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Making Sense of Competing Expectations – Paradoxes in Strategic Spatial Planning 理解相互竞争的期望--战略性空间规划中的悖论

Scandinavian Journal of Public Administration Pub Date : 2023-11-17 DOI: 10.58235/sjpa.2023.11455

L. Källström, Elin Smith

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Special Issue Introduction: Making Sense of Institutional Changes in the Welfare Professions 特刊导言:理解福利行业的制度变迁

Scandinavian Journal of Public Administration Pub Date : 2023-09-15 DOI: 10.58235/sjpa.v27i3.15895

Johan Alvehus, Henrik Loodin

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Privatization and Coercive Isomorphic Pressure in Norwegian Early Childhood Education and Care (1987-2020) 私有化和强制性同构压力在挪威早期儿童教育和护理(1987-2020)

Scandinavian Journal of Public Administration Pub Date : 2023-09-15 DOI: 10.58235/sjpa.v27i3.14152

Anne Sigrid Haugset

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Pockets of Trust in a Landscape of Distrust: Interorganisational Trust and the Challenge of Conflicting Institutional Logics 不信任景观中的信任口袋:组织间信任和冲突制度逻辑的挑战

Scandinavian Journal of Public Administration Pub Date : 2023-09-15 DOI: 10.58235/sjpa.v27i3.14899

Lena Högberg, Birgitta Sköld

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We Need to Talk About Knowledge! Rethinking Management and Evidence-Based Practice in Welfare 我们需要谈论知识!福利管理与循证实践反思

Scandinavian Journal of Public Administration Pub Date : 2023-09-15 DOI: 10.58235/sjpa.v27i3.14164

Isabella Pistone, Thomas Andersson, Morten Sager

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The Pitfalls of a Popular Concept: Co-Production in Times of Individualization, Marketization, and De-Politicization 流行概念的陷阱:个体化、市场化和去政治化时代的合拍片

Scandinavian Journal of Public Administration Pub Date : 2023-09-15 DOI: 10.58235/sjpa.v27i3.14155

Erik Masao Eriksson, Erik Magnus Eriksson

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School Superintendents as Translators of Policy from the National to the Municipal Level: Emerging Discourse About an Evidence-Based Practice 从国家到城市层面的政策翻译:基于证据的实践的新兴话语

Scandinavian Journal of Public Administration Pub Date : 2023-09-15 DOI: 10.58235/sjpa.v27i3.14173

Cecilia Bjursell, Charlotte Sjödahl, Joel Hedegaard

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Introducing Self-Organization to Finnish Home Care Teams: Expectations and Outcomes 将自我组织引入芬兰家庭护理团队:期望和结果

Scandinavian Journal of Public Administration Pub Date : 2023-09-15 DOI: 10.58235/sjpa.v27i3.14161

Sami Jantunen, Tapio Mäkelä, Salla Ruotsalainen, Timo Sinervo

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Developing a New Medical Identity Through Institutional Work: A Hospitalist in a Finnish University Hospital 通过机构工作发展新的医学身份:芬兰大学医院的一名医院医生

Scandinavian Journal of Public Administration Pub Date : 2023-09-15 DOI: 10.58235/sjpa.v27i3.14158

Noora Jansson, Nina Lunkka, Marjo Suhonen, Merja Meriläinen, Heikki Wiik

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A Broken Process – The Swedish Health Care System Asks for Expert Advice 破碎的过程——瑞典医疗保健系统寻求专家建议

Scandinavian Journal of Public Administration Pub Date : 2023-06-15 DOI: 10.58235/sjpa.v27i2.11371

Stefan Svallfors, Erica Falkenström, A. Höglund

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