Nordic Paths To Modernity

Author : Jóhann Páll Árnason,Björn Wittrock
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2012-02-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780857452702

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Nordic Paths to Modernity by Jóhann Páll Árnason,Björn Wittrock Pdf

Within the growing attention to the diverse forms and trajectories of modern societies, the Nordic countries are now widely seen as a distinctive and instructive case. While discussions have centred on the ‘Nordic model’ of the welfare state and its record of adaptation to the changing global environment of the late twentieth century, this volume’s focus goes beyond these themes. The guiding principle here is that a long-term historical-sociological perspective is needed to make sense of the Nordic paths to modernity; of their significant but not complete convergence in patterns, which for some time were perceived as aspects of a model to be emulated in other settings; and of the specific features that still set the five countries in question (Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland and Iceland) apart from one another. The contributors explore transformative processes, above all the change from an absolutistmilitary state to a democratic one with its welfarist phase, as well as the crucial experiences that will have significant implications on future developments.

Author : Magnus Jerneck
Publisher : Nordic Academic Press
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2005-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789189116542

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Different Paths to Modernity by Magnus Jerneck Pdf

Over the last 100 years, most European countries have experienced great, and in many cases similar changes. A general term for the phenomenon is 'modernisation', and in this anthology the authors present several different aspects of modernisation and the modernisation revolution. Among other issues, the articles are based on the importance of industrialisation, education and economic development for the success of modernisation. Spain, Sweden and Denmark have been used as starting points to illustrate differences in the modernisation process between northern and southern Europe.

Author : Øystein Sørensen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 74 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Nationalism
ISBN : 8212002519

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Nordic Paths to National Identity in the Nineteenth Century by Øystein Sørensen Pdf

Author : Robert H Nelson
Publisher : Aarhus Universitetsforlag
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2017-08-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9788771844160

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Lutheranism and the Nordic Spirit of Social Democracy by Robert H Nelson Pdf

One man's way of thinking about God has decisively shaped the political and economic rise of Nordic social democracy. 500 years ago, Martin Luther's writings led to the Reformation in the Nordic countries, and his values and beliefs shaped more than just the church. Lutheranism is one of the most important influences on the Nordic welfare system and a general belief in social democracy. Indeed, Nordic social democracy itself can be seen as a modern form of religion, or "secular Lutheranism". In Lutheranism and the Nordic Spirit of Social Democracy, Robert Nelson, an American observer and professor of political economy at the University of Maryland, brings a fresh perspective to the interrelated questions of religion, national identity, and governance in the Nordic world. Exploring how Lutheranism never went away as the true path to a new heaven on earth, Nelson shows how the form of Lutheran Nordic religion and culture changed radically, while its substance remained surprisingly unaltered.

Author : Daniel Tröhler,Bernadette Hörmann,Sverre Tveit,Inga Bostad
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2022-08-15
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781000632460

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The Nordic Education Model in Context by Daniel Tröhler,Bernadette Hörmann,Sverre Tveit,Inga Bostad Pdf

Tracing historical and cultural factors which gave rise to the Nordic Education Model, this volume explores why Northern European education policy has become an international benchmark for schooling. The text explains the historical connection between a Nordic ideal of democracy and schooling, and indicates how values of equality, welfare, justice, and individualism might be successfully integrated in national school systems and curricula around the world. The volume also highlights recent debates around the longevity of the Nordic model and explores the risks and challenges posed by international policy and assessment agendas. Exploring how Nordic education polices successfully merge social equity with academic excellence, the book combines cultural, historical, sociological and philosophical analysis with a deep exploration of curriculum and teaching. This book will be of great interest to researchers, scholars, and postgraduates working across the fields of curriculum, comparative education, cultural studies and history and philosophy of education and education policy.

Author : A. Ichijo
Publisher : Springer
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2011-10-03
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780230313897

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Europe, Nations and Modernity by A. Ichijo Pdf

This work offers a fresh perspective to the study of 'Europe' by placing the discussion of 'What is Europe?' and 'What is it to be European?', in a wider context of the study of modernity through a collection of nine case studies.

Author : Elettra Carbone
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2017-07-05
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781351549523

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Sculpture and the Nordic Region by Elettra Carbone Pdf

Histories of sculpture within the Nordic region are under-studied and the region?s influence upon and translation of influences from elsewhere in Europe remain insufficiently traced. This volume brings to light individual histories of sculptural mobility from the early modern period onwards. Examining the movement of sculptures, sculptors, practices, skills, styles and motifs across borders, through studios and public architectures, within popular and print culture and via texts, the essays collected here consider the extent to which the sculptural artwork is changed by its physical movement and its transfigurations in other media. How does the meaning and form of these objects performatively respond to the pressure of their relocations and rematerialisations? Conversely, how do sculptures impact their new contexts of display? The contributing authors engage with a wide variety of objects and media in their essays. Each focuses on the contextualisation of sculpture in an original and timely way, exploring how mobility acts as a filter offering new perspectives on iconography, memorialisation, collecting, iconoclasm and exhibiting. From the stave churches of early Norway to the decoration of International Style monoliths of the twentieth century, from Italian quarries to Baroque palaces, from fountains to figurines, from text to performance, these wide-ranging and fascinating case studies contribute to the rich history of the Nordic region?s sculptural production.

Author : May-Len Skilbrei,Charlotta Holmström
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2016-04-08
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317074533

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Prostitution Policy in the Nordic Region by May-Len Skilbrei,Charlotta Holmström Pdf

There is great interest internationally in the development of prostitution policies in the Nordic countries after Sweden, Norway and Iceland have introduced general bans against buying sex whilst selling sex remains legal. In addition, there is a partial ban against buying sex in Finland. This is a different approach from that of several other European countries, where we have seen a decriminalisation of third-party involvement in prostitution as well as to that of the USA which criminalises both the buying and selling of sexual services. Thus the Nordic countries are often treated as representatives of a 'Nordic model' of prostitution policies. In this book - the first on the subject - Skilbrei and Holmström argue that these models of policies or policy regimes tend to ignore the trajectories, contexts and consequences of the full range of approaches to prostitution, thus they are too simplistic and static. Prostitution policies in the Nordic countries are multifaceted and dynamic, and cannot be represented as following a straight path and detached from empirical contexts. Their analysis treats Nordic prostitution policies both as a product of history, of current national and Nordic debates, and of international obligations and changes in the international and national prostitution markets. Furthermore they argue that a broad understanding of the relevant context is necessary so as to place Nordic prostitution policies within broader policy concerns related to gender, class, ethnicity, sexuality, social welfare, immigration and organised crime, as well as to neoliberal forms of governance.

Author : Cian Duffy,Robert W. Rix
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2022-08-11
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9783030991272

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Nordic Romanticism by Cian Duffy,Robert W. Rix Pdf

Nordic Romanticism: Translation, Transmission, Transformation is an edited collection exploring the varied and complex interactions between national romanticisms in Britain, Denmark, Germany, Norway and Sweden. The collection considers both the reception and influence of Nordic romanticism in Britain and Germany and also the reciprocal impact of British and German romanticism in the Nordic countries. Taken as a whole, the volume suggests that to fully understand the range of these individual national romanticisms we need to see them not as isolated phenomena but rather as participating, via translation and other modes of reception, in a transnational or regional romanticism configured around the idea of a shared cultural inheritance in ‘the North’.

Author : Pertti Haapala,Marja Jalava,Simon Larsson
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2017-09-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781785336270

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Making Nordic Historiography by Pertti Haapala,Marja Jalava,Simon Larsson Pdf

Is there a “Nordic history”? If so, what are its origins, its scope, and its defining features? In this informative volume, scholars from all five Nordic nations tackle a notoriously problematic historical concept. Whether recounting Foucault’s departure from Sweden or tracing the rise of movements such as “aristocratic empiricism,” each contribution takes a deliberately transnational approach that is grounded in careful research, yielding rich, nuanced perspectives on shifting and contested historical terrain.

Author : Synnøve Bendixsen,Mary Bente Bringslid,Halvard Vike
Publisher : Springer
Page : 357 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2017-08-17
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783319597911

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Egalitarianism in Scandinavia by Synnøve Bendixsen,Mary Bente Bringslid,Halvard Vike Pdf

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.

Author : Ulla Aatsinki,Johanna Annola,Mervi Kaarninen
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2018-12-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9780429663468

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Families, Values, and the Transfer of Knowledge in Northern Societies, 1500–2000 by Ulla Aatsinki,Johanna Annola,Mervi Kaarninen Pdf

This edited collection sheds light on Nordic families’ strategies and methods for transferring significant cultural heritage to the next generation over centuries. Contributors explore why certain values, attitudes, knowledge, and patterns were selected while others were left behind, and show how these decisions served and secured families’ well-being and values. Covering a time span ranging from the early modern era to the end of the twentieth century, the book combines the innovative "history from below" approach with a broad variety of families and new kinds of source material to open up new perspectives on the history of education and upbringing.

Author : Bo Stråth
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 553 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2016-01-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9781474237741

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Europe's Utopias of Peace by Bo Stråth Pdf

Europe's Utopias of Peace explores attempts to create a lasting European peace in the aftermath of the Napoleonic wars and the two world wars. The book charts the 250 year cycle of violent European conflicts followed by new utopian formulations for peace. The utopian illusion was that future was predictable and rules could prescribe behaviour in conflicts to come. Bo Stråth examines the reiterative bicentenary cycle since 1815, where each new postwar period built on a design for a project for European unification. He sets out the key historical events and the continuous struggle with nationalism, linking them to legal, political and economic thought. Biographical sketches of the most prominent thinkers and actors provide the human element to this narrative. Europe's Utopias of Peace presents a new perspective on the ideological, legal, economic and intellectual conditions that shaped Europe since the 19th century and presents this in a global context. It challenges the conventional narrative on Europe's past as a progressive enlightenment heritage, highlighting the ambiguities of the legacies that pervade the institutional structures of contemporary Europe. Its long-term historical perspective will be invaluable for students of contemporary Europe or modern European history.

Author : Anne Lise Ellingsæter
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2024-01-18
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781802207088

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Nordic Earner-Carer Politics by Anne Lise Ellingsæter Pdf

This insightful book provides a comprehensive comparative historical analysis of the formation and evolution of Nordic earner-carer policies over five decades. Spanning parental leave, father quotas, daycare services, and cash for childcare allowances, it explores the key roles that ideas and political parties play in the policy reform process.

Author : Haldor Byrkjeflot,Lars Mjøset,Mads Mordhorst,Klaus Petersen
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2021-10-19
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000504033

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The Making and Circulation of Nordic Models, Ideas and Images by Haldor Byrkjeflot,Lars Mjøset,Mads Mordhorst,Klaus Petersen Pdf

This critical and empirically based volume examines the multiple existing Nordic models, providing analytically innovative attention to the multitude of circulating ideas, images and experiences referred to as "Nordic". It addresses related paradoxes as well as patterns of circulation, claims about the exceptionality of Nordic models, and the diffusion and impact of Nordic experiences and ideas. Providing original case studies, the book further examines how the Nordic models have been constructed, transformed and circulated in time and in space. It investigates the actors and channels that have been involved in circulating models: journalists and media, bureaucrats and policy-makers, international organizations, national politicians and institutions, scholars, public diplomats and analyses where and why models have travelled. Finally, the book shows that Nordic models, perspectives, or ideas do not always originate in the Nordic region, nor do they always develop as deliberate efforts to promote Nordic interests. This book will be of key interest to Nordic and Scandinavian studies, European studies, and more broadly to history, sociology, political science, marketing, social policy, organizational theory and public management. The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.