Parliamentary Change In The Nordic Countries
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Parliamentary Change In The Nordic Countries
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Author : Erik Damgaard
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 1992
Parliamentary Change In The Nordic Countries written by Erik Damgaard and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
The book is the first major analysis of parliamentary developments in the Nordic countries of Denmark, Norway, Finland, and Sweden. It deals with parliamentary change in the past few decades in a comparative and systematic manner. All four countries have experienced increasing legislative activity. In Norway, Denmark, and Sweden, increased conflict and party conflict competition are also revealed, and the parliaments of the three countries have become more powerful. However, the governments of the three countries have become weaker and more unstable. In Finland, on the other hand, developments have been almost in the opposite direction. The book attempts to explain similarities and differences of parliamentary government in the four Nordic countries.
Norway In Transition
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Author : Oyvind Osterud
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2013-10-18
Norway In Transition written by Oyvind Osterud and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10-18 with Political Science categories.
The transformation of Norway is a magnifying glass to processes of political change in European countries generally. In this book, a group of Norway`s most prominent political scientists closely analyzes the forces of change - ranging from the political apparatus, the mode of partisan mobilization, and the development of political trust to the new gender relations and the strains on the established elite consensus. This volume shows how Norway is an embodiment of the Nordic Model. Norwegian society and politics have attracted wide-spread interest for three interrelated reasons – a strikingly egalitarian and cooperative model for public-private relations, a stable and rich country on the outside of the European Union, and a notable engagement in moral policy areas globally. Now the model is in flux for domestic as well as external reasons. Rule by popular consent is in question, with a more fragile chain of governance and a slow erosion of mass parties. The model is transformed from below, through the changing democratic infrastructure, as well as from above, with privatization and market reform in the public sector. The focus is Norway, but the book is a comparative analysis of a paradigm case with relevance far beyond its own borders. This book was previously published as a special issue of the leading journal West European Politics.
Parliamentary Control In The Nordic Countries
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Author : Matti Wiberg
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1994
Parliamentary Control In The Nordic Countries written by Matti Wiberg and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with Interpellation categories.
The Madisonian Turn
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Author : Torbjörn Bergman
language : en
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Release Date : 2011-06-14
The Madisonian Turn written by Torbjörn Bergman and has been published by University of Michigan Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-06-14 with History categories.
Parliamentary democracy is the most common regime type in the contemporary political world, but the quality of governance depends on effective parliamentary oversight and strong political parties. Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden have traditionally been strongholds of parliamentary democracy. In recent years, however, critics have suggested that new challenges such as weakened popular attachment, the advent of cartel parties, the judicialization of politics, and European integration have threatened the institutions of parliamentary democracy in the Nordic region. This volume examines these claims and their implications. The authors find that the Nordic states have moved away from their previous resemblance to a Westminster model toward a form of parliamentary democracy with more separation-of-powers features—a Madisonian model. These features are evident both in vertical power relations (e.g., relations with the European Union) and horizontal ones (e.g., increasingly independent courts and central banks). Yet these developments are far from uniform and demonstrate that there may be different responses to the political challenges faced by contemporary Western democracies.
Beyond Westminster And Congress
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Author : Peter Esaiasson
language : en
Publisher: Ohio State University Press
Release Date : 2000
Beyond Westminster And Congress written by Peter Esaiasson and has been published by Ohio State University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Political Science categories.
This text begins by setting the Scandinavian parliaments in their historical and national settings. It goes on to analyse political representation, parliamentary organization, parliamentary decision-making and considers the relations between the national parliaments and the larger European setting.
Scandinavian Politics Today
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Author : David Arter
language : en
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Release Date : 1999-02-15
Scandinavian Politics Today written by David Arter and has been published by Manchester University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999-02-15 with Political Science categories.
This 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.
The Nordic Model
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Author : Mary Hilson
language : en
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Release Date : 2008-06-24
The Nordic Model written by Mary Hilson and has been published by Reaktion Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-06-24 with History categories.
The political structures of the Scandinavian nations have long stood as models for government and public policy. This comprehensive study examines how that “Nordic model” of government developed, as well as its far-reaching influence. Respected Scandinavian historian Mary Hilson surveys the political bureaucracies of the five Nordic countries—Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden—and traces their historical influences and the ways they have changed, individually and as a group, over time. The book investigates issues such as economic development, foreign policy, politics, government, and the welfare state, and it also explores prevailing cultural perceptions of Scandinavia in the twentieth century. Hilson then turns to the future of the Nordic region as a unified whole within Europe as well as in the world, and considers the re-emergence of the Baltic Sea as a pivotal region on the global stage. The Nordic Model offers an incisive assessment of Scandinavia yesterday and today, making this an essential text for students and scholars of political science, European history, and Scandinavian studies.
Institutional Change In The Public Sphere
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Author : Fredrik Engelstad
language : en
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Release Date : 2017-04-24
Institutional Change In The Public Sphere written by Fredrik Engelstad and has been published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-04-24 with Political Science categories.
The main focus of the book is institutional change in the Scandinavian model, with special emphasis on Norway. There are many reasons to pay closer attention to the Norwegian case when it comes to analyses of changes in the public sphere. In the country’s political history, the arts and the media played a particular role in the processes towards sovereignty at the beginning of the 20th century. On a par with the other Scandinavian countries, Norway is in the forefront in the world in the distribution and uses of Internet technology. As an extreme case, the most corporatist society within the family of the “Nordic Model”, it offers an opportunity both for intriguing case studies and for challenging and refining existing theory on processes of institutional change in media policy and cultural policy. It supplements two recent, important books on political economy in Scandinavia: Varieties of Liberalization and the New Politics of Social Solidarity (Kathleen Thelen, 2014), and The Political Construction of Business Interests (Cathie Jo Martin and Duane Swank, 2013). There are further reasons to pay particular attention to the Scandinavian, and more specifically the Norwegian cases: (i) They are to varying degrees neo-corporatist societies, characterized by ongoing bargaining over social and political reform processes. From a theoretical perspective this invites reflections which, to some extent, are at odds with the dominant conceptions of institutional change. Neither models of path dependency nor models of aggregate, incremental change focus on the continuous social bargaining over institutional change. (ii) Despite recent processes of liberalization, common to the Western world as a whole, corporatism implies a close connection between state, public sphere, cultural life, and religion. This also means that institutions are closely bundled, in an even stronger way than assumed for example in the Varieties of Capitalism literature. Furthermore, we only have scarce insight in the way the different spheres of corporatism are connected and interact. In the proposed edited volume we have collected historical-institutional case studies from a broad set of social fields (a detailed outline of contents and contributors is attached): • Critical assessments of Jürgen Habermas’ theory of the public sphere • Can the public sphere be considered an institution? • The central position of the public sphere in social and political change in Norway • Digital transformations and effects of the growing PR industry on the public sphere • Institutionalization of social media in local politics and voluntary organizations • Legitimation work in the public sphere • freedom of expression and warning in the workplace • “Return of religion” to the public sphere, and its effects
Parliamentary Government In The Nordic Countries At A Crossroads
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Author : Thomas Persson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2011
Parliamentary Government In The Nordic Countries At A Crossroads written by Thomas Persson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with European Union categories.
Artikler om EU's påvirkning af de nordiske parlamentariske demokratier.
Political Parties In Multi Level Polities
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Author : Nicholas Aylott
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2013-02-18
Political Parties In Multi Level Polities written by Nicholas Aylott and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-02-18 with Political Science categories.
Political parties are essential for the functioning of parliamentary democracy but how have parties adapted to the challenges created by the growth of a new layer of political decision-making at the supranational level, i.e. the EU? This comparative survey focuses on parties in four Nordic countries, including Norway, which remains outside the EU.