• Den digitale offentligheten i kultur- og bibliotekpolitikken 

      Larsen, Håkon; Solheim, Per Aleksander (Nordic Journal of Library and Information Studies; Vol 1 No 2 (2020), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-11-22)
      Echo chambers, fake news, filter bubbles and algorithms have been framed as great threats to our contemporary democracies and public spheres. In the Nordic countries, the state plays an active role in sustaining democracy ...
    • Public libraries as an infrastructure for a sustainable public sphere: A comprehensive review of research 

      Audunson, Ragnar Andreas; Aabø, Svanhild; Blomgren, Roger; Evjen, Sunniva; Jochumsen, Henrik; Larsen, Håkon; Rasmussen, Casper Havnegaard; Vårheim, Andreas; Johnston, Jamie; Koizumi, Masanori (Journal of Documentation;Volume 75, Issue 4, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-07-08)
      Purpose: The purpose of this research is to examine the shaping of public libraries as an infrastructure for a sustainable public sphere through a comprehensive literature review. Design/methodology/approach: In order to ...
    • The public sphere and Habermas: Reflections on the current state of theory in public library research 

      Larsen, Håkon (Journal of Documentation;Volume 77, Issue 1, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-10-06)
      Purpose: This article addresses a recent debate in this journal between Buschman and Widdersheim and Koizumi on public libraries and public sphere theory in library and information science (LIS). The article moves beyond ...