Democratic State and Democratic Society. Institutional Change in the Nordic Model /

After the optimism following the fall of the Berlin Wall, the world has seen more of a democratic backlash. But despite the backlashes, in some societies the stability of democracy does not seem to be threatened. Why is this so? One common answer points to civic culture, a shared feeling of responsi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Engelstad, Fredrik
Otros Autores: Holst, Cathrine, Aakvaag, Gunnar C.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: [Place of publication not identified] De Gruyter, 2019.
Temas:
Civil society > Scandinavia.
Democracy > Scandinavia.
Scandinavia > Social policy.
Welfare state > Scandinavia.
Société civile > Scandinavie.
État providence > Scandinavie.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > General.
Civil society
Democracy
Welfare state
Scandinavia
democracy, institutions, nordic model.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface / Engelstad, Fredrik / Holst, Cathrine / Aakvaag, Gunnar C.
  • 1 Introduction: Democracy, Institutional Compatibility and Change / Engelstad, Fredrik / Holst, Cathrine / Aakvaag, Gunnar C.
  • 2 Social Institutions and the Quality of Democracy / Engelstad, Fredrik
  • 3 A Democratic Way of Life: Institutionalizing Individual Freedom in Norway / Aakvaag, Gunnar C.
  • 4 Welfare State Discourse and Citizenship Politics: From 'Silent' Policy to Steering Logic / Olsen, Espen D.H.
  • 5 Redistributing Knowledge? How Institutions Affect Citizens' Political Knowledge Levels: The Scandinavian Case Compared / Hesstvedt, Stine
  • 6 Old and New Social Movements in the Nordic Countries: History and Future in an International Perspective / Mjøset, Lars
  • 7 Committee Governance in Consensus Cultures: An Exploration of Best Practice Cases in Germany and Norway / Krick, Eva / Holst, Cathrine
  • 8 Translation and Institutional Change: What Happened when Participatory Budgeting Came to the Nordic Countries? / Legard, Sveinung
  • 9 Can Descriptive Representation be Justified outside Politics? / Teigen, Mari
  • 10 The Battle over a Fair Share: The Creation of Labour Market Institutions in Norway / Seip, Åsmund Arup
  • 11 Workplace Democracy: Representation and Participation Gaps in the Norwegian Labour Market Model / Alsos, Kristin / Trygstad, Sissel C.
  • 12 Bowling Alone and Working Together? Social Capital at Work / Rogstad, Jon / Reegård, Kaja
  • 13 Stability and Change in Scandinavian Welfare: The Nonprofit Sector as a Buffer against For-Profit Expansion / Trætteberg, Håkon Solbu
  • 14 No Factory for Dreams: Street-Level Bureaucrats between Activation Targets and User Orientation / Hagelund, Anniken
  • 15 The Demand for Work-Family Policies in Advanced Capitalist Democracies / Skorge, Øyvind
  • 16 Business Elite Confidence in Political Institutions: The Case of Norway / Gulbrandsen, Trygve
  • 17 Elite Compromise as a Mode of Institutional Change: The United States and Norway Compared / Engelstad, Fredrik
  • 18 Afterword: Institutional Differentiation and Change / Engelstad, Fredrik
  • About the Authors

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