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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 the local political arena and is placed within two different fields:
- variations in local migration and integration policy.
- digitalization of 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. (2016). Structure and Agency in Swedish Municipalities’ Reception of Unaccompanied Minors. The Journal of Refugee Studies, vol. 29: 1, ss. 39-59.    

Liden, G. & Larsson, A. O. (2016). From 1.0 to 2.0 : Swedish municipalities online. Journal of Information Technology & Politics, vol. 13: 4, ss. 339-351.  

Liden, G. (2016). Inequality in local digital politics : How different preconditions for citizen engagement can be explained. Policy & Internet, vol. 8: 3, ss. 270-291.  

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.  

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.  

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.  

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

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. (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. (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. (2016). Digitala former för politik i lokalsamhället. I Thule : Kung. Skytteanska Samfundets Årsbok 2016. Umeå : Kungl. Skytteanska Samfundet (Kungl. Skytteanska Samfundets årsbok THULE).

Lidén, G. (2016). Is e-democracy more than democratic? : An examination of the implementation of socially sustainable values in an e-Democratic processes. I Leading Issues in e-Government Research : Volume 2: for Researchers, Teachers and Students. Reading : Academic Conferences and Publishing International Limited. S. 171-193.

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

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.

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.

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

Lidén, G. , Nyhlén, J. & Nyhlén, S. (2016). Steering of integration policy : Public Private Relations within the Swedish Case. Paper presented at the 18th Nordic Migration Conference, 11-12 August 2016, Oslo

Lidén, G. , Nyhlén, J. & Nyhlén, S. (2016). Challenging Steering : Public and Private relations within Swedish integration policy. Paper presented at the 10th ECPR General Conference, Prag 7-10 September, 2016

Lidén, G. & Nyhlén, J. (2016). Local varieties in integration policies : Experiences from the perspective of immigrants in Sweden. Paper presented at the the XXV meeting of the Nordic Municipality research Conference, Oslo, November 24-25.

Lidén, G. (2015). Assessing countries' success in digital politics – still a lot more to be explained. Paper presented at the Swedish Political Science Association, Stockholm, October 14-16, 2015.

Lidén, G. & Nyhlén, J. (2015). Lokal migrationspolitik : Om flyktingmottagande och integration i svenska kommuner. . Paper presented at the Bosetting av flyktninger. Statsvitenskapelige perspektiver på offentlig styring, lokal politikk og integrering. Hvor står forskningen? Oslo,

Bolin, N. & Lidén, G. (2015). The non-receivers : Explanations as to why some Swedish municipalities resist refugee reception. Paper presented at the 2nd International Conference on Public Policy, July 2015, Milan, Italy.

Denk, T. & Lidén, G. (2015). The Mechanistic Turn : Recent Trends in the Methodological Literature. Paper presented at the 2nd International Conference on Public Policy.July 2015, Milan, Italy.

Lidén, G. (2015). The policy making of digital politics : Examining the local level in Sweden. Paper presented at the 2nd International Conference on Public Policy, July 2015, Milan, Italy.

Bolin, N. , Lidén, G. & Nyhlén, J. (2014). Local refugee reception and the impact of the Sweden Democrats. Paper presented at the 4th Nordic Populism Network meeting, Sundsvall, March 18-19 2014

Lidén, G. , Nyhlén, J. & Nyhlén, S. (2014). Contradictions in government steering : analyzing the Swedish establishment reform. Paper presented at the XVII Nordic Political Science Association Conference, August 12-15, 2014, Gothenburg.

Bolin, N. & Lidén, G. (2014). Obstructing national policy. The case of Swedish municipalities and refugee reception. Paper presented at the XVII Nordic Political Science Association Conference, August 12-15, 2014, Gothenburg.

Bolin, N. & Lidén, G. (2014). Disagreeing with the nation state : Why some Swedish municipalities refuse refugee reception. Paper presented at the 4th Annual General Conference of the European Political Science Association (EPSA), Edinburgh, 19-21 June 2014

Lidén, G. (2013). Adding Validity and New Results to the Global Explanations of e-democracy. Paper presented at the 7th ECPR General Conference Bordeaux, September 4-7, 2013

Lidén, G. & Nyhlén, J. (2013). Evidence of Swedish municipalities' reception of unaccompanied minors : A multi-method approach. Paper presented at the 1st International Conference on Public Policy, Grenoble, June 26-28, 2013.

Bolin, N. , Lidén, G. & Nyhlén, J. (2013). Anti-immigration party impact on local migration policy in Sweden. Paper presented at the Swedish Political Science Association (SWEPSA) annual meeting, Stockholm, 2-4 October, 2013.

Bolin, N. , Lidén, G. & Nyhlén, J. (2013). Political Parties and Local Refugee Reception in Sweden. Paper presented at the XXII Nordiska kommunforskarkonferensen, Åbo, 21-23 November, 2013.  

Lidén, G. , Nyhlén, J. & Nyhlén, S. (2013). Public and private networks in a multi-level perspective : A case of Swedish migration policy. Paper presented at the the XXII Nordic Municipality Research Conference (NORKOM), November 21-23, Åbo, 2013.  

Lidén, G. & Nyhlén, J. (2012). Refugee Policy and Local Decision-Making : Comparative Case studies from Sweden. Paper presented at the XXI NORKOM, the Nordic Municipality Research Conference,22-24 November, 2012, Oslo.

Lidén, G. & Nyhlén, J. (2012). Reception of refugees in Sweden. Paper presented at the Swedish Political Science Association, 26-28 September, 2012, Växjö.

Nyhlén, J. & Lidén, G. (2011). Decision-Making in a Governance Context : An Analytical Framework. Paper presented at the XX NORKOM, Nordiska kommunforskningskonferensen, Göteborg 24-25 november 2011

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

Öhman, P. , Giritli Nygren, K. , Hörnberg, E. , Lidén, G. , Nyhlén, S. , Sjöberg, I. & Wahlberg, O. (2017). Förstärkt stadsmiljö i Sundvall. Sundsvall : Mid Sweden University  

Brännström, L. , Giritli Nygren, K. , Lidén, G. & Nyhlén, J. (2016). Invandring till jobb : Mottagande och etablering bland utrikes födda i Västernorrlands län. Sundsvall : Mittuniversitetet (RCR Working Paper Series 2016:1)  

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

Brännström, L. , Giritli Nygren, K. , Lidén, G. & Nyhlén, J. (2016). Röster som borde höras : migranters syn på integrationspolitik. Sundsvall (Sundsvalls tidning)  

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