Henrik Nordvall
Biographic Data
| ID | 105698 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Henrik Nordvall |
| GIVEN NAMES | Henrik |
| FAMILY NAME | Nordvall |
| SIGNATURE | NORDVALL H |
| AFFILIATIONS | Linköping University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9251-9277 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Swedish study circles encounter Kenyan chamas
This article reports an empirical case study of a community self-help group (chama) in Western Kenya, utilising the study circle model promoted by a Swedish non-governmental organisation. Methodologically, it is a qualitative study using semi-structured interviews and participant observation for data collection. The results show that the study circle idea was transferred and translated through a locally pre-existing social infrastructure for lear…
Popular education by and for migrants. A study of preconditions for involvement of migrant study circle participants in the Swedish Workers’ Educational Association
This article explores the role of popular education for migrants in a social movement context. The aim of this study is to explore how migrants’ societal involvement is enabled and constrained by participation in study circles organised in a local branch of the Swedish Workers’ Educational Association (ABF). The study was designed and conducted in close cooperation with ABF. Drawing on the theory of practice architectures, the preconditions for i…
The knowledge-oriented and relationship-oriented roles of popular education in labour movement parties in Sweden
Political parties are essential for the functioning of parliamentary democracy, yet parties have not received much attention in contemporary research on popular education. The aim of this article is to analyse the contemporary role of party-political education as a form of popular education in two labour movement parties in Sweden. The study is based on semi-structured interviews focusing on the reasoning behind the organisation of education in p…
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Crowd-pulling names or energetic activists? On symbolic capital as a power resource in the local organizational work within the global justice movementThe article explores the global emergence of local Social Forums by means of an ethnographic study of the organization of the Stockholm Social Forum. In international academic debate, the forums are often discussed as a “globalization from below” and a new deliberative democratic process. However, …
Making Sense of the Social Forum
The worldwide emergence of Social Forums (SF), originating from Porto Alegre (Brazil) in 2001, is a key element in the movement for global justice. A growing body of literature on the forums concerns its function as a transnational venue for civil society and a global symbol for resistance against neoliberalism. However, little empirical research is carried out on the local meanings of the widespread SFs. This article reports on a case study on t…
The knowledge-oriented and relationship-oriented roles of popular education in labour movement parties in Sweden
Political parties are essential for the functioning of parliamentary democracy, yet parties have not received much attention in contemporary research on popular education. The aim of this article is to analyse the contemporary role of party-political education as a form of popular education in two labour movement parties in Sweden. The study is based on semi-structured interviews focusing on the reasoning behind the organisation of education in p…
Making Sense of the Social Forum
The worldwide emergence of Social Forums (SF), originating from Porto Alegre (Brazil) in 2001, is a key element in the movement for global justice. A growing body of literature on the forums concerns its function as a transnational venue for civil society and a global symbol for resistance against neoliberalism. However, little empirical research is carried out on the local meanings of the widespread SFs. This article reports on a case study on t…
Making Sense of the Social Forum
The worldwide emergence of Social Forums (SF), originating from Porto Alegre (Brazil) in 2001, is a key element in the movement for global justice. A growing body of literature on the forums concerns its function as a transnational venue for civil society and a global symbol for resistance against neoliberalism. However, little empirical research is carried out on the local meanings of the widespread SFs. This article reports on a case study on t…
Publikdragande namn eller aktivistermed drag i
Crowd-pulling names or energetic activists? On symbolic capital as a power resource in the local organizational work within the global justice movementThe article explores the global emergence of local Social Forums by means of an ethnographic study of the organization of the Stockholm Social Forum. In international academic debate, the forums are often discussed as a “globalization from below” and a new deliberative democratic process. However, …
The knowledge-oriented and relationship-oriented roles of popular education in labour movement parties in Sweden
Political parties are essential for the functioning of parliamentary democracy, yet parties have not received much attention in contemporary research on popular education. The aim of this article is to analyse the contemporary role of party-political education as a form of popular education in two labour movement parties in Sweden. The study is based on semi-structured interviews focusing on the reasoning behind the organisation of education in p…
Popular education by and for migrants. A study of preconditions for involvement of migrant study circle participants in the Swedish Workers’ Educational Association
This article explores the role of popular education for migrants in a social movement context. The aim of this study is to explore how migrants’ societal involvement is enabled and constrained by participation in study circles organised in a local branch of the Swedish Workers’ Educational Association (ABF). The study was designed and conducted in close cooperation with ABF. Drawing on the theory of practice architectures, the preconditions for i…
Swedish study circles encounter Kenyan chamas
This article reports an empirical case study of a community self-help group (chama) in Western Kenya, utilising the study circle model promoted by a Swedish non-governmental organisation. Methodologically, it is a qualitative study using semi-structured interviews and participant observation for data collection. The results show that the study circle idea was transferred and translated through a locally pre-existing social infrastructure for lear…
Political science (5 works) · Social science (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Law (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Politics (4 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Framing (construction (2 works) · Innovative Education and Learning Practices (2 works)