Title The Nordic economic, social and political model : challenges in the 21st century / edited by Anu Koivunen, Jari Ojala and Janne Holmén

Published Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2021

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Description 1 online resource Series Perspectives in economic and social history Contents 1. Always in crisis, always a solution? The Nordic model as a political and scholarly concept -- 2. Three driving forces: structural challenges for Nordic democracies in the 2010s -- 3. Lost land of bliss: imagined temporalities of the Nordic welfare state -- 4. More or less equality? facts, debates, and policies related to the Nordic model -- 5. Liquid neutrality: paradoxes of democracy in Finnish and Swedish NATO discussions? -- 6. The decline of Nordic social democracy -- 7. Conservatives at the crossroads: cooperating or resisting extremism and populism? -- 8. Nordic populists as hegemony challengers -- 9. Cultural policy and cultural diversity -- 10. Managing moods: media, politicians, and anxiety over public debate -- 11. Persistent paradoxes, turbulent times: gender equality policies in the Nordics in the 2010s -- 12. Adapting the Nordic welfare state model to the challenges of automation -- 13. Education 4.0. Nordic long-term planning and educational policies in the fourth industrial revolution Summary "The Nordic Model is the 20th century Scandinavian recipe for combining stable democracies, individual freedom, economic growth and comprehensive systems for social security. But what happens when Sweden and Finland - two countries topping global indexes for competitiveness, productivity, growth, quality of life, prosperity, and equality - start doubting themselves and their future? Is the Nordic Model at a crossroads? 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. In this book, we focus on what appears 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. Anu Koivunen is Professor of Gender Studies at the Faculty of Social Science at Tampere University, Finland, on leave of absence from professorship in the Department of Media Studies at Stockholm University, Sweden. Jari Ojala is Professor of Comparative Business History at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland. He is also the Vice Dean at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, responsible for research and innovations. Janne Holmén is Associate Professor of History of Education at Uppsala University, Sweden, and researcher at the Institute of Contemporary History, Södertörn University, Sweden"-- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed Subject Nordic model -- History -- 21st century BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Economic History. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Economics -- General. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Economics -- Comparative. Economic policy Nordic model Politics and government Social policy SUBJECT Scandinavia -- Social policy. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2010007251 Scandinavia -- Economic policy. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2010007250 Scandinavia -- Politics and government -- 21st century Subject Scandinavia Genre/Form History Form Electronic book Author Koivunen, Anu, editor Ojala, Jari, editor Holmén, Janne (Janne Sven-Åke), editor. LC no. 2020044039 ISBN 9780429026690 0429026692 0429640277 9780429643446 0429643446 9780429637100 0429637101 9780429640278

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