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The Church of Sweden and the Quest to Bounce Back Better

Linde, Stig LU ; Wijkström, Filip ; Reuter, Marta ; Henrekson, Ebba and Sjöstrand, Erik (2020) p.1-18
Abstract
Civil society organizations have distinctive roles to play in every
society. They collectively contribute to the very communal fabric that
enables a dynamic social contract, and provide the space and the opportunity
for matters not easily handled in the other spheres of society.
In those roles civil society is also a crucial part in the resilience of any
society and a key force in its capacity to cope or even grow with the various,
sudden and unexpected jolts that strike from time to time. One
such situation was the novel coronavirus that impacted the world in the
spring of 2020.
In such extreme situations – be it a natural disaster like a wildfire
or a tsunami, periods of rapid transnational... (More)
Civil society organizations have distinctive roles to play in every
society. They collectively contribute to the very communal fabric that
enables a dynamic social contract, and provide the space and the opportunity
for matters not easily handled in the other spheres of society.
In those roles civil society is also a crucial part in the resilience of any
society and a key force in its capacity to cope or even grow with the various,
sudden and unexpected jolts that strike from time to time. One
such situation was the novel coronavirus that impacted the world in the
spring of 2020.
In such extreme situations – be it a natural disaster like a wildfire
or a tsunami, periods of rapid transnational migration and the displacement
of huge populations like the flow of refugees to many European
countries in late 2015 following the war in Syria, or during a global pandemic
– civil society needs to be both strong and agile.
We focus on organizational learning and use the response of Svenska
kyrkan (the Church of Sweden, henceforth ”the Church”) during two
emergencies. We examine how the Church and her parishes helped
their local communities and Sweden through the crisis created by the
coronavirus in spring 2020. Our discussion also addresses how organizational
learning – the acquisition of new skills and knowledge – contribute
to society’s resilience. (Less)
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keywords
Organizational learning, Civil society organizations, Coronavirus, crisis, Church of Sweden
host publication
Sweden Through the Crisis
editor
Carlsson-Wall, Martin and Lindqvist, Göran
pages
18 pages
publisher
SIR, Stockholm School of Economics Institute for Research.
project
Civil Society Governance: Church of Sweden & Welfare
language
English
LU publication?
yes
additional info
This is a preprint from the book “Sweden Through the Crisis”, to be published in the fall 2020 by SIR, Stockholm School of Economics Institute for Research.
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  abstract     = {{Civil society organizations have distinctive roles to play in every<br/>society. They collectively contribute to the very communal fabric that<br/>enables a dynamic social contract, and provide the space and the opportunity<br/>for matters not easily handled in the other spheres of society.<br/>In those roles civil society is also a crucial part in the resilience of any<br/>society and a key force in its capacity to cope or even grow with the various,<br/>sudden and unexpected jolts that strike from time to time. One<br/>such situation was the novel coronavirus that impacted the world in the<br/>spring of 2020.<br/>In such extreme situations – be it a natural disaster like a wildfire<br/>or a tsunami, periods of rapid transnational migration and the displacement<br/>of huge populations like the flow of refugees to many European<br/>countries in late 2015 following the war in Syria, or during a global pandemic<br/>– civil society needs to be both strong and agile.<br/>We focus on organizational learning and use the response of Svenska<br/>kyrkan (the Church of Sweden, henceforth ”the Church”) during two<br/>emergencies. We examine how the Church and her parishes helped<br/>their local communities and Sweden through the crisis created by the<br/>coronavirus in spring 2020. Our discussion also addresses how organizational<br/>learning – the acquisition of new skills and knowledge – contribute<br/>to society’s resilience.}},
  author       = {{Linde, Stig and Wijkström, Filip and Reuter, Marta and Henrekson, Ebba and Sjöstrand, Erik}},
  booktitle    = {{Sweden Through the Crisis}},
  editor       = {{Carlsson-Wall, Martin and Lindqvist, Göran}},
  keywords     = {{Organizational learning; Civil society organizations; Coronavirus; crisis; Church of Sweden}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  month        = {{06}},
  pages        = {{1--18}},
  publisher    = {{SIR, Stockholm School of Economics Institute for Research.}},
  title        = {{The Church of Sweden and the Quest to Bounce Back Better}},
  url          = {{https://lup.lub.lu.se/search/files/82204532/Bounce_Back_Better._Church_and_COVID_19_Wijkstro_m_et_al_2020_.pdf}},
  year         = {{2020}},
}