1st Edition
The Routledge Handbook of Scandinavian Politics
1. Introduction: Scandinavian Politics between Myth and Reality
2. The Modern Scandinavian Welfare State
3. The Egalitarian Paradise?
4. Still the Corporatist Darlings?
5. The Green 'Heavyweights': The Climate Policies of the Nordic Countries
6. Goldilocks' Frankenstein Monster: The Rise, Political Entrenchment and Transformation of the Scandinavian Welfare States
7. Nordic Administrative Traditions
8. Cabinets and Ministerial Turnover in the Scandinavian Countries
9. The Parliaments of the Scandinavian Countries
10. Nordic Voters and Party Systems
11. Public Opinion and Politics in Scandinavia
12. Continuity and Convergence: Populism in Scandinavia
13. Social Capital in the Scandinavian Countries
14. The Role of the Media in Scandinavian Politics
15. Fiscal Policy in the Scandinavian Countries
16. The Fisheries Policy in the Nordic Countries: From Open Access to Rights-based Management Fisheries
17. Making and Re-making the Nordic Model of Education
18. Immigrant Policies of the Scandinavian Countries
19. Scandinavian Models of Diplomacy
20. Scandinavian Defence and Alliance Policies: Different Together
21. Scandinavia and the European Union: Pragmatic Functionalism Reconsidered
22. The United Nations and the Nordic Four: Cautious Sceptics, Committed Believers, Cost-benefit Calculators
23. Scandinavian Development Policies
24. Conclusions: Scandinavian Polities, Politics and Policies Reconsidered
Biography
Peter Nedergaard is Professor at the Department of Political Science, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
Anders Wivel is Professor with special responsibilities at the Department of Political Science, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
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