the PES and more ambiguous experiences with the municipality.

National Category
Political Science (excluding Public Administration Studies and Globalisation Studies)
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:miun:diva-48292 (URN)10.1504/ijmbs.2023.10053715 (DOI)
Projects
From Migration to Employment,
Funder
Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth
Available from: 2023-05-09 Created: 2023-05-09 Last updated: 2023-05-10Bibliographically approved
Nyhlén, J. & Lidén, G. (2023). Lokal migrationspolitik: Om strukturer, aktörer och processer i svenska kommuner. Stockholm
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Lokal migrationspolitik: Om strukturer, aktörer och processer i svenska kommuner
2023 (Swedish)Report (Other academic)
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Stockholm: , 2023. p. 16
Series
Delmi Policy Brief ; 2023:3
National Category
Political Science (excluding Public Administration Studies and Globalisation Studies)
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:miun:diva-47507 (URN)978-91-89701-27-4 (ISBN)
Available from: 2023-02-07 Created: 2023-02-07 Last updated: 2023-02-08Bibliographically approved
Lidén, G. & Nyhlén, J. (2023). The governance of policy integration and policy coordination through joined‐up government: How subnational levels counteract siloism and fragmentation within Swedish migration policy. Regulation and Governance
Open this publication in new window or tab >>The governance of policy integration and policy coordination through joined‐up government: How subnational levels counteract siloism and fragmentation within Swedish migration policy
2023 (English)In: Regulation and Governance, ISSN 1748-5983, E-ISSN 1748-5991Article in journal (Refereed) Epub ahead of print
Abstract [en]

Modern welfare states struggle with fragmented policies and siloed governments, as well as with the need to deal with wicked problems. We argue that addressing such problems from the perspective of central government can be facilitated by notions of joined-up government that, combined with vertical aspects of modern governance, provide a basis for analysis. To embark upon such challenges, we examine policy integration and policy coordination within the complex area of Swedish migration policies in light of the European migrant crisis. Through a content analysis of an extensive qualitative material (interviews and documents), we show that policy integration is weakly associated with joint objectives and decision-making. As a contribution to prior knowledge in the field, we emphasize the unintuitive finding that counteracting siloism and fragmentation in Swedish migration policy is not achieved through coherent governance ranging across tiers, functions, and sectors but mainly at subnational levels through policy coordination relying on a bottom-up approach.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Wiley, 2023
Keywords
joined-up government, migration policy, policy coordination, policy integration, wicked problems
National Category
Political Science (excluding Public Administration Studies and Globalisation Studies)
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:miun:diva-49540 (URN)10.1111/rego.12558 (DOI)001085548000001 ()2-s2.0-85174153687 (Scopus ID)
Available from: 2023-10-16 Created: 2023-10-16 Last updated: 2023-11-06Bibliographically approved
Nyhlén, J. & Lidén, G. (2022). Evidence from Sweden: How local governments shape migration policies.
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Evidence from Sweden: How local governments shape migration policies
2022 (English)Other (Other (popular science, discussion, etc.))
National Category
Political Science (excluding Public Administration Studies and Globalisation Studies)
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:miun:diva-44262 (URN)
Projects
Lokal immigrations och integrationspolitik
Funder
Riksbankens Jubileumsfond, SAB20-0023
Available from: 2022-02-09 Created: 2022-02-09 Last updated: 2022-02-10Bibliographically approved
Lidén, G., Nyhlén, S., Löfqvist, M. & Ringbro, A. (2022). Hur samordnande insatser kan underlätta integrationsprocesser. Sundsvalls Tidning
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Hur samordnande insatser kan underlätta integrationsprocesser
2022 (Swedish)Other (Other (popular science, discussion, etc.))
Place, publisher, year, pages
Sundsvalls Tidning, 2022
National Category
Political Science (excluding Public Administration Studies and Globalisation Studies)
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:miun:diva-45972 (URN)
Projects
Boende, Integration och Arbete
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Available from: 2022-09-05 Created: 2022-09-05 Last updated: 2023-01-03Bibliographically approved
Lidén, G. & Nyhlén, J. (2022). Local Migration Policy: Governance Structures and Policy Output in Swedish Municipalities. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Local Migration Policy: Governance Structures and Policy Output in Swedish Municipalities
2022 (English)Book (Refereed)
Abstract [en]

Examines the roles played by government at the local level in migration and integration policy. Uses Sweden to examine the importance of local efforts and multilevel relations in this area of policy. Builds on theories of governance to assess the regulation of the entrance and integration of immigrants.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, 2022
National Category
Political Science (excluding Public Administration Studies and Globalisation Studies)
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:miun:diva-43966 (URN)10.1007/978-3-030-83293-3 (DOI)2-s2.0-85163560240 (Scopus ID)978-3-030-83293-3 (ISBN)
Projects
Lokal immigrations- och integrationspolitik
Funder
Riksbankens Jubileumsfond
Available from: 2021-12-16 Created: 2021-12-16 Last updated: 2023-12-21Bibliographically approved
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