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Gustav Lidén (PhD in Political Science, 2011) has his background in comparative politics. During 2012 and 2013 he was post doctoral fellow at the Department of Social Sciences at Mid Sweden University. In late 2012 he spent time at Åbo Akademi University as a visiting scholar. Since 2014 Lidén is Associate Professor (docent) in political science at Mid Sweden University.

Forskningsområden

Lidén's research focus is directed towards two fields:
- Explanations to variations in local migration policy.
- Local usage of information technology in political processes.

Undervisning

Lidén is head of the undergraduate programme of social sciences. His own teaching has stretched from undergraduate to advanced levels with a primarily focus towards courses in research methods.

Publikationer

Artiklar i tidskrifter Doktorsavhandlingar Kapitel i böcker, del av antologier Konferensbidrag Licentiatavhandlingar Rapporter Övrigt

Artiklar i tidskrifter

Lidén, G. & Nyhlén, J. (2015). Reception of refugees in Swedish municipalities : evidences from comparative case studies. Migration and Development, vol. 4: 1, ss. 55-71.

Lidén, G. (2015). Technology and democracy : Validity in measurements of e-democracy. Democratization, vol. 22: 4, ss. 698-713.

Lidén, G. , Nyhlén, J. & Nyhlén, S. (2015). Forced cooperation from above : The case of Sweden's establishment reform. Policy Studies, vol. 36: 5, ss. 468-486.

Lidén, G. (2014). Theories of Dictatorships : Sub-Types and Explanations. Studies of Transition States and Societies, vol. 6: 1, ss. 50-67.

Bolin, N. , Lidén, G. & Nyhlén, J. (2014). Do Anti-immigration Parties Matter? The Case of the Sweden Democrats and Local Refugee Policy. Scandinavian Political Studies, vol. 37: 3, ss. 323-343.

Nyhlén, J. & Lidén, G. (2014). Methods for analyzing decision-making : a framework approach. Quality and quantity, vol. 48: 5, ss. 2523-2535.

Lidén, G. & Nyhlén, J. (2014). Explaining Local Swedish Refugee Policy. Journal of International Migration and Integration, vol. 15: 3, ss. 547-565.

Lidén, G. (2013). Supply of and demand for e-democracy : A study of the Swedish case. Information Polity, vol. 18: 3, ss. 217-232.

Lidén, G. & Giritli Nygren, K. (2013). Analysing the intersections between technology, performativities and politics : The case of local citizen dialogue. Transformations, : 23

Lidén, G. (2013). What about theory? : The consequences on a widened perspective of social theory. Quality and quantity, vol. 47: 1, ss. 213-225.

Lidén, G. (2012). Is e-democracy more than democratic? : An examination of the implementation of socially sustainable values in e-democratic processes. Electronic Journal of e-Government, vol. 10: 1, ss. 84-94.

Doktorsavhandlingar

Lidén, G. (2011). Från demokrati till e-demokrati : En jämförande studie av demokratiutveckling i det moderna samhället. Diss. Sundsvall : Mittuniversitetet, 2011 (Mid Sweden University doctoral thesis : 107)

Kapitel i böcker, del av antologier

Lidén, G. & Nyhlén, J. (2015). Lokalt flyktingmottagande : strukturer, aktörer och processer. I Lokalt beslutsfattande. Lund : Studentlitteratur.

Lidén, G. (2013). Qualities of e-democracy : Examples from Sweden. I Participatory Democratic Innovations in Europe : Improving the Quality of Democracy?. Opladen : Verlag Barbara Budrich. S. 225-248.

Larsson, A. & Lidén, G. (2013). Är en region alltid regional?. I Regioner, regionalism och entreprenörskap : Festskrift till Marie-Louise von Bergmann-Winberg. Sundsvall : Mittuniversitetet. S. 29-47.

Lindblad Gidlund, K. , Giritli Nygren, K. & Liden, G. (2011). Swedish eGovernment in Public Use. I Information Society and Globalization : Transformation of politics. Zagrep : Political Science Research Centre (Series of Political Science Research Centre Forum). S. 93-124.

Konferensbidrag

Denk, T. & Lidén, G. (2015). The Mechanistic Turn : Recent Trends in the Methodological Literature. .

Bolin, N. & Lidén, G. (2015). The non-receivers : Explanations as to why some Swedish municipalities resist refugee reception. . Milano :

Lidén, G. (2015). The policy making of digital politics : Examining the local level in Sweden. .

Lidén, G. (2015). Assessing countries' success in digital politics – still a lot more to be explained. .

Lidén, G. & Nyhlén, J. (2015). Lokal migrationspolitik : Om flyktingmottagande och integration i svenska kommuner. . . Oslo :

Bolin, N. & Lidén, G. (2014). Disagreeing with the nation state : Why some Swedish municipalities refuse refugee reception. . Edinburgh :

Lidén, G. , Nyhlén, J. & Nyhlén, S. (2014). Contradictions in government steering : analyzing the Swedish establishment reform. .

Bolin, N. & Lidén, G. (2014). Obstructing national policy. The case of Swedish municipalities and refugee reception. . Gothenburg :

Bolin, N. , Lidén, G. & Nyhlén, J. (2014). Local refugee reception and the impact of the Sweden Democrats. .

Bolin, N. , Lidén, G. & Nyhlén, J. (2013). Political Parties and Local Refugee Reception in Sweden. . Åbo :

Bolin, N. , Lidén, G. & Nyhlén, J. (2013). Anti-immigration party impact on local migration policy in Sweden. . Stockholm :

Lidén, G. & Nyhlén, J. (2013). Evidence of Swedish municipalities' reception of unaccompanied minors : A multi-method approach. .

Lidén, G. (2013). Adding Validity and New Results to the Global Explanations of e-democracy. .

Lidén, G. , Nyhlén, J. & Nyhlén, S. (2013). Public and private networks in a multi-level perspective : A case of Swedish migration policy. .

Lidén, G. & Nyhlén, J. (2012). Refugee Policy and Local Decision-Making : Comparative Case studies from Sweden. .

Lidén, G. & Nyhlén, J. (2012). Reception of refugees in Sweden. .

Nyhlén, J. & Lidén, G. (2011). Decision-Making in a Governance Context : An Analytical Framework. .

Lidén, G. (2011). Theoretical foundations for analyzing dictatorships. I Annual meeting of the Swedish Political Science Association, Umeå University 27-28 October 2011.

Lindblad Gidlund, K. , Giritli Nygren, K. & Lidén, G. (2010). Swedish eGovernment in public use. I Information Society and Globalisation: Transformation of Politics, 22 October 2010,  Dubrovnik.

Licentiatavhandlingar

Lidén, G. (2008). Variationer i demokrati : En kvantitativ studie som utvärderar tänkbara förklaringar. Lic.-avh. Åbo : Åbo Akademis Förlag, 2008

Rapporter

Bellman, L. , Gebert-Persson, S. , Öhman, P. , Giritli Nygren, K. , Nyhlén, S. , Olofsdotter, G. , Kvarnlöf, L. , Lidén, G. & et al. (2015). Att vända det onda till gott : möjligheter till nytänkande i mellersta Norrland till följd av den demografiska förändringen. Sundsvall : Mittuniversitetet (RCR Working Paper Series 2015:1)

Lidén, G. , Nyhlén, J. & Wallman-Lundåsen, S. (2012). Engagemang och motivation bland politiker i Västernorrlands landstingsfullmäktige. Sundsvall : Avdelningen för statsvetenskap, Mittuniversitetet

Lidén, G. (2011). Democracy and Diffusion : Creating a Comprehensive Model for Explaining Democracy. (Social Science Reports from Mid Sweden University 4)

Övrigt

Bolin, N. , Lidén, G. & Nyhlén, J. (2014). SD har makt över lokal flyktingpolitik (Dagens Samhälle)