Scandinavian Civil Society and Social Transformations - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Scandinavian Civil Society and Social Transformations write by Bernard Enjolras. This book was released on 2018-04-11. Scandinavian Civil Society and Social Transformations available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book aims at presenting a conceptual apparatus and empirical analysis of the ways Nordic civil society is affected by social transformations by focusing on the Norwegian case. The Norwegian empirical focus allows identifying processes and factors of change that are relevant outside this context and enable us to understand, on a more general basis, the relationship between social transformations and transformations affecting the voluntary sector. This book will make an original contribution to the field of comparative civil society studies both by increasing the available knowledge on the Nordic civil society model and by analyzing the societal transformations affecting civil society over time.
Nordic Civil Society at a Cross-roads
Nordic Civil Society at a Cross-roads - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Nordic Civil Society at a Cross-roads write by Filip Wijkström. This book was released on 2011. Nordic Civil Society at a Cross-roads available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Scandinavian societies have been noted for the combination of political stability and extensive social progress. During the 20th century, influential popular movements constituted a crucial factor in this equation. The benevolent welfare states of the North have been backed by active civil societies of which membership organizations working in close proximity with the welfare state administrations constituted the hallmark. With this civil society model as an important backdrop, the contributions of the volume track and analyze a number of changes identified both at the very center and at the margins of Scandinavian civil societies and their membership organizations which are traditionally embedded in a so-called popular movement marinade. Professionalization, transnationalization and marketization are major trends that increasingly put the traditional Scandinavian civil society approach of doing things into question. The contributions of the volume focus on drivers, processes and outcomes of change affecting the traditionally membership based civil societies in Scandinavia. Amongst the authors of the volume are Lars Tragardh, Marta Reuter, Apostolis Papakostas, and Victor Pestoff.
Civic Engagement in Scandinavia
Civic Engagement in Scandinavia - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Civic Engagement in Scandinavia write by Lars Skov Henriksen. This book was released on 2018-10-09. Civic Engagement in Scandinavia available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Since the 1990’s, a number of studies have documented a remarkable high and stable amount of popular engagement in civic organizations in Denmark, Norway and Sweden. Often these countries have been considered deviant cases against the proliferating decline of social capital studies. However, despite great international interest in the Scandinavian region, the volume argues that the civil societies and the civic engagement of these countries remain poorly understood. Most interest in the Scandinavian welfare models addresses the balance between state and market, but under communicates the role played by civil society and popular engagement in associations and voluntary organizations. The contributions offer a coherent portrait of stability and change in formal and informal forms of civic engagement over the past 25 years as well as offering contextualized knowledge of the history and institutional design in which Scandinavian civil societies are embedded.
State and Civil Society in Northern Europe
State and Civil Society in Northern Europe - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook State and Civil Society in Northern Europe write by Lars Trägårdh. This book was released on 2007. State and Civil Society in Northern Europe available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In the current neo-liberal political and economic climate, it is often suggested that a large and strong state stands in opposition to an autonomous and vibrant civil society. However, the simultaneous presence in Sweden of both a famously large public sector and an unusually vital civil society poses an interesting and important theoretical challenge to these views with serious political and policy implications. Studies show that in a comparative context Sweden scores very highly when it comes to the strength and vitality of its civil society as well as social capital, as measured in terms of trust, lack of corruption, and membership of voluntary associations. The "Swedish Model," therefore, offers important insights into the dynamics of state and civil society relations, which go against current trends of undermining the importance of the welfare state, and presents autonomous civic participation as the only way forward.
Nordic Civil Society at a Cross-Roads
Nordic Civil Society at a Cross-Roads - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Nordic Civil Society at a Cross-Roads write by Filip Wijkström. This book was released on 2011. Nordic Civil Society at a Cross-Roads available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
