Debating Multiculturalism In The Nordic Welfare States

Author : P. Kivisto
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137318457
Total Pages : 491 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Debating Multiculturalism in the Nordic Welfare States written by P. Kivisto and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-08-30 with total page 491 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection addresses the ways that Nordic countries have approached the issue of bringing ethnic minorities into the societal mainstream. With multicultural incorporation as an option, the authors explore the potential impact of the politics of identity in societies with social democratic welfare states committed to redistributive politics.

Author : P. Kivisto
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137318457
Total Pages : 359 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Debating Multiculturalism in the Nordic Welfare States written by P. Kivisto and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-08-30 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection addresses the ways that Nordic countries have approached the issue of bringing ethnic minorities into the societal mainstream. With multicultural incorporation as an option, the authors explore the potential impact of the politics of identity in societies with social democratic welfare states committed to redistributive politics.

Author : Anneli Anttonen
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1849805946
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Welfare State, Universalism and Diversity written by Anneli Anttonen and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2012-01-01 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'This book is a most timely academic intervention. The concept of universalism is central to social policy and welfare state development yet it is rarely explored with such attention to its time and place specificities as in this book. Nordic and British authors investigate the different dimensions and meanings of universalism and the challenges it has faced. Buffeted by markets and choice on the one side and diversity on the other, can universalism survive? To find out, read on...' - Fiona Williams, University of Leeds, UK 'Universalism in social policy is politically challenged and normatively contested. This book examines how the principle of universalism can be understood and how it has been put into practice in various national contexts. Universalism is contrasted with the idea of diversity which has gained strength as a result of growing affluent middle classes and of multiculturalism in highly developed welfare states. The book deals with varieties of universalism and inspires a re-thinking of the normative basis of the welfare state.' - Stein Kuhnle, University of Bergen, Norway and Hertie School of Governance, Berlin, Germany Welfare State, Universalism and Diversity is a thought-provoking book dealing with key ideas, values and principles of social policies and asking what exactly is meant by universal benefits and policies? Is the time of post-war universalism over? Are universalism and diversity contradictory policy and theory framings? Well-known scholars from different countries and fields of expertise provide a historically informative and comprehensive view on the making of universal social policies. Universalism is defined and implemented differently in the British and Scandinavian social policies. Service universalism is different from universalism in pensions. The book underlines the multiple and transformative nature of universalism and the challenge of diversity. There certainly is need for a greater diversity in meeting citizen's needs. Yet, universalism remains a principle essential for planning and implementing sustainable and legitimate policies in times characterized by complex interdependences and contradictory political aims. This impressive book is an attempt to untangle the multiple meanings of universalism and clarify the concept's relevance to contemporary policy debates. It will prove invaluable for students, researchers and practitioners in social policy, public policy, social administration, social welfare, social history, social work, sociology and political sciences. Policymakers and administrators involved with social and public policies, social services, social welfare, and social work will also find this book groundbreaking.

Author : Eric Einhorn
Publisher : University of Wisconsin Pres
ISBN 13 : 0299334805
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Migration and Multiculturalism in Scandinavia written by Eric Einhorn and published by University of Wisconsin Pres. This book was released on 2022-03-22 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scandinavian societies have historically, and problematically, been understood as homogenous, when in fact they have a long history of ethnic and cultural pluralism due to colonialism and territorial conquest. Amid global tensions around border security and refugee crises, these powerful conversations with nineteen scholars about the past, present, and future of a region in transition capture the current cultural moment.

Author : Eduardo D. Faingold
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030330125
Total Pages : 154 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Language Rights and the Law in the European Union written by Eduardo D. Faingold and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2019-11-15 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the language policies relating to linguistic rights in European Union law and in the constitutions and legal statutes of some European Union member states. In recent years, the European Union has seen an increase in claims for language recognition by minority groups representing a considerable population (such as Catalan in Spain and Welsh in the UK). Additionally, there is a developing situation surrounding the official use of English within the European Union in the aftermath of the Brexit vote. In light of these two contexts, this book focuses on the degree of legal protection afforded to linguistic groups in the European Union. It will be of interest to students and scholars of language policy, EU law, minority languages and sociolinguistics.

Author : Peter A. Kraus
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN 13 : 311044111X
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Challenge of Minority Integration written by Peter A. Kraus and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2015-11-27 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How is solidarity achieved in highly diverse societies - particularly those that have been until recently characterized by rather homogeneous populations? What are the implications of growing levels of diversity on existing social arrangements? These two fundamental questions are explored in this edited collection, which examines the challenges of minority integration in four Nordic countries: Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden. These nations represent paradigmatic examples of social democratic welfare states that place a premium on a robust package of social rights, combined with policies aimed at reducing levels of class-based inequality and promoting gender equity. All four of these nations have witnessed growing levels of diversity due to immigration and three of them have been forced to rethink their policies concerning the indigenous Sámi, as well as old minority groups. Two introductory chapters, by Thomas Hylland Eriksen and Peter Kivisto, serve as a conceptual framework for the seven case studies that follow, and which, from a variety of perspectives and with differing emphases, analyze the evolving realities in these nations today. Taken together, they offer evidence of the critical issues surrounding attempts to achieve solidarity while valorizing diversity.

Author : Trygve Ugland
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
ISBN 13 : 1487503199
Total Pages : 183 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Policy Learning from Canada written by Trygve Ugland and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2018-01-01 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Policy Learning from Canada is the first book to take a sustained look at how Canadian immigration and integration models have impacted decision-making in Scandinavia.

Author : Eduardo D. Faingold
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3031430174
Total Pages : 303 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Language Rights and the Law in Scandinavia written by Eduardo D. Faingold and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-11-20 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the language policies in the constitutions, legal statutes, and regulations of Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Iceland, the Faroe Islands, and Greenland. In these countries and territories, modern descendants of Old Norse (North Germanic) are spoken today: Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Icelandic, and Faroese. In addition, there are regions of Scandinavia where speakers of minority languages were conquered or incorporated, with their languages suppressed or neglected, as well as recent developments in the status and use of English, and immigrant populations who do not speak a Scandinavian language as their native language. This book adopts a comparative approach to trace the development of language policies and rights in Scandinavia, and it will be of interest to students as well as scholars of European and Scandinavian studies, applied linguistics, sociolinguistics, education, political science, and law.

Author : Synnøve Bendixsen
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319597914
Total Pages : 357 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Egalitarianism in Scandinavia written by Synnøve Bendixsen and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-08-17 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 : Will Kymlicka
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0199289182
Total Pages : 422 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Multiculturalism and the Welfare State written by Will Kymlicka and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2006 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: And political foundations of the welfare state, and indeed about our most basic concepts of citizenship and national identity