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Changes in ideas on knowledge governance in the context of social services in Sweden
Department of Social Work, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-5269-1961
Association of Local Authorities Norrbotten, Luleå, Sweden.
Luleå University of Technology, Department of Social Sciences, Technology and Arts, Humans and Technology.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-2350-2623
2023 (English)In: Nordic Social Work Research, ISSN 2156-857X, E-ISSN 2156-8588, Vol. 13, no 3, p. 431-444Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Over the past 20 years, the Swedish government and national authorities have organized a structure for knowledge governance in order to implement an evidence-based practice (EBP) for social services. Since the idea of a knowledge governance has not been implemented as expected, it was considered important to develop regional collaboration and support structures (RCSSs) as a link between national and local authorities. In this article, we discuss changes in ideas on knowledge governance at the national level, and also changes in expectations on RCSSs function in knowledge governance of the Swedish social service. Changes in governance also change the prerequisites for implementation of EBP. Therefore, it is important to further examine and analyse ideas on knowledge governance at the national level and whether they change over time. The empirical data consists of official documents and interviews with representatives of key actors at national level. A qualitative content analysis of the interviews was then performed and also an analysis of the official document was used to describe the changes on knowledge governance. This article shows that ideas on knowledge governance has changed over time, from an emphasis on top-down governance towards a more dialogue-based governance. This shift in governance ideals also appears to have had an impact on expectations regarding RCSSs, through an increased emphasis on their collaborative function in relation to both national and local levels. The knowledge governance and the function of the RCSSs appear to be fragile, as this collaboration is based on voluntary partnership and networks.

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Taylor & Francis, 2023. Vol. 13, no 3, p. 431-444
Keywords [en]
Knowledge governance, evidence-based practice, regional cooperation and support structures, changes in governance
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Social Work
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Human Work Sciences
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URN: urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-89811DOI: 10.1080/2156857x.2021.2024242ISI: 001099800900007Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85124141786OAI: oai:DiVA.org:ltu-89811DiVA, id: diva2:1646783
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Swedish Research Council, 2017-02113
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Validerad;2023;Nivå 2;2023-11-08 (hanlid);

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