Publications

Articles in journals
Chapters in books
Conference papers
Doctoral theses, monographs
Licentiate theses, monographs
Other
Reports

Articles in journals

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

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

Lidén, G. & Nyhlén, J. (2016). Structure and Agency in Swedish Municipalities’ Reception of Unaccompanied Minors. The Journal of Refugee Studies, vol. 29: 1, pp. 39-59.  

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

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

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

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

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

Lidén, G. (2014). Theories of Dictatorships : Sub-Types and Explanations. Studies of Transition States and Societies, vol. 6: 1, pp. 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, pp. 323-343.  

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

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

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, pp. 84-94.  

Chapters in books

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

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

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

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

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

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

Conference papers

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. & 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. (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.

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. (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.

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,

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. & 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). 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

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. & 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. (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

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.

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). 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. In 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. In Information Society and Globalisation: Transformation of Politics, 22 October 2010,  Dubrovnik.

Doctoral theses, monographs

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

Licentiate theses, monographs

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

Other

Lidén, G. (2017). What explains variation in online political engagement?

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

Lidén, G. (2016). Why do some local authorities have such poor websites? : Insights from Sweden

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

Reports

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)