School of Global Studies Hans.Abrahamsson@globalstudies. gu.se Hans Abrahamsson Contribution to Barrett Values Centre’s 2014 International Conference Building a Values Driven Society Stockholm, June 13, 2014 The global political economy and The Great Transformation of our Time Towards just and socially sustainable Scandinavian cities Knowledge about and approaches to Fair and Socially Sustainable Cities KAIROS
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Dialogue and co-creationInterdependent and mutually constitutive
Dialogue – the art of thinking together. To visualize different perspectives,
conflicting goals and diverging interests. Empowerment for stronger agency.
Co-creation – interaction on equal terms, based upon theoretical anchored
as well as experienced based – tacit knowledge
Dialogue and co-creation is about creating conditions for increased participation and co-creation
to manage wicked and complex social issues of our time. Identifying measures to promote social sustainability
and prevent social conflicts (provention).
A new welfare-regimeSocial sustainabilityProportional universalityIncreased diversity and differing socioeconomic conditions create a need to combineA universal welfare policy with adirected social investmentpolicy
In search for social sustainabilityWhat ought to be done ?
A new growth regimeEconomic sustainability(a) Defining and measuring economic growth Decoupling: Quality of life / well-being(b) Orientation of productionIncreased local resource mobilizationgradually decreased outward orientationThe urban – rural connection
Citizen participation – co-creation and dialogue
Reconsidering the relationship between growth and welfare
Conflicting goals
Growth and sustainabilityThe difficult balancing act given the necessary welfare funding
Global market vulnerabilityThe most globalized country in OECD.TNC / capita50% of GDP export orientedGothenburg 60% of GRP
The policy”le Police”
To do anythingImpartialityConsensus
The political”le Politique”
HowMeansOwnership
Politics”la Politique”
Room of manouevreSystems of production and public health
sence of coherence
What and whyConflicting goals and interests
Citizen participation – co-creation and dialoguein order to break with the post-political consensus
Rhetorical gapPolicyformation Implementation
Confrontationaldialogue
Disciplinarydialogue
Consensus buildingdialogue
Co-creation and citizen dialogueCreativity, innovation and cognitive ability
Identifiation of conflicting goalsManage wicked issues
Westphalian orderGovernment
Post-Westphalian orderGovernment
Transition
Traditional hierarchical policy-driven management (for the voter)
Network Society with their complex social issues place new demands on governance: dialogue and co-creation
Thesis - Antithesis - Synthesis
New Public Management market-driven (for the customer)
Public Value Management network based governance Dialog - co-creation (for citizens)
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Network based governance from New Public Management to
Public Value Management
The value of the common welfare is greater than the satisfaction of individual needs