Fredrik Garcia

PhD student

My research is focussed on the introduction of new technology into public administration. It deals with issues such as the influence of digitalisation on welfare services.

New technology in public administration

I hold a half-time employment as a doctoral student in political science, with a focus on the introduction of new technology in public administration. An example of the issues I study is how digitalisation influences welfare services.

In addition, I work half-time as management consultant.

Summary CV

Management consultant – Implement Consulting Group (2018-present)
Management consultant – PwC (2015-2018)

Publications

Cover of publication 'The digital meeting as an experiment: Institutional stability and change in municipal decision-making during the pandemic'

Fredrik Garcia (2024)

The digital meeting as an experiment: Institutional stability and change in municipal decision-making during the pandemic

2024

Fredrik Garcia, Erik Järnland, Johan Nordensvärd, Carl-Johan Sommar, Elin Wihlborg (2024) Sweden: relaxed crisis management Crisis Management, Governance and COVID-19: Pandemic Policy and Local Government in the Nordic Countries, p. 68-76 (Chapter in book)

Elin Wihlborg, Fredrik Garcia, Are Vegard Haug (2024) Keep a distance - go online! Digitalisation for crisis responses and its lasting consequences Crisis Management, Governance and COVID-19: Pandemic Policy and Local Government in the Nordic Countries, p. 190-198 (Chapter in book)

Fredrik Garcia (2024) The digital meeting as an experiment: Institutional stability and change in municipal decision-making during the pandemic

Fredrik Garcia (2024) Do Virtual Meetings Lead to More Gender Equal Debates?: A Case Study of Swedish Local Government Council Meetings Electronic Government. EGOV 2024, p. 47-62 (Conference paper)

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Carl-Johan Sommar, Johan Nordensvärd, Elin Wihlborg, Fredrik Garcia (2024) Autonomy and paternalism - framing Swedish COVID-19 restriction policy Critical Policy Studies (Article in journal)

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News

Distance democracy during the pandemic

During the pandemic, we have seen how municipalities have held council meetings in sports arenas or outdoors. They have reduced the number of participants through voter offsetting and have transitioned to digital meetings at a record pace.

Organisation

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Political Science (STATSV)

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Department of Management and Engineering (IEI)

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Studenthuset on Campus Valla in Linköping

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