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We approach neoliberalization as a form of rule and governing that manifests itself in marketization and managerialization. These processes are entangled but also distinct. We take marketization to be the subjection of all spheres in society to a market and competition logic, while managerialization refers to the increased use, and institutionalization, of a set of technologies of governing that draw on a varied repertoire of standardized methods, procedures and techniques that are deemed to increase effectiveness regardless of divergent contextual conditions.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We explore manifestations of marketization and managerialization as they unfold in the intersection of the public, private and civil society sector. Particularly, we focus on practices and organizational forms that have become more prevalent in neoliberal society. Consequently, we currently focus on four topics of research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Projectification.<\/strong><em> <\/em>We are interested in how the <em>project format<\/em> has colonized both the public sector and civil society, leading to an advanced adaptation of activities and operations to the project logic and the bureaucratic practices associated with it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Public procurement<\/strong>. We explore and assess the effects of public procurement of external services and expertise. We take an interest in how the increased use of public procurement creates new roles for bureaucrats as well as a more intense work to create and maintain markets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Consultants<\/strong><em>. <\/em>We study how private consultants are increasingly recruited for problem solving and organizational development in the public and civil society sector, and the effects of this privatization of central functions in public sector and civil society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Knowledge and expertise.<\/strong><em> <\/em>We study the increasing use of evidence-based knowledge and expertise for the purpose of policy-making in the public sector and in international organizations. We take a particular interest in the generation, maintenance and legitimization of knowledge and expertise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In parallel to our focus on analyzing the empirical manifestations of marketization and managerialization in terms of implementation, institutionalization and legitimization, we also critically scrutinize and assess their broader political effects in society, particularly how they contribute to depoliticization which hampers the realization of democratic visions and imaginaries.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-background-color has-primary-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-302521cd471c5c5a70d6c57951653c86 is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(u002du002dwpu002du002dcustomu002du002dspacingu002du002dlarge, 8rem);padding-bottom:var(u002du002dwpu002du002dcustomu002du002dspacingu002du002dlarge, 8rem)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide has-text-align-center\" style=\"margin-bottom:2rem;font-size:clamp(3.25rem, 8vw, 6.25rem);line-height:1.15\"><em>relevant<\/em> <em>publication<\/em>s<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Scott, D.&nbsp;&amp; Olivius, E. (2023).&nbsp;Making gender known: Assembling gender expertise in international organizations<em>. International Studies Quarterly 67<\/em>(2).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Scott, D.&nbsp;(2023). Entering the world of project making: Mobilizing&nbsp;<em>assemblage thinking&nbsp;<\/em>to unpack projects as political constructions. In Fred, M. &amp; Godenhjelm, S (eds.).&nbsp;<em>Projectification of Organizations, Governance and Societies: Theoretical Perspectives and Empirical Implications&nbsp;<\/em>(pp. 57-73)<em>.&nbsp;<\/em>Palgrave MacMillan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Scott, D. &amp;&nbsp;R\u00f6nnblom, M. (2023).&nbsp;<em>Projektifierad feminism: En studie av kvinnoorganisationers hantering av projektformens krav och f\u00f6rv\u00e4ntningar [Projectifying feminism: A study of women\u2019s organizations\u2019 handling of the requirements and expectations stemming from the project format].&nbsp;<\/em>Myndigheten f\u00f6r ungdoms- och civilsamh\u00e4llesfr\u00e5gor (MUCF).&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mucf.se\/sites\/default\/files\/2023\/04\/MUCF-Projektifierad%20feminism_3.pdf\">Projektifierad feminism (mucf.se)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Scott. D. &amp; R\u00f6nnblom, M. (2022). Projectifying feminism: Exploring the conditions for feminist politics in international development aid. <em>European Journal of Politics and Gender 5<\/em>(2), 250-266<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Scott, D. (2021). <em>(Dis)assembling Development: Organizing Swedish Development Aid through Projectification. <\/em>(Doctoral Dissertation, Karlstad University)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Olsson, D., \u00d6jehag-Pettersson, A., Granberg, M., 2021. Building a Sustainable Society: Construction, Public Procurement Policy and \u2018Best Practice\u2019 in the European Union. Sustainability 13, 1\u201318.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/su13137142\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/su13137142<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Olsson, D., \u00d6jehag-Pettersson, A., 2020. Buying a sustainable society: the case of public procurement in Sweden. Local Environment 25, 681\u2013696 <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/13549839.2020.1820471\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/13549839.2020.1820471<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00d6jehag-Pettersson, A., &amp; Mitander, T. (2020). <em>Traveling Expertise and Regional Development<\/em>. Routledge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00d6jehag-Pettersson, A., Granberg, M., 2019. Public Procurement as Marketisation: Impacts on Civil Servants and Public Administration in Sweden. Scandinavian Journal of Public Administration 23, 43-59\u201359.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00d6jehag-Pettersson, A. (2017). Working for change: projectified politics and gender equality. <em>NORA-Nordic Journal of Feminist and Gender Research<\/em>, <em>25<\/em>(3), 163-178.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marketisation and managerialization Abstract In this research theme, we take an interest in analyzing and critically scrutinizing a set of governing practices which have become increasingly prevalent due to ongoing processes of neoliberalization. We approach neoliberalization as a form of rule and governing that manifests itself in marketization and managerialization. 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