Scandinavian politics today / David Arter.
"This completely revised and updated third edition of Scandinavian politics today follows the format of earlier editions by providing a uniquely comparative, thematic and insightful treatment of politics and government in the five nation-states of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, a...
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| Language: | English |
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Manchester :
Manchester University Press,
2016.
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| Edition: | Third edition. |
| Series: | Politics today (Manchester, England)
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Table of Contents:
- 1. Settlers and empires
- 2. Nation-building and state-building, 1809-1944
- 3. The emergence of the Scandinavian party system(s)
- 4. The historic strength of the five main types of party
- 5. 'Big bang' elections and party system change in Scandinavia: farewell to the 'enduring party system'?
- 6. Selecting candidates and electing members of parliament in the Nordic region: an analytical framework
- 7. The personal vote and personal-vote-seeking: a shift towards an 'individualised candidate campaign model'?
- 8. Political representation: a 'demand side' perspective
- 9. The Nordic states: consensual democracies?
- 10. A Nordic model of government?
- 11. The Nordic parliaments: much of a muchness 'working parliaments'?
- 12. The Nordic parliaments: an alternative model?
- 13. Towards prime ministerial government or a presidentialised executive?
- 14. Trouble in Paradise: W(h)ither the 'Nordic welfare model'?
- 15. A new Nordic welfare model?
- 16. The changing security environment in the Nordic region. From Cold War 'security threats' to the 'security challenges'of today
- 17. 'Reluctant Nordics'?
- 18. 'Reluctant Europeans'? The Nordic states or the Nordic peoples?
- 19. The Nordic states: moral superpowers?