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Social Democracy has long been prominent in Nordic politics through the dominant parties and ideological hegemony of the centre-left. This book explores the growth of social democracy and the policy dilemmas that social democrats face today. It breaks new ground by relating recent literature on social democracy in Europe to Scandinavia.
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Introduction
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Social Democracy and the Nordic Model
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Is the Nordic Model Sustainable?
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Conclusion
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Reviews
“This concise volume traces the development of the social democratic of the social democratic movement and parties in Denmark, Norway, and Sweden from their mid-nineteenth-century origins to the present. … This is a well-written monograph that would enrich courses on modern Scandinavia or even European politics.” (Eric S. Einhorn, Scandinavian Studies, Vol. 89 (1), 2017)
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
NIKOLAI BRANDAL is a PhD fellow at the Department of Archaeology, Conservation and History, University of Oslo, Norway. His doctoral research concerns political extremism in the 1960s and 70s. Alongside a scholarly interest in totalitarian movements, Brandal has published articles and book chapters on the Second World War and post-war Norwegian politics.
ØIVIND BRATBERG is a Post-doctoral Researcher at the Department of Political Science, University of Oslo, Norway. His research interests range from British party politics and territorial reform via contemporary social democracy to the analysis of political ideas and discourse.
DAG EINAR THORSEN received his PhD in Political Science from the University of Oslo, Norway in 2012, concluding a research project on the political philosophy of Karl Popper and Isaiah Berlin. He has published a number of articles and book chapters on political theory, ideology and the philosophy of science.
ØIVIND BRATBERG is a Post-doctoral Researcher at the Department of Political Science, University of Oslo, Norway. His research interests range from British party politics and territorial reform via contemporary social democracy to the analysis of political ideas and discourse.
DAG EINAR THORSEN received his PhD in Political Science from the University of Oslo, Norway in 2012, concluding a research project on the political philosophy of Karl Popper and Isaiah Berlin. He has published a number of articles and book chapters on political theory, ideology and the philosophy of science.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Nordic Model of Social Democracy
Authors: Nik Brandal, Øivind Bratberg, Dag Einar Thorsen
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137013279
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Political & Intern. Studies Collection, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2013
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-01326-2Published: 21 February 2013
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-43669-9Published: 01 January 2013
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-01327-9Published: 21 February 2013
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 224
Topics: Political Theory, Political Philosophy, European Politics, Political History, Political Science, Comparative Politics