Jörgen Sparf
Docent|Associate Professor
- Tjänstetitel: Docent
- Akademisk titel: Docent
- Annan titel: PhD, MA, MFA
- Telefon arbete: +46 (0)10-1428276
- E-postadress: jorgen.sparf@miun.se
- Rumsnummer: P3205
- Ort: Östersund
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- Anställd inom ämnet:
- Sociologi
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- Forskningscentra:
- Risk and crisis research centre, RCR
Jörgen Sparf is an associate professor of Sociology at Mid Sweden University. He is a founding member of the Risk and Crisis Research Centre, www.miun.se/en/rcr.
Jörgen is Sweden's appointed representative in the European Science and Technology Advisory Group (E-STAG) of the United Nations office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)(https://www.undrr.org/about-undrr/where-we-work/regional-office-europe-central-asia/e-stag). He also represents the Risk and Crisis Research Centre in the Global Alliance of Disaster Research Institutes, GADRI (http://gadri.net).
Forskningsområden
Jörgen's theoretical interests are relational sociology, organization theory, social networks, and theories pertaining to disaster, resilience, and vulnerability and capacity. He mainly conducts empirical research in the broad field of crisis and disaster studies, such as social network analysis, critical resilience studies, and vulnerability and capacity issues.
Forskning
Jörgen is currently leading or is a researcher in the following research projects:
Title: LEGITIPREP ‑ Boundaries of Legitimation: Crisis Normalization and Preparedness
Budget: 6 Million SEK
Funder: The Swedish Research Council
Running time: 2024–2026
Website: https://www.miun.se/en/Research/research-projects/ongoing-research-projects/boundaries-of-legitimation-crisis-normalization-and-preparedness/
Title: FUTURESILIENCE – Creating future societal through innovative, science-based co-creation labs
Budget: 2.9 Million €
Funder: Horizon Europe
Running time: 2023–2025
Website: https://futuresilience.eu
Title: FOUNTAIN – Fostering sustainable university-industry techno-entrepreneurial collaborations and innovations in Asian universities
Funder: The European Commission (Erasmus+)
Budget: 800.000 €
Running time: 2023–2025
Website: https://fountain.lk
A significant achievement in Jörgen's career is the unique immersive environment RCR Simulation Lab. He was the project manager for the EU-funded development of the lab and the director of the lab 2017–2022. www.miun.se/en/rcr-lab.
Since 2022, Jörgen is working part-time as senior researcher at NTNU Social Research AS in Trondheim, Norway. Please find more information at https://samforsk.no.
Undervisning
With over 20 years at the university, Jörgen has extensive experience as a supervisor and instructor on all university levels. He has taught sociological theory, social network analysis, critical thinking, and methods. His teaching in applied fields has mainly been on organisation, leadership, risk and crisis management.
Jörgen currently supervises three doctoral researchers:
- Sophie Kolmodin, on her research of civil society organisations in the field of immigrant reception and social resilience (2018-2025).
- Simone Grännsjö, on her studies of policies to combat radicalisation and violent extremism on a local level (2021-).
- Colin van den Akker, on his research on ambiguity in transfer and communication of scientific knowledge.
Jörgen has supervised two students to completion: Dr Per Becker, professor at Lund University, and Olov Hemmingsson, lecturer at Mid Sweden University.
Jörgen has held administrative positions as Programme Director and Director of Studies for 15 years. He is the founder of the undergraduate programme in risk and crisis management at Mid Sweden University and the Master in Sociology: Risk, Resilience, Working Life.
Above his PhD and MA in sociology, Jörgen holds a teacher's degree, Master of Fine Arts and Education, from Lund University, with the clarinet as his principal instrument.
Forskningsprojekt
Pågående
LEGITIPREP - Legitimeringens gränser: Normalisering av kriser och beredskap
Avslutade
ASCENT (Advancing Skill Creation to Enhance Transformation)
Lokala nätverk för trygghet och säkerhet
Multiorganisatorisk samverkan vid kriser (MOSAIK)
Samhällsresiliens i Sverige: Styrning, sociala nätverk och lärande (RISE)
SECRA – Strengthening University-Enterprise Collaboration for Resilient Communities in Asia
Publikationer
Artiklar i tidskrifter
Artiklar, recensioner
Böcker
Doktorsavhandlingar, sammanläggningar
Kapitel i böcker, del av antologier
Konferensbidrag
Rapporter
Samlingsverk (redaktör)
Artiklar i tidskrifter
Grännsjö, S. , Petridou, E. , Sparf, J. & Weible, C. M. (2025). Coalitions and Characters : Tracing the Maturity of Sweden's Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism Policies. Review of Policy Research,
Petridou, E. , Sparf, J. & Zahariadis, N. (2025). The Policy Entrepreneur as a Crosscutting Concept in Theories of the Policy Process : A Scoping Review of European Empirical Applications. European Policy Analysis, vol. 11: 2, ss. 191-206.
Becker, P. , Sparf, J. & Petridou, E. (2024). Identifying proactive and reactive policy entrepreneurs in collaborative networks in flood risk management. Policy and Politics, vol. 52: 2, ss. 298-320.
Zahariadis, N. , Karokis‐Mavrikos, V. , Exadaktylos, T. , Kyriakidis, A. , Sparf, J. & Petridou, E. (2023). Advancing the operationalization of national policy styles. European Policy Analysis, vol. 9: 3, ss. 200-218.
Petridou, E. , Sparf, J. , Hemmingsson, O. & Pihl, K. (2023). Immersive simulation and experimental design in risk and crisis management : Implications for learning. Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management, vol. 31: 4, ss. 1009-1017.
Zahariadis, N. , Petridou, E. , Exadaktylos, T. & Sparf, J. (2023). Policy styles and political trust in Europe’s national responses to the COVID-19 crisis. Policy Studies, vol. 44: 1, ss. 46-67.
Zahariadis, N. , Exadaktylos, T. , Sparf, J. , Petridou, E. , Kyriakidis, A. & Papadopoulos, I. (2022). Assessing the effectiveness of public health interventions for Covid‐19 in Greece and Cyprus. European Policy Analysis, vol. 8: 3, ss. 345-359.
Sparf, J. , Petridou, E. , Granberg, M. , Becker, P. & Onn, B. (2022). Pandemic responses at the subnational level : Exploring politics, administration, and politicization in Swedish municipalities. European Policy Analysis, vol. 8: 3, ss. 327-344.
Petridou, E. , Becker, P. & Sparf, J. (2021). Policy Entrepreneurs in Public Administration : A Social Network Analysis. Politics and Policy, vol. 49: 2, ss. 414-445.
Sparf, J. , Petridou, E. , Skog, F. , Kolmodin, S. & Ljungdahl, J. (2019). Experimental Design in Teaching Crisis and Emergency Management in Social Sciences : The Case of the RCR Lab at Mid Sweden University. International Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters, vol. 37: 1, ss. 92-100.
Sparf, J. (2019). Interfaces in temporary multi-organizations in routine emergency management : The case of Stockholm. Safety Science, vol. 118: October 2019, ss. 702-708.
Sparf, J. & Petridou, E. (2018). Collaborations in Routine Emergency Management : Lessons from Sweden. Procedia Engineering, vol. 212, ss. 302-308.
Petridou, E. & Sparf, J. (2017). For safety’s sake : the strategies of institutional entrepreneurs and bureaucratic reforms in Swedish crisis management, 2001–2009. Policy & Society, vol. 36: 4, ss. 556-574.
Sparf, J. (2016). Disability and Vulnerability : Interpretations of Risk in Everyday Life. Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management, vol. 24: 4, ss. 244-252.
Guiliani, L. , Revez, A. , Sparf, J. , Jayasena, S. & Faber, M. H. (2016). SOCIAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF DISASTER RESILIENCE. International Journal of Strategic Property Management, vol. 20: 3, ss. 277-290.
Faber, M. H. , Guiliani, L. , Revez, A. , Jayasena, S. , Sparf, J. & Mendez, J. M. (2014). Interdisciplinary Approach to Disaster Resilience Education and Research. Procedia Economics and Finance, vol. 18, ss. 601-609.
Sparf, J. & Öhman, S. (2014). On Risk and Disability : Investigating the Influence of Disability and Social Capital on the Perception and Digital Communication of risk. Journal of Risk Analysis and Crisis Response, vol. 4: 1, ss. 20-33.
Artiklar, recensioner
Sparf, J. (2021). Jeffrey C. Alexander, What Makes a Social Crisis? The Societalization of Social Problems. International Review of Public Policy, vol. 3: 3, ss. 382-385.
Böcker
Petridou, E. , Sparf, J. , Zahariadis, N. & Birkland, T. A. (2025). Policy Entrepreneurs, Crises, and Policy Change. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press (Cambridge Elements in Public Policy ).
Doktorsavhandlingar
Sparf, J. (2014). Tillit i samhällsskyddets organisation : Om det sociala gränssnittet i risk- och krishantering mellan kommunen och funktionshindrade. Diss. (Sammanläggning) Östersund : Mittuniversitetet, 2014 (Mid Sweden University doctoral thesis : 202)
Kapitel i böcker, del av antologier
Petridou, E. , Sparf, J. & Broqvist, H. (2023). Sweden : A Decentralized, Coordinated Response to the Pandemic. I Governments’ Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Europe : Navigating the Perfect Storm. Palgrave Macmillan.
Sparf, J. (2022). Norwegian Corporatism : A Centripetal National Response to the Pandemic. I Policy Styles and Trust in the Age of Pandemics : Global Threat, National Responses. Routledge (Routledge Studies in Governance and Public Policy). S. 119-133.
Zahariadis, N. , Petridou, E. , Exadaktylos, T. & Sparf, J. (2022). Policy Styles and Policy Making During Times of Crisis. I Policy Styles and Trust in the Age of Pandemics : Global Threat, National Responses. Routledge (Routledge Studies in Governance and Public Policy). S. 17-38.
Zahariadis, N. , Petridou, E. , Exadaktylos, T. & Sparf, J. (2022). The Politics of National Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic. I Policy Styles and Trust in the Age of Pandemics : Global Threat, National Responses. Routledge (Routledge Studies in Governance and Public Policy). S. 3-16.
Petridou, E. , Sparf, J. & Pihl, K. (2020). Resilience work in Swedish local governance : Evidence from the areas of climate change adaptation, migration, and violent extremism. I Understanding Disaster Risk : A Multidimensional Approach. Amsterdam : Elsevier. S. 225-238.
Sparf, J. (2016). Kunskap och övningar för resiliens. I Katastrofriskreducering : Perspektiv, praktik, potential. Lund : Studentlitteratur AB. S. 385-412.
Sparf, J. (2015). Trust as an Opportunity in Public Risk and Crisis Management. I At the Crossroads of Crisis and Opportunity : Interdisciplinary Conversations. Inter-Disciplinary Press.
Sparf, J. (2013). The Risk and Crisis Management Relation between Local Authorities and Disabled People. I Finding Opportunities in Crises. Oxford : Inter-disciplinary.net (Probing the Boundaries). S. 139-148.
Sparf, J. (2013). Trust As An Element Of Public Risk And Crisis Management. I Finding opportunities in crisis. Oxford : Inter-Disciplinary Press.
Sparf, J. (2009). Funktionshindrade och risker. I Risker i det moderna samhället : Samhällsvetenskapliga perspektiv. Lund : Studentlitteratur. S. 217-236.
Sparf, J. (2009). Organisering av riskhantering. I Risker i det moderna samhället : Samhällsvetenskapliga perspektiv. Lund : Studentlitteratur. S. 139-168.
Sparf, J. (2009). Risk ur ett systemteoretiskt perspektiv. I Risker i det moderna samhället : Samhällsvetenskapliga perspektiv. Lund : Studentlitteratur. S. 121-138.
Konferensbidrag
Sparf, J. (2023). Studying Policy Processes in Wicked Problems : Conceptual and Operationalisation Challenges. Paper presented at the Conference on Policy Process Research (COPPR) 2023: Advancing Policy Process, Theories, and Methods
Petridou, E. , Becker, P. & Sparf, J. (2019). Entrepreneurial Bureaucrats : A Social Network Analysis of Lomma and Staffanstorp Municipalities, Sweden. I Proceedings.
Petridou, E. , Becker, P. & Sparf, J. (2019). Policy entrepreneurs and flood risk mitigation in Sweden : A structural analysis. I Proceedings.
Pihl, K. & Sparf, J. (2018). RCR Lab - Enhanced Learning In A Virtual And Physical Immersion Classroom, Part Of Producing Innovative Research For Regional Development. I 12Th International Technology, Education And Development Conference (Inted). (INTED Proceedings). S. 5298--5298.
Sparf, J. & Samor, L. (2017). Journeying Rurality - Individuals' Perspectives On Space And Place In The Scandinavian Inland. I INTED Proceedings.. S. 6873-
Danielsson, E. , Sparf, J. & Hemmingsson, O. (2017). Producing knowledge about extreme situations. Paper presented at the 3rd International Workshop Doing Reserach In Extreme Contest: What can be learned? IAE Paris Sorbonne Graduate Business School 10-20 of October 2017
Sparf, J. & Petridou, E. (2017). Virtual And Physical Immersion Classroom For Enhanced Learning In The Behavioural And Social Sciences. I INTED2017: 11TH INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGY, EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE. (INTED Proceedings). S. 6835-
Sparf, J. & Petridou, E. (2015). Tidal wave: critical junctures, political agency and the shift of crisis management policy in Sweden, 2004-2009. I NEEDS - The First Northern European Conference on Emergency and Disaster Studies. University of Copenhagen, December 9-11, 2015.
Danielsson, E. & Sparf, J. (2014). Multi-organizational collaboration - A workshop experiment on how different professionals view an incident. I Proceedings of the 5th International Disaster and Risk Conference: Integrative Risk Management - The Role of Science, Technology and Practice, IDRC Davos 2014.. S. 192--195.
Sparf, J. (2013). The risk and crisis management relation between local authorities and disabled people. Paper presented at the Amsterdam Risk Conference
Sparf, J. (2013). The risk and crisis management relation between local authorities and disabled people. Paper presented at the OPPORTUNITY IN CRISIS Finding Benefits in Difficult Life Events
Sparf, J. (2007). Personal immobility in crises : GPMS - Göteborg Public Management Seminar - on risk and leadership.
Sparf, J. (2007). Risk, Disability and Resources : Sociologi i Sverige i Samtiden. Sveriges Sociologförbund.
Sparf, J. & Öhman, S. (2006). Resources and risk perception : XVI ISA World Congress of Sociology, Durban, South Africa, 23-29 July 2006.
Sparf, J. & Öhman, S. (2006). Risk perception among disabled people in Sweden: The role of social involvement and resources : New Perspectives on Risk Communication Uncertainty in a Complex Society. A Multi-Disciplinary International Research Conference. 31 August - 2 September, 2006 Göteborg, Sweden..
Sparf, J. (2006). Riskteoretiska perspektiv : Sveriges sociologförbunds årsmöteskonferens "Staden och Östeuropa".
Sparf, J. (2005). Information in times of chaos. I European Sociological Association, "Rethinking inequalities" Torun, Poland, 9 - 13 September, 2005.
Rapporter
Petridou, E. , Sparf, J. , Onn, B. , Jochem, S. & Schøyen, M. A. (2024). Sweden Report : Sustainable Governance Indicators 2024. Verlag Bertelsmann Stiftung
Petridou, E. , Sparf, J. , Jochem, S. & Detlef, J. (. (2022). Sustainable Governance Indicators 2022 : Sweden Report. Verlag Bertelsmann Stiftung
Sparf, J. , Petridou, E. , Granberg, M. & Onn, B. (2021). Kommunal organisering av pandemirespons : En realtidsstudie av lokal resiliens. MSB
Sparf, J. & Petridou, E. (2021). Sweden Country Report. Stavanger : Universitetet i Stavanger (Rapporter fra UiS 98).
Petridou, E. , Sparf, J. , Jochem, S. & Hustedt, T. (2021). Sweden Report : Sustainable Governance in the Context of the COVID-19 Crisis. Verlag Bertelsmann Stiftung (Sustainable Governance Indicators ).
Sparf, J. , Petridou, E. , Landgren, J. & Lyckvi, S. (2019). Larmoperatörskluster: Organisering för samverkan i vardag och kris. Myndigheten för samhällsskydd och beredskap
Sparf, J. & Petridou, E. (2019). Resilience in Practice : A Survey of Recent European Union Projects. (RCR Working Paper Series 2019:4).
Sparf, J. & Migliorini, M. (2019). Socioeconomic and data challenges : Disaster risk reduction in Europe. Geneva : United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
Sparf, J. , Amaratunga, D. , Faber, M. , Haigh, R. , Indirli, M. , Kaklauskas,, A. , Lill, I. , Perdikou, S. & et al. (2015). Disaster Resilience Education and Research. Roadmap for Europe 2030.
Sparf, J. (2015). Individens förmåga att ta ansvar för sin egen säkerhet : Särskilt utsatta grupper. Karlstad : Myndigheten för samhällsskydd och beredskap
Danielsson, E. , Sparf, J. , Karlsson, R. & Oscarsson, O. (2015). Sektorsövergripande samverkan vid kriser. Östersund : Mittuniversitetet (RCR Working Paper Series 2015:2).
Danielsson, E. , Sparf, J. , Olof, O. & Karlsson, R. (2015). Sektorsövergripande samverkan vid kriser. Karlstad : (MSB Rapportserie MSB894).
Demarin, E. , Danielsson, E. , Eliasson, L. , Johansson, R. , Olofsson, A. , Sparf, J. & Öhman, S. (2010). Samhällsvetenskapliga perspektiv på risk och kris : Uppfattning, kommunikation och organisation..
Samlingsverk (redaktör)
Zahariadis, N. (ed.) , Petridou, E. (ed.) , Exadaktylos, T. (ed.) & Sparf, J. (ed.) (2022). Policy Styles and Trust in the Age of Pandemics : Global Threat, National Responses. Routledge (Routledge Studies in Governance and Public Policy ).