Scandinavian Politics TodayThis volume represents a unique study of contemporary politics and policy-making in the five nation-states and three Home Rule territories of the Nordic region. Written in a lively and readable style by an expert in the field, its approach is systematically thematic and comparative. Chapters deal with current political science issues such as nation-building and state-building, party system change, semi-presidentialism and post-corporatism, as well as addressing intrinsically important regional questions such as whether or not there is a Nordic model of government, a distinctively Scandinavian form of parliamentarianism and a superior welfare system. There is also detailed discussion of the Nordic states in their strategic external environment, focusing on the post-war security configuration in northern Europe and the impact of European integration on Scandinavia. |
Contents
Nationbuilding and statebuilding 18091944 | 23 |
4 | 33 |
The historic strengths of the five main types of party | 70 |
The Nordic model | 106 |
23 | 113 |
0000 | 123 |
98 | 135 |
78 | 157 |
9 | 200 |
The dual executive in Iceland and Finland | 224 |
11 | 246 |
Security and cooperation in Scandinavia 194991 | 279 |
The Nordic states in the New Europe | 316 |
On the eve of the new millennium | 341 |
Index | 355 |
Copyright | |
The Nordic welfare model | 173 |