<p>The Swedish municipalities have always been going through some kind of changes. These changes can for example be a consequence of economic factors and/or changes in the society. Today we can se how the municipalities characterize of different kinds of co-operations in forms of collaborations, partnership and networks. What does this development mean to the local administrators? The purpose of this study is, due to the circumstances that have affected the Swedish municipalities in the twenty-first century, to investigate whether these changes have led to a new kind of local administrator. To do so, I formulated three research questions:</p><p>1. a) Which are the interviewed local administrators assignments?</p><p>b) Does the interviewed local administrators participate in any kind of collaborations?</p><p>2. What kind of problem shall the interviewed local administrators solve in their work?</p><p>3. What loyalty does the interviewed local administrators embrace?</p><p>Empirical materials for this study have been collected in qualitative interviews with eight local administrators in Karlstad kommun. I reached the conclusion that there is a new kind of local administrator that is characterized by their considerable freedom of action. The new kind of administrator takes initiatives and they have an extensive circle of contacts. The biggest part of this kind of local administrators work takes place in different kinds of collaborations and networks, they’re consequently dependent of other actors in their line of work.</p>

The purpose of this study is to explore the popular computer game Europa Universalis IV and how the use of history looks inside the game and its potential use during lessons.There is also a second purpose to this study and it is to shine some light on how students between the ages of thirteen and fifteen think about history-based videogames and their use in a classroom situation. In order to get the some answers from the students I created a survey that was sent out to two schools in Sweden. The survey contained, among other things, questions about the students’ own experiences with history-based games and if they had learned anything by playing them. Another thing the surveyasked about was their opinion on games being used during class and what advantages and disadvantages they bring forth. The result of both studies was really interesting in their own way. For the first part EU4 is a complicated game which uses history to a great extent, somtimes in a good and educational way, but also in a way to make money. Secondly, the survey that was sent out to the schools gave some inspired answers. They showed that our studnets today are aware of the different ways history can be used, as well as what the games can teach us. Finally, this survey also showed that our young students have wise thoughts about the pros and cons with computer games during class.

The Swedish municipalities have always been going through some kind of changes. These changes can for example be a consequence of economic factors and/or changes in the society. Today we can se how the municipalities characterize of different kinds of co-operations in forms of collaborations, partnership and networks. What does this development mean to the local administrators? The purpose of this study is, due to the circumstances that have affected the Swedish municipalities in the twenty-first century, to investigate whether these changes have led to a new kind of local administrator. To do so, I formulated three research questions: 1. a) Which are the interviewed local administrators assignments? b) Does the interviewed local administrators participate in any kind of collaborations? 2. What kind of problem shall the interviewed local administrators solve in their work? 3. What loyalty does the interviewed local administrators embrace? Empirical materials for this study have been collected in qualitative interviews with eight local administrators in Karlstad kommun. I reached the conclusion that there is a new kind of local administrator that is characterized by their considerable freedom of action. The new kind of administrator takes initiatives and they have an extensive circle of contacts. The biggest part of this kind of local administrators work takes place in different kinds of collaborations and networks, they’re consequently dependent of other actors in their line of work.