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Popular Struggle and Democracy in Scandinavia

Author : Flemming Mikkelsen
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137578556
Total Pages : 457 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (375 download)

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Download or read book Popular Struggle and Democracy in Scandinavia written by Flemming Mikkelsen and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-10-16 with total page 457 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book focuses on popular struggles in Denmark, Norway and Sweden from 1700-2015, and how popular struggle in the form of hunger riots, tax rebellions, petition drives, strikes, demonstrations, public meetings and social movements paved the way for the introduction and development of civil liberties and political rights. The author portrays social and political mass mobilization of ordinary people as vital to the construction of democracy, and an essential condition for the formation of the Scandinavian welfare states. Popular Struggle and Democracy in Scandinavia shows the transnational connections between Denmark, Norway and Sweden and between Scandinavia and the rest of Europe, and also contains a comparison of popular struggle in Scandinavia seen in a wider European perspective. The book will be of interest to social scientists, historians and students and researchers with an interest in popular struggles in Scandinavia.

The Nordic Model of Social Democracy

Author : N. Brandal
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137013273
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (37 download)

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Download or read book The Nordic Model of Social Democracy written by N. Brandal and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-02-21 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Social Democracy has long been prominent in Nordic politics through the dominant parties and ideological hegemony of the centre-left. This book explores the growth of social democracy and the policy dilemmas that social democrats face today. It breaks new ground by relating recent literature on social democracy in Europe to Scandinavia.

The Age of Social Democracy

Author : Francis Sejersted
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691242194
Total Pages : 560 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (912 download)

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Download or read book The Age of Social Democracy written by Francis Sejersted and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2023-01-10 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A history of how Norway and Sweden became the envy of the modern world This is the history of how two countries on the northern edge of Europe built societies in the twentieth century that became objects of inspiration and envy around the world. Francis Sejersted, one of Scandinavia's leading historians, tells how Norway and Sweden achieved a rare feat by realizing grand visions of societies that combine stability, prosperity, and social welfare. It is a history that holds many valuable lessons today, at a time of renewed interest in the Scandinavian model. The book tells the story of social democracy from the separation of Norway and Sweden in 1905 through the end of the century, tracing its development from revolutionary beginnings through postwar triumph, as it became a hegemonic social order that left its stamp on every sector of society, the economy, welfare, culture, education, and family. The book also tells how in the 1980s, partly in reaction to the strong state, a freedom and rights revolution led to a partial erosion of social democracy. Yet despite the fracturing of consensus and the many economic and social challenges facing Norway and Sweden today, the achievement of their welfare states remains largely intact.

Democracy and the Economy in Finland and Sweden since 1960

Author : Ilkka Kärrylä
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030806316
Total Pages : 373 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (38 download)

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Download or read book Democracy and the Economy in Finland and Sweden since 1960 written by Ilkka Kärrylä and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-10-01 with total page 373 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the relationship between democracy and the economy in contemporary political thought and policy-making. Using the concepts of economic, industrial and enterprise democracy, the author focuses on the history of Finland and Sweden during the latter part of the twentieth century. The three concepts are discussed in relation to various political groups, such as social democrats, conservatives and liberals, and the reforms that they were associated with, painting a picture of changing economic thought in the Nordic countries, and the West more generally. Arguing that the concept of democracy has evolved from representative parliamentary democracy towards ‘participation’ in civil society, this book demonstrates how the ideal of individual freedom and choice has surpassed collective decision-making. These shared characteristics between Finland, Sweden and other Western countries challenge the view that the Nordic countries have been exceptional in resisting neoliberalism. In fact, as this book shows, neoliberalism has been influential to the Nordics since the 1970s. Offering an innovative and conceptual perspective on European political history, this book will appeal to scholars interested in Nordic political history and modern European history more generally.

Democracy in Scandinavia

Author : David Arter
Publisher : Manchester University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780719070471
Total Pages : 310 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (74 download)

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Download or read book Democracy in Scandinavia written by David Arter and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 2006-09-19 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This companion volume to 'Scandinavian Politics Today' talks about the distinctive features of Scandinavian democracy, the state of Scandinavian democracy, and the classification of the Scandinavian democracies. It could serve as a textbook for courses on Scandinavian politics, legislative studies and comparative politics.

Democracy and Citizenship in Scandinavia

Author : J. Anderson
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 0230507964
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (35 download)

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Download or read book Democracy and Citizenship in Scandinavia written by J. Anderson and published by Springer. This book was released on 2001-07-18 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Major changes in citizenship and democracy have taken place in Scandinavia within the last two decades. Participation in conventional forms of politics has declined markedly, and the ability of institutions such as political parties and trade unions to deliver social mobility is being eroded. Instead, Scandinavians are turning towards single issue participation and 'small democracy' in the workplace or in public sector service institutions. The scenario is that of a 'spectator democracy' with engaged and conscious spectators who lack the long-term political commitment to engage actively in 'big democracy'. Also, Scandinavian citizenship is challenged by structural unemployment, EU membership, and immigration. This book deals with the details of these processes and in particular how they have affected political participation, identity and social polarization.

The Nordic Model of Social Democracy

Author : N. Brandal
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137013273
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (37 download)

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Download or read book The Nordic Model of Social Democracy written by N. Brandal and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-02-21 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Social Democracy has long been prominent in Nordic politics through the dominant parties and ideological hegemony of the centre-left. This book explores the growth of social democracy and the policy dilemmas that social democrats face today. It breaks new ground by relating recent literature on social democracy in Europe to Scandinavia.

Social Democracy and Rational Choice

Author : Henry Milner
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134817703
Total Pages : 346 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (348 download)

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Download or read book Social Democracy and Rational Choice written by Henry Milner and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2002-09-11 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is it possible in this post-socialist world, for equity and efficiency to be reconciled ? Or is a productive welfare state a contradication in terms ? This book addresses these questions in theory and in practice, using the Nordic countries as its case study. Social Democracy and Rational Choice will appeal to readers interested in comparative institutional and policy analysis, and in particular to those concerned with the future of the welfare state and the latest developments in the Nordic countries.

The Madisonian Turn

Author : Torbjörn Bergman
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
ISBN 13 : 0472117475
Total Pages : 428 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (721 download)

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Download or read book The Madisonian Turn written by Torbjörn Bergman and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 2011-06-14 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Parliamentary democracy is the most common regime type in the contemporary political world, but the quality of governance depends on effective parliamentary oversight and strong political parties. Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden have traditionally been strongholds of parliamentary democracy. In recent years, however, critics have suggested that new challenges such as weakened popular attachment, the advent of cartel parties, the judicialization of politics, and European integration have threatened the institutions of parliamentary democracy in the Nordic region. This volume examines these claims and their implications. The authors find that the Nordic states have moved away from their previous resemblance to a Westminster model toward a form of parliamentary democracy with more separation-of-powers features—a Madisonian model. These features are evident both in vertical power relations (e.g., relations with the European Union) and horizontal ones (e.g., increasingly independent courts and central banks). Yet these developments are far from uniform and demonstrate that there may be different responses to the political challenges faced by contemporary Western democracies.

Rhetorics of Nordic Democracy

Author : Jussi Kurunmäki
Publisher : Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura
ISBN 13 : 9522227862
Total Pages : 297 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (222 download)

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Download or read book Rhetorics of Nordic Democracy written by Jussi Kurunmäki and published by Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura. This book was released on 2010-12-07 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Democracy is today a concept that is overwhelmingly positively evaluated almost everywhere. A lot has been written about socio-economic and cultural backgrounds of democratic regimes as well as their institutional settings. By contrast, not much is known about the political manoeuvres and speech acts by which 'democracy' has been tied to particular regions and cultures in concrete historical situations. This book discusses a series of efforts to rhetorically produce a particular Nordic version of democracy. It shows that the rhetorical figure 'Nordic democracy' was a product of the age of totalitarianism and the Cold War. It explores the ways in which 'Nordic democracy' was used, mainly by the social democrats, to provide the welfare politics with cultural and historical legitimacy and foundations. Thus, it also acknowledges the ideological and geopolitical context in which the 'Nordic welfare state' was conceptualised and canonised. The contributors of the book are specialists on Nordic politics and history, who share a particular interest in political rhetoric and conceptual history.

The Paradox of Openness

Author :
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004281193
Total Pages : 285 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (42 download)

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Download or read book The Paradox of Openness written by and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2014-11-13 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ‘open society’ has become a watchword of liberal democracy and the market system in the modern globalized world. Openness stands for individual opportunity and collective reason, as well as bottom-up empowerment and top-down transparency. It has become a cherished value, despite its vagueness and the connotation of vulnerability that surrounds it. Scandinavia has long considered itself a model of openness, citing traditions of freedom of information and inclusive policy making. This collection of essays traces the conceptual origins, development, and diverse challenges of openness in the Nordic countries and Austria. It examines some of the many paradoxes that openness encounters and the tensions it arouses when it addresses such divergent ends as democratic deliberation and market transactions, freedom of speech and sensitive information, compliant decision making and political and administrative transparency, and consensual procedures and the toleration of dissent. Contributors are: Ainur Elmgren, Tero Erkkilä, Norbert Götz, Ann-Cathrine Jungar, Johannes Kananen, Lotta Lounasmeri, Carl Marklund, Peter Parycek, Johanna Rainio-Niemi, Judith Schossböck, Ylva Waldemarson, and Tuomas Ylä-Anttila.

Nordic Politics

Author : Knut Heidar
Publisher : Universitetsforlaget
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Nordic Politics written by Knut Heidar and published by Universitetsforlaget. This book was released on 2004 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book questions the much vaunted thesis of Nordic homogeneity by launching a comparative re-examination of the institutional structures, political forces and public policies that characterise Sweden, Denmark and Norway separately and collectively as emblematically "Nordic". Broadening the focus by degrees, the book tests claims that "Nordic democracy" and "Nordic welfare state" are a special case, distinguishing them from wider European versions. Each of the 15 chapters compares a different aspect of Nordic and national politics, among them parties and party systems; voters and social cleavages; civic society; women in politics; local government and security policies. With bibliography and index.

Equal Democracies?

Author : Christina Bergqvist
Publisher : Nordic Council of Ministers
ISBN 13 : 9788200127994
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (279 download)

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Download or read book Equal Democracies? written by Christina Bergqvist and published by Nordic Council of Ministers. This book was released on 1999 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who Stays at Home?

The Consensual Democracies?

Author : Neil Elder
Publisher : Wiley-Blackwell
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (49 download)

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Download or read book The Consensual Democracies? written by Neil Elder and published by Wiley-Blackwell. This book was released on 1982 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Action Research for Democracy

Author : Ewa Gunnarsson
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317335457
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (173 download)

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Download or read book Action Research for Democracy written by Ewa Gunnarsson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-10-05 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contemporary society encounters profound economical, socio-ecological and political crises challenging the democratic foundation of our societies. This book addresses the potentials and challenges for Action Research supporting democratic alternatives. It offers a broad spectrum of examples from Scandinavian Action Research showing different openings towards democratic development. The book’s first part contributes with a wide range of examples such as Action Research in relation to the Triple Helix/Mode II contexts, to design as a democratic process, to renewal of welfare work and public institutions, to innovation policies combining Action Research with gender science. In the second part of the book epistemological and ontological dimensions of Action Research are discussed addressing questions of validity criteria related to Action Research, the transformation of knowledge institutions and the specific character of creativity in Action Research. The book offers a basis for theoretical as well as practical oriented discussions and critical reflections within the field of Action Research and related research orientations, involving a wide range of actors.

Modern Welfare States

Author : Eric S. Einhorn
Publisher : Greenwood
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Modern Welfare States written by Eric S. Einhorn and published by Greenwood. This book was released on 1989 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Modern Welfare States analyzes the political, economic, and social challenges facing three small, affluent, industrialized democracies: Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. The emphasis is contemporary, but the analysis covers political history, governmental institutions, policy making, parties, interest groups, political socialization and political culture. Advanced comparative politics and public policy researchers, readers interested in modern Scandinavia, or anyone interested in economic and political issues will find Modern Welfare States a source of stimulating ideas. The focus upon transfer payments, social welfare policy, economic planning, labor market measures, industrial relations, and measures to promote economic and industrial democracy comprise what the authors call the Scandinavian model. This model is the main source of foreign interest in Scandinavian politics, contemporary history, and social science. The comparative and interdisciplinary focus with Scandinavia (upon three countries, rather than a single one) sharpen the book's theme and, thus, will appeal to a broader audience than a single-country study.

Democratic Governance in Scandinavia

Author : Noralv Veggeland
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3030182703
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (31 download)

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Download or read book Democratic Governance in Scandinavia written by Noralv Veggeland and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-05-24 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book studies the emergence of the regulatory state in Europe and its impact on democratic governance in Scandinavia. On the basis of comparative studies on various government structures in Scandinavia and the EU, the author analyses the repercussions of the change from government to dominant non-parliamentary democratic governance. In addition, readers will be introduced to the organizational and institutional changes and developments caused by economic and welfare state reforms. A cutting-edge resource, the book will appeal to students and scholars of political science and political economics, while also offering an engaging read for civil servants and policymakers.