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9783319867021: Egalitarianism in Scandinavia: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives
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ISBN 10: 3319867024 ISBN 13: 9783319867021
Casa editrice: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018

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This book discusses egalitarianism in Scandinavian countries through historically oriented and empirically based studies on social and political change. The chapters engage with issues related to social class, political conflict, the emergence of the welfare state, public policy, and conceptualizations of equality. Throughout, the contributors discuss and sometimes challenge existing notions of the social and cultural complexity of Scandinavia. For example, how does egalitarianism in these nations differ from other contemporary manifestations of egalitarianism? Is it meaningful to continue to nurture the idea of Scandinavian exceptionalism in an age of economic crises and globalization? The book also proposes that egalitarianism is not merely a relationship between specific, influential enlightenment ideas and patterns of policy, but an aspect of social organization characterized by specific forms of political tension, mobilization, and conflict resolution-as well as emerging cultural values such as individual autonomy.

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Informazioni sull?autore

Synnøve Bendixsen is Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Social Anthropology at the University of Bergen, Norway.

Mary Bente Bringslid is Associate Professor in the Department of Social Anthropology at the University of Bergen, Norway.

Halvard Vike is Professor in the Department of Health, Social, and Welfare Studies at the University College of Southeast Norway, and Senior Researcher at Telemark Research Institute, Norway.

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This book discusses egalitarianism in Scandinavian countries through historically oriented and empirically based studies on social and political change. The chapters engage with issues related to social class, political conflict, the emergence of the welfare state, public policy, and conceptualizations of equality. Throughout, the contributors discuss and sometimes challenge existing notions of the social and cultural complexity of Scandinavia. For example, how does egalitarianism in these nations differ from other contemporary manifestations of egalitarianism? Is it meaningful to continue to nurture the idea of Scandinavian exceptionalism in an age of economic crises and globalization? The book also proposes that egalitarianism is not merely a relationship between specific, influential enlightenment ideas and patterns of policy, but an aspect of social organization characterized by specific forms of political tension, mobilization, and conflict resolution-as well as emerging cultural values such as individual autonomy.

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Editore
Palgrave Macmillan
Data di pubblicazione
2018
Lingua
Inglese
ISBN 10 
3319867024
ISBN 13 
9783319867021
Rilegatura
Copertina flessibile
Numero di pagine
376
Redattore
Bendixsen Synnøve, Bringslid Mary Bente, Vike Halvard
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ISBN 10:  3319597906 ISBN 13:  9783319597904
Casa editrice: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017
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