Norden, Scandinavia, ”Sonderweg”, ”model” – an introduction to the course (Mj?set)
Mj?set, Lars (2016), “The Nordic Route to Development”, forthcoming in Jayati Ghosh, Rainer Kattel & Erik Reinert, editors, Elgar Handbook of Alternative Theories of Economic Development, Cheltenham: E. Elgar. [40 pages] [Manuscript will be made available on Fronter]
*Kuhnle, Stein (2009). “The Nordic Model: Ambiguous, but Useful Concept” in Herbert Obinger, Elmar Rieger (Hg.) Wohlfahrtsstaatlichkeit in entwickelten Demokratien: Herausforderungen, Reformen und Perspektiven, Frankfurt/New York: Campus Verlag, 2009: 275-294. [19 pages]
Historical background and overview of the Nordic models of socio-economic development (Mj?set)
* Mj?set, Lars (2003). “Norden in the European state system. A presentation of Einar Maseng’s forgotten analysis”, in Ralf Eriksson, Markus J?ntti & Johan Willner, editors, Att f?rst? och f?r?ndra v?rlden: En festskrift f?r Jan Otto Andersson, ?bo Akademis F?rlag, Turku 2003, pp. 161-206. [46 pages]
Welfare state typologies (Mj?set)
* Esping-Andersen, G?sta (1990), “De-commodification in social policy”, Ch 2 (pp. 35-54) in Esping-Andersen, The Three Worlds of Welfare Capitalism, Cambridge: Polity. [20 pages]
@ Kangas, Olli, Urban Lundberg and Niels Ploug (2010). ”Three Routes to Pension Reform: Politics and Institutions in Reforming Pensions in Denmark, Finland and Sweden”, Social Policy & Administration, 44:3, 265–284. [19 p]
@ Peng Ito and Joseph Wong (2010). “East Asia”, in F. G. Castles, et. al., editors, The Oxford Handbook of the Welfare State. Oxford: Oxford University press 2010, s. 656-670. [14 pages]
Immigration and the Nordic welfare state. Citizenship policies in Scandinavia (Hagelund)
* Brochmann, Grete and Knut Kjeldstadli 2008. A history of immigration. The case of Norway 900-2000. Oslo: Universitetsforlaget. pp 201-212, 223- 235 and pp 267-296 [23+29 pages]
* Hagelund, Anniken and G. Brochmann 2009. “From rights to duties? Welfare and citizenship for immigrants and refugees in Scandinavia”. In Patrick Baert, Sokratis Koniordos, Giovanna Procacci and Carlo Ruzza (eds.) Conflict, Citizenship and Civil Society. London/New York: Routledge. pp 141-161 [20 pages]
@ Brochmann, Grete and I. Seland 2010. “Citizenship Policies and Ideas of Nationhood in Scandinavia”. Citizenship Studies, vol 14, no 4. Pp 429-445 [16 pages]
Welfare states and gender segregation (Birkelund)
@ Mandel, H. and Shalev, M. (2009). “How Welfare States Shape the Gender Pay Gap: A Theoretical and Comparative Analysis”, Social Forces, 87, 1873-1911. (38 pages)
* G?sta Esping-Andersen: Social Foundations of Postindustrial Economies. Oxford University Press 1999, pp. 47-72. [25 pages]
Comparative European demography: Fertility woes and family changes I (Lyngstad)
@ Cooke, L.P. et al 2013. “Labor and Love: Wives' Employment and Divorce Risk in its Socio-Political Context”, Social Politics, 20:4, 482-509. [UB abonnerer p? denne, s? den kan gj?res “available online”]
@ Hoem, J.M. 2005. “Why does Sweden have such high fertility?”, Demographic Research 13(22): 559-572. (13p)
@ Kiernan K.2004. “Unmarried cohabitation and parenthood in Europe”, Law & Policy 26(1):33-55. (22p)
@ Lutz et al. 2003. “Europe's population at a turning point”, Science 299:1991-1992 (2p)
@ McDonald, P. (2006). ”Low Fertility and the State: The Efficacy of Policy.” Population and Development Review, 32(3), 485-510. (25p)
@ Rindfuss, R.R. et al. 2011. “Child-Care Availability and Fertility in Norway” 36(4): 725-748. (23p)
@ Sobotka T. 2010. “Shifting Parenthood to Advanced Reproductive Ages: Trends, Causes and Consequences” in Tremmel, J. (Ed.) A Young Generation Under Pressure?. Berlin-Heidelberg: Springer Verlag. (25p)
@ Vaupel, J. W., & Kistowski, K. G. (2008). ”Living longer in an ageing Europe: a challenge for individuals and societies.” European View, 7(2), 255-263. (8p)
Comparative European demography: Fertility woes and family changes II
(See readings above.)
Family, Work and Gender Equality: Politicising Parenthood in Scandinavia (Ellings?ter)
@ Ellings?ter, A. L. (2012) “Ideational struggles over symmetrical parenthood: the Norwegian daddy quota”, Journal of Social Policy 41: 695-714 [20 pages].
* Ellings?ter, A.L. (2012) “Nordic politicization of parenthood: unfolding hybridization?” In: M .Richer & S. Andresen (eds) The Politicization of Parenthood. Berlin: Springer, 39-53, [14 pages].
@ Lister, R. (2009) “A Nordic Nirvana? Gender, Citizenship, and Social Justice in the Nordic Welfare States”, Social Politics 16(2): 242-278 [37 pages].
Socioeconomic integration among immigrants and their descendents – empirical patterns and potential implications (Hermansen)
* Fangen, Katrine and Ferdinand Andreas Mohn (2010) “Norway: The Pitfalls of Egalitarianism” in: Fangen, Katrine; Fossan, Kirsten and Mohn, Ferdinand Andreas (eds.) Inclusion And Exclusion of Young Adult Migrants in Europe: Barriers and Bridges. Surrey: Ashgate [35 pages]
@ Hermansen, Are Skeie (2013) “Occupational attainment among children of immigrants in Norway: Bottlenecks into employment – equal access to advantaged positions?” European Sociological Review 29 (3): 517-534. (18 pages)
@ ?stby, Lars and Kristin Henriksen (2013) “Immigrants – what we know and don’t know” [English version] Samfunnsspeilet 5/2013: 2-9. (9 pages)
@ Bratsberg, Bernt and Knut R?ed (2016) “The Nordic welfare model in an open European labor market” Nordic Economic Policy Review 2/2015: 19-42. Open access: http://norden.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:901771/FULLTEXT02.pdf (24 pages)
@ Mollerstrom, Johanna (2016) “Ethnic fractionalization and the demand for redistribution – Potential implications for the Nordic model“ Nordic Economic Policy Review 2/2015: 219-238. Open access: http://norden.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:901771/FULLTEXT02.pdf (20 pages)
Equality and power in working life (Hagen)
@ Espen L?ken, Torgeir Aarvaag Stokke and Kristine Nergaard (2013) Labour Relations in Norway. Oslo: Fafo report 2013-09 [62 pages] http://www.fafo.no/~fafo/images/pub/2013/20299.pdf
* Engelstad, Fredrik (2004), “Democracy at work? Does Democracy in Working Life Make Sense in the 21st Century?” In F. Engelstad and ?.?sterud, eds., Power and Democracy. Critical Interventions. Aldershot: Ashgate (25 pages)
* Gulbrandsen, Trygve and Ursula Hoffmann-Lange (2007), “Consensus or Polarization? Business and labor Elites in Germany and Norway”, Comparative Social Research, 23:103-135. (33 pages)
Educational systems in the Nordic area (Mj?set)
@ Wiborg , Susanne 2004. “Education and Social Integration: a comparative study of the comprehensive school system in Scandinavia.” London Review of Education, Vol. 2, No. 2, July 2004, 83-93. [10 p]
@ Volckmar, Nina and Susanne Wiborg, 2014. A Social Democratic Response to Market-Led Education Policies: Concession or Rejection? 117-131 U. Blossing et al. (eds.), The Nordic Education Model: ‘A School for All’ Encounters Neo-Liberal Policy, Policy Implications of Research in Education 1, Dordrecht: Springer Science/Business Media. DOI 10.1007/978-94-007-7125-3_7 [14 p]
@ Sahlberg, Pasi (2007). “Educational policies for raising student learning: the Finnish approach”, Journal of Education Policy, 22:2, March 2007, p. 147-171. [24 p.]
Contemporary Challenges: Financial openness, environment and anti-immigration populism (Mj?set).
* Lars Mj?set, ”Nordic political economy after financial deregulation: Banking crises, economic experts, and the role of neoliberalism”, Comparative Social Research, 28, 2011, 365-420. [55 p]
Total number of pages: 846
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