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Falling between the chairs or too many chairs to fall on? A narrative policy analysis of outdoor recreation in Swedish policymaking

Elfström, Anna LU (2022) In Master Thesis Series in Environmental Studies and Sustainability Science MESM02 20221
LUCSUS (Lund University Centre for Sustainability Studies)
Abstract
Friluftsliv, Swedish for outdoor recreation, is a relevant concept for sustainable development, yet as a political objective, friluftsliv is struggling to gain a foothold in Swedish public policymaking. To generate knowledge of how friluftsliv is used in policymaking, and to address the growing demand for friluftsliv by the public, I explore visions of friluftsliv as articulated in the Swedish Parliament Chamber between 2010-2021. Utilizing an interpretive approach to the Narrative Policy Framework (NPF), I identify and analyze four dominant policy narratives of friluftsliv: the Multi-use forestry, Profitability, Affordability, and Municipality narratives. My analysis adds to literature stating that friluftsliv as a political objective... (More)
Friluftsliv, Swedish for outdoor recreation, is a relevant concept for sustainable development, yet as a political objective, friluftsliv is struggling to gain a foothold in Swedish public policymaking. To generate knowledge of how friluftsliv is used in policymaking, and to address the growing demand for friluftsliv by the public, I explore visions of friluftsliv as articulated in the Swedish Parliament Chamber between 2010-2021. Utilizing an interpretive approach to the Narrative Policy Framework (NPF), I identify and analyze four dominant policy narratives of friluftsliv: the Multi-use forestry, Profitability, Affordability, and Municipality narratives. My analysis adds to literature stating that friluftsliv as a political objective lacks its own platform and rests on a merger with external values, which largely depends on definitions of public interests. The narratives manifest juxtapositions of public and private interests and central and local mandates. Hence, friluftsliv as an objective risk getting increasingly polarized and invokes consensus-making approaches. (Less)
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author
Elfström, Anna LU
supervisor
organization
course
MESM02 20221
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
outdoor recreation, narrative policy framework, sustainability science, Swedish politics, sustainable development, public policy making, resource management
publication/series
Master Thesis Series in Environmental Studies and Sustainability Science
report number
2022:023
language
English
id
9084117
date added to LUP
2022-06-09 10:48:48
date last changed
2022-06-09 10:48:48
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  abstract     = {{Friluftsliv, Swedish for outdoor recreation, is a relevant concept for sustainable development, yet as a political objective, friluftsliv is struggling to gain a foothold in Swedish public policymaking. To generate knowledge of how friluftsliv is used in policymaking, and to address the growing demand for friluftsliv by the public, I explore visions of friluftsliv as articulated in the Swedish Parliament Chamber between 2010-2021. Utilizing an interpretive approach to the Narrative Policy Framework (NPF), I identify and analyze four dominant policy narratives of friluftsliv: the Multi-use forestry, Profitability, Affordability, and Municipality narratives. My analysis adds to literature stating that friluftsliv as a political objective lacks its own platform and rests on a merger with external values, which largely depends on definitions of public interests. The narratives manifest juxtapositions of public and private interests and central and local mandates. Hence, friluftsliv as an objective risk getting increasingly polarized and invokes consensus-making approaches.}},
  author       = {{Elfström, Anna}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  series       = {{Master Thesis Series in Environmental Studies and Sustainability Science}},
  title        = {{Falling between the chairs or too many chairs to fall on? A narrative policy analysis of outdoor recreation in Swedish policymaking}},
  year         = {{2022}},
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