Local information activities 1979

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Creator/Principal investigator(s)

Lennart Brantgärde - University of Gothenburg, Department of Political Science

Description

The purpose of this survey was to illustrate the information activities of the Swedish municipalities during a period of increasing need for local information, due to the amalgamation reform and the expansion of local activities. A mail questionnaire, framed in collaboration with the information department of the Swedish Association of Local Authorities, was sent to all local governments. The questionnaire included questions on information papers and other summaries of local service and activities, information bureaus and local advertising. Other questions dealt with information to immigrants and other groups in society.

Purpose:

Provide a current picture of the Swedish municipalities actions to inform the general public

Subject area

Land use and planning, Information society, Minorities (CESSDA Topic Classification)
Social Sciences, Political Science (The Swedish standard of fields of research 2011)

Keywords

local government services, dissemination of information, information materials, minority languages, access to information, public services, minority groups

Principal organisation

University of Gothenburg

Responsible department/unit

Creator/Principal investigator(s)

Lennart Brantgärde - University of Gothenburg, Department of Political Science

Contributor(s)

Iris Alfredsson - University of Gothenburg, Department of Political Science orcid

Identifiers

SND-ID: SND 0005

Description

The purpose of this survey was to illustrate the information activities of the Swedish municipalities during a period of increasing need for local information, due to the amalgamation reform and the expansion of local activities. A mail questionnaire, framed in collaboration with the information department of the Swedish Association of Local Authorities, was sent to all local governments. The questionnaire included questions on information papers and other summaries of local service and activities, information bureaus and local advertising. Other questions dealt with information to immigrants and other groups in society.

Purpose:

Provide a current picture of the Swedish municipalities actions to inform the general public

Language

Swedish

Time period(s) investigated

1979-01-01 — 1979-12-31

Geographic spread

Geographic location: Sweden

Lowest geographic unit

Municipality

Highest geographic unit

Country

Unit of analysis

Population

Swedish municipalities

Time Method

Sampling procedure

Total universe/Complete enumeration

Data contains personal data

No

Funding

Funding agency: Swedish Council for Research in the Humanitie and Social Sciences

Subject area

Land use and planning, Information society, Minorities (CESSDA Topic Classification)
Social Sciences, Political Science (The Swedish standard of fields of research 2011)

Keywords

local government services, dissemination of information, information materials, minority languages, access to information, public services, minority groups

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Strömberg, L., & Westerståhl, J. (eds.) (1984) De nya kommunerna. Stockholm: Liber.
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ISBN: 9789138903186

Brantgärde, L., Alfredsson, I., & Sjölin, M. (1981) Rapport från kommunaldemokratiska forskningsgruppen. Kommunalpolitik, massmedier och medborgare : Studier av kunskaper, mediautbud och förutsättningar för lokal opinionsbildning (Ds Kn 1981:13). Stockholm : LiberFörlag/Allmänna förl. ISBN: 91-38-06407-3.
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ISSN: 0346-5721
ISBN: 91-38-06407-3

Strömberg, L., & Westerståhl, J. (eds.) (1984) The new Swedish communes : a summary of local government research. Stockholm: Liber. ISBN 91-38-90572-8.
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ISBN: 9789138905722

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1988-11-01
https://doi.org/10.5878/001127

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Local information activities 1979

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Lennart Brantgärde. University of Gothenburg, Department of Political Science (1988). <em>Local information activities 1979</em>. Swedish National Data Service. Version 1.0. <a href="https://doi.org/10.5878/001127">https://doi.org/10.5878/001127</a>

Creator/Principal investigator(s)

Lennart Brantgärde - University of Gothenburg, Department of Political Science

Data format / data structure

Numeric

Data collection

Mode of collection: Self-administered questionnaire: paper

Time period(s) for data collection: 1980-03

Data collector: University of Gothenburg, Department of Political Science

Instrument: Questionnaire to the communes (Structured questionnaire)

Source of the data: Population group

Variables

164

Number of individuals/objects

277

Response rate/participation rate

99

Published: 1982-01-01
Last updated: 2019-05-21