Normative Foundations Of The Welfare State

Author : Nanna Kildal,Stein Kuhnle
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 319 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2007-05-07
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781134272822

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Normative Foundations of the Welfare State by Nanna Kildal,Stein Kuhnle Pdf

This is a sharp analysis of the unique Nordic welfare system with urgent lessons for governments and societies across the globe. Welfare programs and institutions tend to be analyzed as instrumental arrangements, overlooking the fact that welfare programs are essentially expressions of moral conceptions and values. This book recognises this distinction and offers analyses, perspectives and interpretations of the normative foundation of the 'Nordic welfare state model'. These authors examine the main normative principles in this model, exploring their origins and the relationship between them. Paying particular attention to the principles of 'universalism', 'public responsibility for welfare', and 'work for all', they consider their significance for current welfare policy and question whether external economic and ideological pressures are threatening these principles. The book is divided into three clear parts: *Part I considers the historical trajectories behind the Nordic welfare model *Part II looks more specifically on normative tensions and dilemmas in current welfare policies with a focus on women friendly welfare, attitudes to basic income and alcohol and drug misuse *Part III focuses on the possible change in the normative foundation of the Nordic welfare states This book will be essential reading for researchers and students of the welfare state and also to those in the fields of social policy, comparative politics and political economy.

Author : Nanna Kildal,Stein Kuhnle
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0415349435

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Normative Foundations of the Welfare State by Nanna Kildal,Stein Kuhnle Pdf

This is a sharp analysis of the unique Nordic welfare system with urgent lessons for governments and societies across the globe. Welfare programs and institutions tend to be analyzed as instrumental arrangements, overlooking the fact that welfare programs are essentially expressions of moral conceptions and values. This book recognises this distinction and offers analyses, perspectives and interpretations of the normative foundation of the 'Nordic welfare state model'. These authors examine the main normative principles in this model, exploring their origins and the relationship between them. Paying particular attention to the principles of 'universalism', 'public responsibility for welfare', and 'work for all', they consider their significance for current welfare policy and question whether external economic and ideological pressures are threatening these principles. The book is divided into three clear parts: *Part I considers the historical trajectories behind the Nordic welfare model *Part II looks more specifically on normative tensions and dilemmas in current welfare policies with a focus on women friendly welfare, attitudes to basic income and alcohol and drug misuse *Part III focuses on the possible change in the normative foundation of the Nordic welfare states This book will be essential reading for researchers and students of the welfare state and also to those in the fields of social policy, comparative politics and political economy.

Author : Pat Thane
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2016-02-04
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317889076

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The Foundations of the Welfare State by Pat Thane Pdf

A fully revised and rewritten second edition of a book which is now regarded as a classic. Takes full advantage of new research and places strong emphasis on voluntary action and the role of women in the shaping of social policy. It retains the excellent historical perspective that makes it unique among its competitors, comparing recent policy changes to pre-1950 welfare policy.

Author : Ross Cranston
Publisher : George Weidenfeld & Nicholson
Page : 453 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1985-01-01
Category : Droit social
ISBN : 0297784870

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The Legal Foundations of the Welfare State by Ross Cranston Pdf

Author : Hendrik Wagenaar
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789401009638

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Government Institutions: Effects, Changes and Normative Foundations by Hendrik Wagenaar Pdf

Research on government institutions is one of the most exciting intellectual areas in political science and policy studies today. Increasingly it is recognized by scholars in these fields that effective and legitimate policies depend on the design and maintenance of complex institutional arrangements. This book brings together some of the leading scholars in institutional research in The Netherlands. Their work addresses such perennially difficult questions in institutional research such as: How do we understand institutional change? How do we measure the effects of institutions on societal sectors and public policy? How do the normative foundations of government institutions influence their functioning? What are the principles of effective and legitimate institutional design? Through analysis of well-researched examples ranging from the fabled Dutch `poldermodel', through the transformation of the welfare state, through privatizations of the Dutch telecommunications industry, to the work of welfare officials, these authors demonstrate the interpenetration of normative, empirical and design issues in institutional theory. The book is intended for scholars and graduate students in political science, public policy, public administration, and law.

Author : Stein Kuhnle,Per Selle,,Sven E.O. Hort
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781788975841

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Globalizing Welfare by Stein Kuhnle,Per Selle,,Sven E.O. Hort Pdf

From the welfare state’s origins in Europe, the idea of human welfare being organized through a civilized, institutionalized and uncorrupt state has caught the imagination of social activists and policy-makers around the world. This is particularly influential where rapid social development is taking place amidst growing social and gender inequality. This book reflects on the growing academic and political interest in global social policy and ‘globalizing welfare’, and pays particular attention to developments in Northern European and North-East Asian countries.

Author : H. Wagenaar
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2000-10-31
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0792367200

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Government Institutions: Effects, Changes and Normative Foundations by H. Wagenaar Pdf

Research on government institutions is one of the most exciting intellectual areas in political science and policy studies today. Increasingly it is recognized by scholars in these fields that effective and legitimate policies depend on the design and maintenance of complex institutional arrangements. This book brings together some of the leading scholars in institutional research in The Netherlands. Their work addresses such perennially difficult questions in institutional research such as: How do we understand institutional change? How do we measure the effects of institutions on societal sectors and public policy? How do the normative foundations of government institutions influence their functioning? What are the principles of effective and legitimate institutional design? Through analysis of well-researched examples ranging from the fabled Dutch `poldermodel', through the transformation of the welfare state, through privatizations of the Dutch telecommunications industry, to the work of welfare officials, these authors demonstrate the interpenetration of normative, empirical and design issues in institutional theory. The book is intended for scholars and graduate students in political science, public policy, public administration, and law.

Author : Bo Rothstein
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1998-02-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0521598931

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Just Institutions Matter by Bo Rothstein Pdf

In this book Bo Rothstein seeks to defend the universal welfare state against a number of important criticisms which it has faced in recent years. He combines genuine philosophical analysis of normative issues concerning what the state ought to do with empirical political scientific research in public policy examining what the state can do. Issues discussed include the relationship between welfare state and civil society, the privatization of social services, and changing values within society. His analysis centres around the importance of political institutions as both normative and empirical entities, and Rothstein argues that the choice of such institutions at certain formative moments in a country's history is what determines the political support for different types of social policy. He thus explains the great variation among contemporary welfare states in terms of differing moral and political logics which have been set in motion by the deliberate choices of political institutions. The book is an important contribution to both philosophical and political debates about the future of the welfare state.

Author : Marjo Koivisto
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2012-09-27
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780199652792

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Normative State Power in International Relations by Marjo Koivisto Pdf

Normative State Power in International Relations offers a new theory of the role of scientific and moral cultures in state transformations in 20th century global politics. Breaking down methodological nationalism, and basing its case study findings in historical analysis, it encompasses International Relations, politics, and political sociology

Author : Nick Ellison
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2006-04-07
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781134765706

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The Transformation of Welfare States? by Nick Ellison Pdf

'Globalization', institutions and welfare regimes -- The challenge of globalization -- Globalization and welfare regime change -- Towards workfare? : changing labour market policies -- Labour market policies in social democratic and continental regimes -- Population ageing, GEPs and changing pensions systems -- Pensions policies in continental and social regimes -- Conclusion : welfare regimes in a liberalizing world.

Author : Nils Edling
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2019-01-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9781789201253

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The Changing Meanings of the Welfare State by Nils Edling Pdf

In discussions of economics, governance, and society in the Nordic countries, “the welfare state” is a well-worn analytical concept. However, there has been much less scholarly energy devoted to historicizing this idea beyond its postwar emergence. In this volume, specialists from Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Norway, and Iceland chronicle the historical trajectory of “the welfare state,” tracing the variable ways in which it has been interpreted, valued, and challenged over time. Each case study generates valuable historical insights into not only the history of Northern Europe, but also the welfare state itself as both a phenomenon and a concept.

Author : Rune Ervik,Nanna Kildal
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2016-03-09
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317088592

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New Contractualism in European Welfare State Policies by Rune Ervik,Nanna Kildal Pdf

The ’Golden Age' of the welfare state in Europe was characterised by a strengthening of social rights as citizens became increasingly protected through the collective provision of income security and social services. The oil crisis, inflation and high unemployment of the 1970s largely saw the end of welfare expansion with critical voices claiming the welfare state had created an unbalanced focus on the social rights of individuals, above their responsibilities as citizens. During the 1980s many western countries developed contractual modes of thinking and regulation within welfare policy. Contractualism has proved a significant organising principle for public reforms in general, and for social policy reforms in particular as it embraces both a way of justifying certain welfare policies and of constructing specific socio-legal policy instruments. Engaging with both the critique of the welfare state and the subsequent policy responses, expert contributors in this book examine contractualism as a discourse, comprising principles and justifying ideas, and as a legal and social practice. Covering the international debate on conditionality they discuss European experiences with active social citizenship ideas and contractualism providing individual case studies and comparisons from a wide range of European countries.

Author : Trine Syvertsen,Gunn Sara Enli,Ole J. Mjøs,Hallvard Moe
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 165 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2014-10-22
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780472052158

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The Media Welfare State by Trine Syvertsen,Gunn Sara Enli,Ole J. Mjøs,Hallvard Moe Pdf

The Media Welfare State: Nordic Media in the Digital Era comprehensively addresses the central dynamics of the digitalization of the media industry in the Nordic countries—Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, and Iceland—and the ways media organizations there are transforming to address the new digital environment. Taking a comparative approach, the authors provide an overview of media institutions, content, use, and policy throughout the region, focusing on the impact of information and communication technology/internet and digitalization on the Nordic media sector. Illustrating the shifting media landscape the authors draw on a wide range of cases, including developments in the press, television, the public service media institutions, and telecommunication.

Author : Sonja Blum,Johanna Kuhlmann,Klaus Schubert
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 785 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2009-12-16
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781134015504

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The Handbook of European Welfare Systems by Sonja Blum,Johanna Kuhlmann,Klaus Schubert Pdf

This book provides the first comprehensive information and detailed data on the welfare systems of all twenty-seven EU member states and offers the reader an invaluable introduction and basis for comparative welfare research. The introductory chapter summarizes the actual debate about welfare states and welfare (state) regimes, gives an overview on current welfare (state) research and analyses the main recent developments necessitating a new focus on European Welfare Systems. The twenty-seven chapters on the welfare systems of the member states are written on the basis of a common structure by experts from the individual states. An additional chapter analyses the current social and welfare policies of the EU and focuses on the interplay and limits between European and national social policies. Two concluding chapters provide (a) a first comparative analysis on the basis of all twenty-seven European Welfare Systems and (b) a theoretical reflection both arguing for and venturing the idea of politically limited pluralism in European welfare politics.

Author : Amy Allen
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2016-01-12
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780231540636

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The End of Progress by Amy Allen Pdf

While post- and decolonial theorists have thoroughly debunked the idea of historical progress as a Eurocentric, imperialist, and neocolonialist fallacy, many of the most prominent contemporary thinkers associated with the Frankfurt School—Jürgen Habermas, Axel Honneth, and Rainer Forst—have defended ideas of progress, development, and modernity and have even made such ideas central to their normative claims. Can the Frankfurt School's goal of radical social change survive this critique? And what would a decolonized critical theory look like? Amy Allen fractures critical theory from within by dispensing with its progressive reading of history while retaining its notion of progress as a political imperative, so eloquently defended by Adorno. Critical theory, according to Allen, is the best resource we have for achieving emancipatory social goals. In reimagining a decolonized critical theory after the end of progress, she rescues it from oblivion and gives it a future.