State and Civil Society in Northern Europe
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State and Civil Society in Northern Europe

The Swedish Model Reconsidered

  1. 296 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

State and Civil Society in Northern Europe

The Swedish Model Reconsidered

About this book

In the current neo-liberal political and economic climate, it is often suggested that a large and strong state stands in opposition to an autonomous and vibrant civil society. However, the simultaneous presence in Sweden of both a famously large public sector and an unusually vital civil society poses an interesting and important theoretical challenge to these views with serious political and policy implications. Studies show that in a comparative context Sweden scores very highly when it comes to the strength and vitality of its civil society as well as social capital, as measured in terms of trust, lack of corruption, and membership of voluntary associations. The "Swedish Model," therefore, offers important insights into the dynamics of state and civil society relations, which go against current trends of undermining the importance of the welfare state, and presents autonomous civic participation as the only way forward.

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Table of contents

  1. Series Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Table of Contents
  5. List of Tables and Figures
  6. Contributors
  7. Acknowledgements
  8. Editors' Preface
  9. Introduction
  10. Chapter 1. The "Civil Society" Debate in Sweden
  11. Chapter 2. Civil Society and Globalization
  12. Chapter 3. Voluntary Association Involvement in Comparitive Perspective
  13. Chapter 4. Civic Participation in A Scandinavian Welfare State
  14. Chapter 5. Associational Life, Youth, and Political Capital Formation in Sweden
  15. Chapter 6. More Centralization, Less Democracy
  16. Chapter 7. The State and Civil Society in a Historical Perspective
  17. Chapter 8. Democratic Governance and the Creation of Social Capital in Sweden
  18. Index