Reframing instrumentality: from new public management to new public governance

N Kann-Rasmussen - International Journal of Cultural Policy, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
This article examines how cultural policies focused on Democratisation of Culture and
Cultural Democracy are affected by different public administration regimes, namely New …

The public library as a political symbol: a post-political reading of the demise of the consensus-model in Swedish cultural policy

F Hanell, H Carlsson, L Engström - International Journal of Cultural …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Recent use of public libraries as political symbols by the radical right in their challenge of the
established consensus in Swedish cultural policy is part of an ongoing (re) politicization of …

Managing Norwegian public libraries as civil public spheres: recent controversies

H Larsen - Journal of Documentation, 2024 - emerald.com
Purpose This paper contains a theoretically inspired discussion of recent Norwegian
controversies related to the management of public library space as a civil public sphere …

Canaries of democracy: The role of public libraries in times of political turmoil

F Hanell, H Carlsson, L Engström… - Public Library …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
This article reports conclusions from a three-year research project on Swedish public
libraries. The focus of the project is on librarians experience of libraries mission to promote …

The public library “for all”? A typology of the ranging notions of for all” in public libraries in Norway and Denmark

ASE Nissen, N Kann-Rasmussen - Journal of Documentation, 2025 - emerald.com
Purpose This article explores the ranging notions of a public library for all and the related
conflicts on for all and the principle of neutrality in Norway and Denmark …

Negotiating neutrality and activism in Norwegian public libraries: the case of environmental sustainability

EEBD Solum - Journal of Documentation, 2025 - emerald.com
Purpose This article explores how Norwegian public libraries negotiate neutrality and
activism in response to national policy implementing the United Nations (UN) goals for …

An Act of Balance: Exploring the Boundaries of Librarianship in Times of Political Turmoil in Sweden and Denmark

L Engström, B Skøtt, H Carlsson, F Hanell… - Nordisk kulturpolitisk …, 2024 - idunn.no
This paper presents an analysis of how library professionals in Sweden and Denmark
perceive the democratic role of the library profession in the polarised political landscape of …

La democrazia e il ruolo dei bibliotecari.

L Basso - 2024 - dspace.unive.it
Dopo una sezione preliminare dedicata, da una parte, al concetto di democrazia e le sue
criticità e, dall'altra, alle principali tipologie e funzioni delle biblioteche moderne, la tesi si …

Ethics And Values-Driven Advocacy and Libraries: Exploring Key Concepts

D McMenemy - 2023 - eprints.gla.ac.uk
This review has been produced as part of the REVEAL Project, funded by CILIPS through
their Research Fund. The project sought to consider effective advocacy for library and …

“Helping People Be Human”: Academic Librarians and a Pedagogy of Care

R Donald - 2024 - search.proquest.com
Caring for others is integral to what makes us human. We have all experienced the care of
others that has helped us to survive and thrive, and in turn, others rely on us for care. A …