Petra Svensson
Biographic Data
| ID | 5697036 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Petra Svensson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Petra |
| FAMILY NAME | Svensson |
| SIGNATURE | SVENSSON P |
| AFFILIATIONS | Halmstad University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5246-1605 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Disadvantaged middle leaders in disadvantaged schools?
This article develops knowledge about middle leading in socio-economic disadvantaged schools as an improvement strategy to strengthen professional learning and development and contribute to equity. Middle leaders’ opportunities to affect teaching and learning in disadvantaged schools are unexplored. The article is based on the premise that middle leaders’ duties need to be comprehensible, manageable and meaningful for them and others in order to …
In pursuit of an actor-centric understanding of policy integration. Theorizing on the sustainability coordinators in local governance
Policy integration is a key strategy for promoting sustainability, yet recent research calls for more actor-centric approaches to understand it in practice. This article addresses this gap by theorizing on systemic, organizational and individual-level factors that influence how Swedish Sustainability Coordinators engage with critical tasks to integrate sustainability in local governance. Our framework demonstrates how sustainability and governanc…
Hidden policy conflicts? Administrative strategies to manage depoliticisation
As a way to manage political disagreements over public policies, political representatives might be tempted to avoid open discussions by depoliticising political issues—hoping that the conflict may eventually disappear. When decision-makers employ such strategies, it is up to the administration to make political priorities and manage unresolved policy conflicts. Earlier studies indicate that there are at least two strategies that administrators c…
Conceptualizing local development practitioners
Local development practitioners in local government administration play a significant role in the governance of local development. This category of public officials – development officers, managers, strategists, secretaries, etc. – have received some attention in the local development literature. However, the directions in the literature are just as varied as the descriptions of the different aspects of local development governance they are takin…
Hidden policy conflicts? Administrative strategies to manage depoliticisation
As a way to manage political disagreements over public policies, political representatives might be tempted to avoid open discussions by depoliticising political issues—hoping that the conflict may eventually disappear. When decision-makers employ such strategies, it is up to the administration to make political priorities and manage unresolved policy conflicts. Earlier studies indicate that there are at least two strategies that administrators c…
Conceptualizing local development practitioners
Local development practitioners in local government administration play a significant role in the governance of local development. This category of public officials – development officers, managers, strategists, secretaries, etc. – have received some attention in the local development literature. However, the directions in the literature are just as varied as the descriptions of the different aspects of local development governance they are takin…
Hidden policy conflicts? Administrative strategies to manage depoliticisation
As a way to manage political disagreements over public policies, political representatives might be tempted to avoid open discussions by depoliticising political issues—hoping that the conflict may eventually disappear. When decision-makers employ such strategies, it is up to the administration to make political priorities and manage unresolved policy conflicts. Earlier studies indicate that there are at least two strategies that administrators c…
In pursuit of an actor-centric understanding of policy integration. Theorizing on the sustainability coordinators in local governance
Policy integration is a key strategy for promoting sustainability, yet recent research calls for more actor-centric approaches to understand it in practice. This article addresses this gap by theorizing on systemic, organizational and individual-level factors that influence how Swedish Sustainability Coordinators engage with critical tasks to integrate sustainability in local governance. Our framework demonstrates how sustainability and governanc…
Disadvantaged middle leaders in disadvantaged schools?
This article develops knowledge about middle leading in socio-economic disadvantaged schools as an improvement strategy to strengthen professional learning and development and contribute to equity. Middle leaders’ opportunities to affect teaching and learning in disadvantaged schools are unexplored. The article is based on the premise that middle leaders’ duties need to be comprehensible, manageable and meaningful for them and others in order to …
Political science (3 works) · Public Administration (3 works) · Public Policy and Administration Research (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Corporate governance (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Management (2 works) · Policy Transfer and Learning (2 works)