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The Nordic Economic, Social and Political Model : Challenges in the 21st Century (2021)
Koivunen, A., Ojala, J. O., & Holmén, J. (Eds.). (2021). The Nordic Economic, Social and Political Model : Challenges in the 21st Century. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429026690
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Publication details
All authors or editors: Koivunen, Anu; Ojala, Jari Ojala; Holmén, Janne
ISBN: 978-0-367-13475-4
eISBN: 978-0-429-02669-0
Publication year: 2021
Publication date: 08/04/2021
Number of pages in the book: 272
Publisher: Routledge
Place of Publication: Abingdon, Oxon
Publication country: United Kingdom
Publication language: English
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429026690
Publication open access: Openly available
Publication channel open access: Open Access channel
Publication is parallel published (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/75135
Abstract
Historically, consensus, continuity, social cohesion, and broad social trust have been hailed as key components for the success and for the self-images of Sweden and Finland. In the contemporary, however, political debates in both countries are increasingly focused on risks, threats, and worry. Social disintegration, political polarization, geopolitical anxieties, and threat of terrorism are often dominant themes. This book focuses on what appears to be a paradox: countries with low income differences, high faith in social institutions, and relatively high cultural homogeneity becoming fixated on the fear of polarization, disintegration, and diminished social trust. Unpacking the presentist discourse of "worry" and a sense of interregnum at the face of geopolitical tensions, digitalization, and globalization, as well as challenges to democracy, the chapters take steps back in time and explore the current conjecture through the eyes of historians and social scientists, addressing key aspects of and challenges to both the contemporary and future Nordic Model. In addition, the functioning and efficacy of the participatory democracy and current protocols of decision-making are debated.
This work is essential reading for students and scholars of the welfare state, social reforms, and populism, as well as Nordic and Scandinavian studies.
Keywords: welfare state; societal policy; progress of a society; economic policy; economic growth; future; geopolitics; social institutions; trust; threats; polarisation (social sciences)
Free keywords: economics; finance; business and industry; humanities; politics; international relations; social sciences; Nordic countries
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Ministry reporting: Yes
Reporting Year: 2021
JUFO rating: 3
This publication includes articles with JYU authors:
- Koivunen, A., Ojala, J., & Holmén, J. (2021). Always in crisis, always a solution? : The Nordic model as a political and scholarly concept. In A. Koivunen, J. O. Ojala, & J. Holmén (Eds.), The Nordic Economic, Social and Political Model : Challenges in the 21st Century (pp. 1-19). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429026690-1
- Roitto, M., & Holmila, A. (2021). Liquid neutrality : Paradoxes of democracy in Finnish and Swedish NATO discussions?. In A. Koivunen, J. O. Ojala, & J. Holmén (Eds.), The Nordic Economic, Social and Political Model : Challenges in the 21st Century (pp. 91-123). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429026690-5
- Roikonen, P., Ojala, J., & Eloranta, J. (2021). More or less equality? : Facts, debates, and policies related to the Nordic model. In A. Koivunen, J. O. Ojala, & J. Holmén (Eds.), The Nordic Economic, Social and Political Model : Challenges in the 21st Century (pp. 62-90). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429026690-4