Regionalpolitik i förändring : en fallstudie av regionalpolitikens aktörer och former i Åre kommun

摘要: Regional politics is changing; it transforming from being mainly a responsibility of the central state to concern that more for regional or local governments. At same time, there are signs transformation political system in general. The development indicates decreasing hierarchy as power challenged and agents increasing number. This changing but also indications forms transforming. increasingly characterised by project process politics, networks, cooperation partnerships. generally described “from government governance”. New governance one most frequently discussed issues contemporary science literature, this has led wide variety conceptualizations. Considering general changes agents, thesis studies who governs how governed.The purpose provide empirical contributions order increase understanding at level. done dividing modes into typologies. Four processes level municipality Are between years 1973-2007 analyzed. based on qualitative semi-structured elite interviews. informants have been selected snowball sampling. interviews complemented documentary studies. documents studied protocols municipal assembly 1973, when was created, to􀂒􀂟2007. consist parish archives (sockenkronikor) governmental reports official state-level government. material analyzed using tracing.The main results study relation politics. 1970s were characterized strong hierarchy. typology new governance. shown practice both traditional time not paradigmatic shift. elements still significant bureaucratic such ordered rule. As increase, entrepreneurs play bigger role shows critique relating participation influence become irrelevant increases.