Educational Background

 2001: PhD (Political Science), Copenhagen University. Title of thesis: Political Parties and Democracy in the Information Age - The Cases of Sweden and Denmark.

1998: Visiting scholar at Centre for Studies of Telematics and Governance (C-STAG), Glasgow Caledonian University (UK).

1995: MSc (Public Administration), Roskilde University.

1995: MA (Science and Technology Studies), Roskilde University & University of East London (UK).  

1988-1991: University studies in political science and history, Gothenburg University

Academic positions

2007 - : Associate Professor at Department of Society and Globalisation, Roskilde University, Denmark

2005 - 2007 : Assistant Professor at Department of Social Science, Roskilde University, Denmark.

2000 - 2005: Junior/Senior lecturer (Political Science) at School of Technology and Society, Malmö University College, Sweden. (Subject leader 2002-2004).

1997 - 2000 PhD student with Centre for Research in Public Organization and Management (COS), Copenhagen Business School & Department of Political Science, Copenhagen University, Denmark.

1995-1997: Teaching Assistant at Department of Social Sciences, Roskilde University, Denmark.

Complete publication list

Books

Agger, A., Löfgren, K. & Torfing, J. (2010) Lokaldemokrati efter kommunalreformen: Erfaringer med netværksbaseret borgerinddragelse' Roskilde: Roskilde Universitetsforlag.

Hall, P. & Löfgren, K. (2006) Politisk Styrning i Praktiken, Liber Förlag, Malmö.

Löfgren, K. (2001) Political Parties and Democracy in the Information Age - The Cases of Sweden and Denmark Ph.D afhandling. Ph.D Serien 2001/5, Institut for Statskundskab, København.

Hoff, J., Löfgren, K. & Johansson, S. (1999) Internet og Demokrati - erfaringer fra kommunalvalg 1997, DJØF forlag, København.

Chapters to edited collections

Löfgren, K & Sørensen, E. (2010) Metagoverning policy networks in e-government. In Weerakkody, V (ed.), Applied Technology Integration in Governmental Organizations: New E-Government Research. Hershey, PA: IGI Global.

Löfgren, K. (2010 - forthcoming) Political Parties in the Information Age - from Leadership Party to Something Completely Different?, In Snellen, I. & Thaens, M. (eds.) Public Administration in an Information Age: A Handbook. Amsterdam IOS Press.

Agger, A. & Löfgren, K. (2010) Participatory Advisory Panels: How Democratic are they? In Amnå, E. (ed.) New Forms of Citizen Participation: Normative Implications, Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft.

Löfgren, K. & Sørensen, E. (2010) Metastyrningsprocesser inom elektronisk förvaltning, I Lindblad-Gidlund, K. et al. (red) Förvaltning och medborgarskap i förändring: etablerad praxis och kritiska perspektiv, Lund: Studentlitteratur.

Agger, A.& Löfgren, K. (2007) How Democratic are Networks based on Citzen Involvement?, i Boogers, M., Franzke, J., Ruano, J. & Schaap (eds.) Tensions between Governance and Democracy, Amsterdam: Reed Elsevier.

Löfgren, K. (2004) Danske politiske partier og internettet - fanger af fortiden i Hoff, J (red.) Danmark som informationssamfund. Muligheder og barrierer for politik og demokrati,  Magtudredningen/Aarhus Universitetsforlag, Århus.

Löfgren, K. & Smith, C. (2003) Political Parties and the Impact of New Information Communication Technologies i Rachel Gibson, Paul Nixon and Stephen Ward (eds.) Net Gain? : Political Parties and Democracy in the Information Age, Routledge. 

Löfgren, K. (2000) Danish Political Parties and New Technology - Interactive Parties or New Shop Windows in Hoff, J. Horrocks, I. & Tops, P. (eds.) Democratic Governance and New Technology: Technologically Mediated Innovations in Political Practices in Western Europe Routledge, ECPR European Politics Series 9.

Löfgren, K., Andersen, K.V. & Sørensen, M. (1999) The Danish Parliament Going Virtual in Coleman, S., Taylor, J. & v.d. Donk, W. (eds.) Parliament in the Age of the Internet, Hansard Society Series in Politics and Government, No. 8, Oxford University Press.

Viborg Andersen, K. & Westh Nikolajsen, H & Löfgren, K. (1999) IT, design, anvendelse og demokrati, Andersen, K.V., Hoff, J., Friis, C. , & Nikolajsen Westh, H. (red.) i Informationsteknologi, organisation og forandring - den offentlige sektor under forvandling, DJØF forlag, København.

Hoff, J., Löfgren, K. Johansson, S. (1999) Kommunalvalg på Nettet - demokratisk værktøj eller fremtidig pengemaskine? Andersen, K.V., Hoff, J., Friis, C., & Nikolajsen Westh, H. (red.)  Informationsteknologi, organisation og forandring - den offentlige sektor under forvandling., DJØF forlag, København.  

Löfgren, K. (1999) Danske politiske partier på Internet in Andersen, K.V., Hoff, J., Friis, C. , & Nikolajsen Westh, H. (red.) Informationsteknologi, organisation og forandring - den offentlige sektor under forvandling., DJØF forlag, København.

Articles to international journals with peer-review

Pedersen, J. S. & Löfgren, K. (forthcoming) Public Sector Reforms: New Public Management without Marketisation? The Danish Case, accepted for publication in International Journal of Public Administration.

Keil, D. & Löfgren; K. (2011) Grenzenlose Visionen. Die Fehmarnbeltregion im Transitkorridor Hamburg-Kopenhagen, Nordeuropaforum, 21(1), pp 9-39. 

Jæger, B. & Löfgren, K (2010) The History of the Future: Changes in Danish E-Government strategies 1994-2010, Information Polity, 15(4), pp. 253-269

Löfgren, K. & Webster, W. (2010) Policy Innovation, Convergence and Divergence: Considering the Policy Transfer Regulating Privacy and Data Protection in Three European Countries, Information Polity 14(4), IOS Press, pp. 279-298.

Löfgren, K., Sørensen, E. & Bjerke, F. (2010) Lessons learned from the Danish national research programme POLFORSK, European Political Science (EPS) pp.420-427.

Hall, P., Kettunen, P., Löfgren, K. & Ringholm, T. (2009), Is there a Nordic approach to questions of democracy in studies of network governance?, Local Government Studies 35(5) pp. 515-538.

Löfgren, K. & Sørensen, E. (2009) How do we metagovern policy networks in e-government, International Journal of Electronic Government Research, (5)4, Idea Press. pp. 43-56.

Agger, A. & Löfgren, K. (2008) Democratic Assessment of Collaborative Planning, Planning Theory. 7(2). Sage Publ. pp. 145-164.

Löfgren, K. (2007) The Governance of E-government: A Governance Perspective on the Swedish E-government Strategy, Public Policy and Administration, 22(3). Sage Publ. pp. 335 - 352.

Hall, P. & Löfgren, K. (2004) The Rise and Decline of a Visionary Policy: Swedish ICT-policy in Retrospect in Information Polity, 9(3-4). IOS Press,  pp. 149 - 165.

Hoff, J., Löfgren, K. & Torpe, L. (2003) The State we are in: E-democracy in Denmark in Information Polity, 8(1-2), IOS Press, pp. 49-66. 

Löfgren, K., Andersen, K.V. & Sørensen, M. (1999) The Danish Parliament going Virtual in Parliamentary Affairs, 52(3): July. Oxford University Press.  pp. 493-502.

Other articles

Löfgren, K. & Ringholm, T. (2009) Introduction: New Network Modes of Nordic Local Governance, Introduction to special issue, Local Government Studies 35(5). pp. 505-514.

Hall, P., Löfgren, K. & Stoltz, P. (2002) Att skapa framtiden - styrningsdilemman inom Svensk IT politik i Nordisk Administrativ Tidskrift, no. 4.  DJØF Forlag, København., pp. 349-366.

Hall, P., Löfgren, K. & Stoltz, P. (2002) Att skapa framtiden - styrningsdilemman inom Svensk IT politik i , no. 4.  DJØF Forlag, København., pp. 349-366.

Löfgren, K. (2000) Kunskap, Teknik och Samhälle - En forskningsöversikt, Praktik och Teori no. 4/2000, pp. 72-85, Malmö Högskola, Malmö.

Löfgren, K. (2000) Politiske partier, informationsteknologi og demokrati, Samfundsøkonomen, 2000/7, DJØF Forlag, København. pp. 20 - 24. 

Löfgren, K. & Hoff, J. (2001) Hvor står dansk IT-forvaltningsforskning: Svar på Kim Viborg Andersens artikel i Samfundsøkonomen 2000:7 i Samfundsøkonomen no. 1/2001, pp. 31-33 & 35. DJØF Publ.

Löfgren, K. (1998) Scandinavian Parties on the Net in ECPR News, (10)1, Autumn issue, pp. 9-10.

Working papers, book reviews etc.  

Löfgren, K. (2009) Offentlig styring i Sverige og UK, FTF-dokumentation, nr 10, Kbh.

Löfgren, K. (2009) Book review: Ambivalence towards Convergence: Digitalization and Media Change, edited by Storsul, T. & Stuedahl, D., forthcoming in Telecommunications Policy, 33(8), pp. 469-470.

Löfgren, K. (2008) Book review: Digital Governance://Networked Societies. Creating Authority, Community and Identity in a Globalized World, edited by Hans Krause Hansen and Jens Hoff, Information Polity, 13(1-2), 111-113.

Löfgren, K. (2008) Boganmeldelse: "Democratic Egovernance - Approaches and Research Directions", af Jan Olsson & Joakim Åstrand (red), Statsvetenskaplig tidskrift, 109(3), 333-336. 

Hoff, J. Löfgren, K. & Johansson, S. (2006) DR, Internet og lokaldemokrati, Institut for statskundskab, Københavns universitet, Arbejdspapir 2006/11.

Agger, A. & Löfgren, K. (2006) How Democratic are Networks Based on Citizen Involvement?, Centre for Demokratic Network Governance, Roskilde University Centre, working paper 2006/1.

Löfgren, K. (2004) Boganmeldelse: "Partiernes medlemmer" af Lars Bille & Jørgen Elklit (red) 2003 i Politik, nummer 2, årgang 7, maj 2004 pp. 96-97.

Löfgren, K. & Smith, C. (1999) Political Parties, Democracy and the New Information and Communication Technologies: Theorising the Relationships, Faculty of Business, Glasgow Caledonian University, Working paper no 21, August 1999.

Löfgren, K. & Smith, C. (1999) Political Parties, Democracy and New Communication Technologies, COS Research Report 3/1999, Copenhagen Business School. Med Smith, C.

Löfgren, K.(1998) Internet och Statskunskap - en introducerande guide, Teaching Series 1998/1, Institut for Statskundskab, Københavns Universitet.

Unpublished conference papers

Löfgren, K. & Hoff, J. (1997) Political Parties and Electronic Networks in Denmark: General Use and Strategy. Paper presented to the XIth meeting of the permanent study Group on Informatization in Public Administration.European Group of Public Administration Annual Conference, Leuven, Belgien. d. 9-13 September 1997.

Löfgren, K. (1999) Danish Parliament in Cyberspace : For whom are we enlarging democracy? Paper prepared for ‘Colloque International - Les parlements dans la societe de l´information' (organiseret af det Franske senat og CEVIPOF - Centre d'etude de la vie politique française.), Paris, d.18 - 19 November, 1999.

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Löfgren, K.(2000) Political Parties, Democratic Governance and New Information and Communication Technologies: Lessons from Scandinavia. Paper prepared for the XIV annual conference of EGPA in Glasgow, August 28 - September, 2, 2000.

Löfgren, K. (2001) Danish Parliament in Cyberspace : For whom are we enlarging democracy? Paper prepared for ‘Internationale Wissenschaftliche Tagung um "Internet und Demokratie", Universität Innsbruck, 1-3 mars, 2001.

Löfgren, K. & Smith, C. (2001) Political parties and Democracy : the theoretical relationsship. Paper prepared for the XV annual conference of EGPA in Vaasa, Finland September, 5-8, 2001.

Löfgren, K. (2003) Intra-party use of new ICTs - bringing memberships back in? Paper prepared for ECPR Joint Sessions, 28 March - 2 April, Edinburgh, UK.

Hall, P. & Löfgren, K. (2004) The Rise and Decline of a Visionary Policy: An Analysis of Swedish ICT-policy. Statsvetenskapliga förbundets årsmöte, Stockholm. 7-9 oktober 2004.

Löfgren, K. (2005) A Policy Perspective on the Development of the Swedish E-government Strategy, Paper prepared for EGPA annual conference. Berne, Switzerland, 31 August - 3 September.

Agger, A. & Löfgren, K. (2006) How Democratic are Networks Based on Citizen Involvement?, Paper prepared for EGPA Annual Conference, Milan, Italy. 6-8. August.

Löfgren, K. & Sørensen, E. (2007) The metagovernance of electronic government.The world summit on Public Governance, Taiwan, 1. maj 2007 - 2. maj 2007.

Löfgren, K. & Webster,W. (2009) Policy Innovation, Convergence and Divergence: Considering the Policy Transfer Regulating Privacy and Data Protection in Three European Countries, Paper presented for ECPR General Conference, 10-12 September 2008, Potsdam.

Hall, P., Löfgren, K. & Nilsson, T. (2009) The small, but significant steps taken by the men within: a complementary understanding of incremental public organisation changes, EGPA Annual Conference, St Julian's Bay, Malta, 2-5 September, 2009.

Agger, A. & Löfgren, K (2009) New models of local democracies - a comparative assesment of democratic advisory panels, EGPA Annual Conference, St Julian's Bay, Malta, 2-5 September, 2009.

Hall, P, Löfgren, K. & Nilsson, T. (2008) Bureau-Shaping Theories and Public Management Reforms, Paper to the XV Conference of NOPSA, Tromsø, August 6-9, 2008.

• Democratic theory 
• Network governance
• Science and technology studies
• Political Parties
• Information and communication technology policy
• Electronic government/democracy
• Policy analysis