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Alvinius, Aida, ProfessorORCID iD iconorcid.org/0000-0001-5070-4979
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Alvinius, A. (2025). Krisledarskap i praktiken: Att leda genom svåra tider (1.1ed.). Stockholm: Gothia kompetens AB
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Krisledarskap i praktiken: Att leda genom svåra tider
2025 (Swedish)Book (Other academic)
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Stockholm: Gothia kompetens AB, 2025. p. 128 Edition: 1.1
National Category
Sociology
Research subject
Leadership and Command & Control
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:fhs:diva-13332 (URN)978-91-7741-481-0 (ISBN)
Available from: 2024-12-19 Created: 2024-12-19 Last updated: 2024-12-19
Alvinius, A., Holmberg, A. & Fors Brandebo, M. (2025). Perspektiv på motstånd i arbetslivet och samhället (1ed.). Lund: Studentlitteratur AB
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Perspektiv på motstånd i arbetslivet och samhället
2025 (Swedish)Book (Other academic)
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Lund: Studentlitteratur AB, 2025. p. 156 Edition: 1
Keywords
motstånd, samhälle, arbetsliv
National Category
Social Sciences
Research subject
Leadership and Command & Control; Leadership and Command & Control; Leadership and Command & Control; Leadership and Command & Control; Leadership and Command & Control
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:fhs:diva-13336 (URN)978-91-44-16003-0 (ISBN)
Available from: 2024-12-19 Created: 2024-12-19 Last updated: 2024-12-20
Alvinius, A. & Hedlund, E. (2024). A colossus on clay feet? Mechanisms of inertia in civil-military collaboration within the context of Swedish total defense. Defence Studies, 24(4), 601-623
Open this publication in new window or tab >>A colossus on clay feet? Mechanisms of inertia in civil-military collaboration within the context of Swedish total defense
2024 (English)In: Defence Studies, ISSN 1470-2436, E-ISSN 1743-9698, Vol. 24, no 4, p. 601-623Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

The study examines Sweden’s strategy for total defense, emphasizing inter-sectoral collaboration at the regional level. Specifically, it aims to identify potential challenges in such collaboration, leading to the following overarching research question: What are the principal challenges linked to cross-sector collaboration within Sweden’s total defense strategy at the regional level. The study is based on interviews and observations from various collaborative exercises. Six participants from different organizations specializing in total defense collaboration were interviewed. In addition to interviews, six observations were conducted during different collaborative exercises, each resulting in field notes forming the basis for analysis. Data collection took place between August 2022 and October 2023. The analysis of collected data identifies three overarching themes – inability, unwillingness, and lack of synchronization – depicting the challenges of collaboration in total defense. These themes intertwine and construct a complex situation, described as “a colossus on clay feet,” referring to various mechanisms of inertia in civil-military collaboration. The study concludes that the identified themes pose significant theoretical challenges, suggesting inherent vulnerabilities in the concept that may impede its effectiveness, with the most concerning aspect being the inability to address fundamental problems even amidst increased resources and determination, necessitating a focused research direction to tackle these dilemmas.

National Category
Sociology
Research subject
Leadership and Command & Control
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:fhs:diva-12660 (URN)10.1080/14702436.2024.2380887 (DOI)
Available from: 2024-07-23 Created: 2024-07-23 Last updated: 2024-11-21Bibliographically approved
Hedlund, E. & Alvinius, A. (2024). Exercises for developing civil‐military collaboration capability: A constructive alignment analysis. Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management, 32(2), 1-13
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Exercises for developing civil‐military collaboration capability: A constructive alignment analysis
2024 (English)In: Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management, ISSN 0966-0879, E-ISSN 1468-5973, Vol. 32, no 2, p. 1-13Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Following the Cold War, Sweden adopted a doctrine promoting perpetual peace, resultingin significant reductions in military defense capabilities and the dismantling of civil defenseinfrastructure. However, geopolitical events such as the Russian invasion of Georgia in2008 and the annexation of Crimea in 2014 prompted Sweden to reassess its securityposture in 2015, leading to the reconstruction of total defense, and an emphasis oncollaboration between the civilian and military defense sectors. Exercises have beeninstrumental in fostering civil‐military collaboration capability. This study aims toinvestigate whether these exercises are effective in enhancing capability for civil‐military collaboration. Data collection involved participant observation during sevenexercises and was analyzed using constructive alignment (CA). Findings indicate that theexercises did not yield discernible learning outcomes, and this is attributed to the Swedishprinciples of responsibility, deficiencies in CA, contextual support, and entrencheddefensive routines.

Keywords
civil‐military collaboration exercises, constructive alignment, context support, defensive routines
National Category
Sociology (excluding Social Work, Social Psychology and Social Anthropology) Pedagogy Other Social Sciences
Research subject
Leadership and Command & Control
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:fhs:diva-12375 (URN)10.1111/1468-5973.12575 (DOI)
Available from: 2024-05-10 Created: 2024-05-10 Last updated: 2024-05-13Bibliographically approved
Alvinius, A. & Holmberg, A. (2024). External, non-governmental resistance in relation to interstate war: an analytical framework. European Security, 33(2), 196-214
Open this publication in new window or tab >>External, non-governmental resistance in relation to interstate war: an analytical framework
2024 (English)In: European Security, ISSN 0966-2839, E-ISSN 1746-1545, Vol. 33, no 2, p. 196-214Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

The Russian war against Ukraine in February 2022, unleashed an unprecedented wave of non-governmental, external resistance directed against Russia. In many ways, previous literature on war and resistance does not capture the characteristics of this phenomenon. Besides noting the presence of civilian war protests outside of the warzone, most research has focused on internal resistance during war. In this article, we draw on a wider array of resistance literature and present an analytical framework that allows us to capture the broad elements of non-governmental, external resistance during war – including the power-resistance nexus at work. The analytical framework sorts the various kinds of resisters, it categorises the form of resistance and the targets pursued. The usefulness of the analytical framework is demonstrated through an exploration of empirical examples and illustrations drawn from media reports gathered during the first 10 days of the war in Ukraine. It is concluded that new analytical tools are necessary in order to capture non-governmental, external resistance during war as it is waged in Europe in the 2020s.

Keywords
Ukraine, Russian occupation, non-governmental, external resistance, analytical framework, power-resistance nexus
National Category
Political Science
Research subject
Leadership and Command & Control; Political Science
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:fhs:diva-12099 (URN)10.1080/09662839.2023.2284747 (DOI)
Available from: 2024-01-04 Created: 2024-01-04 Last updated: 2024-05-03Bibliographically approved
Holmberg, A. & Alvinius, A. (2024). Organizational resistance through organizing principles: the case of gender equality in the military. Gender in Management, 39(3), 313-327
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Organizational resistance through organizing principles: the case of gender equality in the military
2024 (English)In: Gender in Management, ISSN 1754-2413, E-ISSN 1754-2421, Vol. 39, no 3, p. 313-327Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Purpose – Previous studies show that the implementation of gender equality encounters resistance in military organizations, but it is often invisible or seen as confined to anonymous structures or troubled individuals. This paper aims to show how the Swedish Armed Forces (SAF) use organizational principles to resist implementing gender equality measures.

Design/methodology/approach – The study is a qualitative analysis of discursive strategies in the SAF’s 2013–2018 annual reports to government.

Findings – The organizing principles of instrumentality and distance, while existing in parallel with gender equality efforts, actually pursue logics that prevents the SAF from implementing gender equality. The principle of instrumentality in this context means that gender equality in the SAF is of secondary interest to organizational members. The principle of distancing from the problem includes strategies that alienate female from male officers.

Originality/value – The contribution of this paper is the finding that the use of organizing principles represents conscious organizational resistance to go gender equality efforts. This kind of use needs to be revealed and criticized to change military organizations.

Keywords
Organizational resistance, Discursive strategies, Gender equality, Organizing principle, Military organization
National Category
Gender Studies Political Science
Research subject
Political Science; Leadership and Command & Control
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:fhs:diva-11732 (URN)10.1108/GM-05-2022-0180 (DOI)
Available from: 2023-08-07 Created: 2023-08-07 Last updated: 2024-03-14Bibliographically approved
Bäckström, D. & Alvinius, A. (2024). Physicians’ challenges when working in the prehospital environment: a qualitative study using grounded theory. International Journal of Emergency Medicine, 17(1), Article ID 28.
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Physicians’ challenges when working in the prehospital environment: a qualitative study using grounded theory
2024 (English)In: International Journal of Emergency Medicine, ISSN 1865-1372, E-ISSN 1865-1380, Vol. 17, no 1, article id 28Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Background

In the rapid development in prehospital medicine the awareness of the many challenges in prehospital care is important as it highlights which areas need improvement and where special attention during education and training should be focused. The purpose of this study is to identify challenges that physicians face when working in the prehospital environment. The research question is thus; what challenges do physicians face when working in prehospital care?

Method

This is a qualitative study with an inductive approach and is based on individual interviews. The interviews were analyzed using the Classic Grounded Theory (GT) method as an approach. The interviews were conducted as semi-structured interviews via the digital platform Zoom during winter / early spring 2022.

Results

Challenges for prehospital physicians can be understood as a process that involves a balancing act between different factors linked to the extreme environment in which they operate. This environment creates unique challenges not usually encountered in routine hospital practice, which results in trade-offs that they would not otherwise be faced with. Their individual situation needs to be balanced against organizational conditions, which means, among other things, that their medical decisions must be made based on limited information as a result of the constraints that exist in the prehospital environment. They must, both as individuals and as part of a team, maneuver in time and space for decision-making and practical tasks. This theory of balancing different entities is based on four themes; thus the theory is the relation between the four themes: leadership, environment, emotion management and organization.

Conclusions

With the help of previous studies and what we have found, it is reasonable to review what training is needed before starting to work prehospital as a physician. This should include components of the themes we have described: organization, environment, leadership and emotional management.

Keywords
Physicians’ challenges, prehospital environment, emotions, leadership
National Category
Other Medical Sciences Other Social Sciences
Research subject
Leadership and Command & Control
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:fhs:diva-12310 (URN)10.1186/s12245-024-00599-0 (DOI)
Funder
Linköpings universitet
Available from: 2024-03-14 Created: 2024-03-14 Last updated: 2024-03-14Bibliographically approved
Alvinius, A. (2024). Rektorers krishantering i strukturellt missgynnade områden (1.1ed.). In: Åsa Hirsh; Mette Liljenberg (Ed.), Leda för likvärdighet: EN INKLUDERANDE SKOLA FÖR ALLA ELEVER (pp. 155-170). Malmö: Gleerups Utbildning AB
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Rektorers krishantering i strukturellt missgynnade områden
2024 (Swedish)In: Leda för likvärdighet: EN INKLUDERANDE SKOLA FÖR ALLA ELEVER / [ed] Åsa Hirsh; Mette Liljenberg, Malmö: Gleerups Utbildning AB, 2024, 1.1, p. 155-170Chapter in book (Other academic)
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Malmö: Gleerups Utbildning AB, 2024 Edition: 1.1
National Category
Educational Sciences
Research subject
Leadership and Command & Control
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:fhs:diva-13331 (URN)978-91-511-1214-5 (ISBN)
Available from: 2024-12-19 Created: 2024-12-19 Last updated: 2024-12-19Bibliographically approved
Alvinius, A. & Holmberg, A. (2023). Blaming and shaming in the shadow structure: individual resistance towards genderequality work as expressions of social conflict. Feminist Media Studies, 23(1), 83-100
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Blaming and shaming in the shadow structure: individual resistance towards genderequality work as expressions of social conflict
2023 (English)In: Feminist Media Studies, ISSN 1468-0777, E-ISSN 1471-5902, Vol. 23, no 1, p. 83-100Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

This article explores individual resistance related to a military organization’s gender equality work as expressed in online contexts. Resistance is explained as expressions of wider social conflicts, grounded in experiences of threats towards military masculinities, challenged by societal and political transformation processes perceived as feminine. The data consists of defence-related blogs and comments. A thematic analysis finds that individual resistance can be understood as blaming and shaming strategies. Five sub-themes are identified: blaming the “feminised” organization, blaming and shaming women’s abilities to serve, individualisation of structural problems, verbal violence and violations, and objectification of men working with and supporting gender equality initiatives. The analysis exemplifies how social conflict is transferred to organizations through individual resistance. As gender equality policies are questioned, organizations need to confront resistance also within the online context.

Keywords
individual resistance, gender equality, military, shadow structure, online context
National Category
Gender Studies
Research subject
Statsvetenskap med inriktning mot strategi och säkerhetspolitik; Ledarskap under påfrestande förhållanden
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:fhs:diva-10293 (URN)10.1080/14680777.2021.1973062 (DOI)000695973400001 ()
Available from: 2021-09-15 Created: 2021-09-15 Last updated: 2023-06-20Bibliographically approved
Holmberg, A., Holmberg, M. & Alvinius, A. (2023). Människans sociala relationer med djur: En utmaning för totalförsvaret?. Sociologisk forskning, 59(4)
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Människans sociala relationer med djur: En utmaning för totalförsvaret?
2023 (Swedish)In: Sociologisk forskning, ISSN 0038-0342, E-ISSN 2002-066X, Vol. 59, no 4Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [sv]

Kriget i Ukraina har redan fått många återverkningar, även i samhällen som inte direkt skakas av de fruktansvärda krigshandlingarna. I traditionella och sociala medier funderar människor kring vad som skulle hända om det blev krig i Sverige och hur detta skulle påverka vår vardag och våra relationer. En ofta förbisedd fråga i detta sammanhang är relationen mellan människor och djur. I denna artikel diskuteras hur totalförsvaret som samhällsorganisation och verksamhet kan utmanas av 2020-talets normer om förhållandet mellan människor och djur och djurs status som säkerhetssubjekt. Mot bakgrund av den traditionella totalförsvarstanken presenterar vi ett antal områden där djurens relationer med människor kan tänkas väcka frågor och komma i konflikt med delar av totalförsvaret: synen på säkerhet, juridiken i kris och krig samt utvecklingen av den sociala relationen mellan människor och djur. Artikeln avslutas med tankar kring hur ett totalförsvar som inkluderar djur skulle kunna se ut samt kring hur dagens totalförsvar i så fall skulle behöva förändras.

Keywords
försvarspolitik, totalförsvar, djur, människa-djur studier, Ukraina
National Category
Public Administration Studies Political Science
Research subject
Political Science; Leadership and Command & Control
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:fhs:diva-11480 (URN)10.37062/sf.59.24243 (DOI)
Available from: 2023-03-10 Created: 2023-03-10 Last updated: 2023-06-09Bibliographically approved
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