Helena Holgersson
Biographic Data
| ID | 5984988 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Helena Holgersson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Helena |
| FAMILY NAME | Holgersson |
| SIGNATURE | HOLGERSSON H |
| AFFILIATIONS | Göteborgs Stads |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8768-4422 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 17 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Skies over Frölunda
This article elaborates on the shared experience of displacement pressure expressed by low-income residents in the Modernist multi-storey area of Frölunda, built in the post-war decades as part of the Swedish Social Democratic ‘The People’s Home’ project. As Sweden’s second city, Gothenburg plans to grow ‘from the inside and out’ in the coming decades. Areas like Frölunda, located between the city centre and the outskirts, have been targeted for …
The sociological craft through the lens of theatre
Since its inception as an academic discipline in the 19th century, sociology has carried an internal tension between the “scientific” and the “hermeneutic” orientations. In response to this tension, the present article reviews important sociological publications that address the art-science dichotomy and explores the relationship between academic sociology and artistic work on society. It takes its departure point from a collaboration between the…
Revisiting the urban frontier through the case of New Kvillebäcken, Gothenburg
It has been 20 years since Neil Smith published his classic The New Urban Frontier. In this paper we argue for the continuing relevance of his concepts by analysing the development of a new exclusive residential area (New Kvillebäcken) in the Gustaf Dalén area, a re-purposed industrial site on the edge of the central city of Gothenburg, Sweden. We show how the early millennial plans to create a new city district—Älvstaden (River City)—involved a …
Revisiting the urban frontier through the case of New Kvillebäcken, Gothenburg
It has been 20 years since Neil Smith published his classic The New Urban Frontier. In this paper we argue for the continuing relevance of his concepts by analysing the development of a new exclusive residential area (New Kvillebäcken) in the Gustaf Dalén area, a re-purposed industrial site on the edge of the central city of Gothenburg, Sweden. We show how the early millennial plans to create a new city district—Älvstaden (River City)—involved a …
Revisiting the urban frontier through the case of New Kvillebäcken, Gothenburg
It has been 20 years since Neil Smith published his classic The New Urban Frontier. In this paper we argue for the continuing relevance of his concepts by analysing the development of a new exclusive residential area (New Kvillebäcken) in the Gustaf Dalén area, a re-purposed industrial site on the edge of the central city of Gothenburg, Sweden. We show how the early millennial plans to create a new city district—Älvstaden (River City)—involved a …
The sociological craft through the lens of theatre
Since its inception as an academic discipline in the 19th century, sociology has carried an internal tension between the “scientific” and the “hermeneutic” orientations. In response to this tension, the present article reviews important sociological publications that address the art-science dichotomy and explores the relationship between academic sociology and artistic work on society. It takes its departure point from a collaboration between the…
Skies over Frölunda
This article elaborates on the shared experience of displacement pressure expressed by low-income residents in the Modernist multi-storey area of Frölunda, built in the post-war decades as part of the Swedish Social Democratic ‘The People’s Home’ project. As Sweden’s second city, Gothenburg plans to grow ‘from the inside and out’ in the coming decades. Areas like Frölunda, located between the city centre and the outskirts, have been targeted for …
Economic geography (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Urban Planning and Governance (2 works) · Urbanization and City Planning (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 work) · Archaeology (1 work) · Art (1 work) · Art history (1 work) · Computer Science (1 work)