Demokrati vid sidan av kärnan
En studie av folkbibliotekens programverksamheter utifrån ett demokratiperspektiv
Public LibrariesProgram activitiesDemocracyLibrary and DemocracyFolkbibliotekProgramverksamheterDemokratiBibliotek och demokrati
In this master thesis, I investigate four Public Librarys´ program activities. The purpose is to explore what the library program activities contribute to as a part of a well functioning democracy. The theoretical points, I have brought from political science. I assume three different ideals of democracy; electoral democracy, participation democracy and deliberative democracy. All have different views on what can be characterized by a well-functioning democracy.My empirical material consists of library program guides, the libraries´ target documents and interviews with staff at the libraries who work with or have overall responsibility for program activities in their respective libraries. The surveyed libraries was Stockholm city library, Sollentuna library, Uppsala city library and Gävle city library.My analysis shows that the librarys´ program activities contribute to a functioning democracy based on aspects of each discussed democratic ideals. The result of the interviews in the paper shows a deliberative democratic approach. The informants discuss and emphasise the library as a natural and free meeting place where everyone has access to debate, discuss and highlight their views.