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   Scandinavia: Between East and West (1950) (Chap. I "Scandinavian Democracy") » Read Now

   by Henning K. Friis. 388 pgs.

   Collections: History, Entire Library

   ...somewhere between that of free-enterprise democracy in the United States and that of the...Friis ix I Scandinavian Democracy Henning Friis 1 II...Index 375 I Scandinavian...
   
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   The United States and Scandinavia (1950) (Chap. 4 "Functioning Social Democracy") » Read Now

   by Franklin D. Scott. 364 pgs.

   Collections: History, Entire Library

   ...4. Functioning Social Democracy 89 1. Government: Structure...showing signs of realizing that Western democracy cannot prosper, and probably cannot even...they have...
   
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   On Top of the World: Women's Political Leadership in Scandinavia and Beyond (Chap. 2 "Women's Rise to Power in Scandinavia") » Read Now

   by Bruce O. Solheim. 136 pgs.

   Collections: History, Entire Library

   An examination of the political and social characteristics particular to Scandinavia which have made women's rise to power more rapid than in other regions of the world, this study also explores how the resulting election of women has provided valuable evidence of the impact of women leaders and...

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   An examination of the political and social characteristics particular to Scandinavia which have made women's rise to power more rapid than in other regions of the world, this study also explores how the resulting election of women has provided valuable evidence of the impact of women leaders and their leadership style. Solheim begins with a critical survey of feminist scholarship regarding the equality-difference debate and the application of such research on the position of women in international politics. He concludes, in this respect, that leadership style may have less to do with gender than one might initially suspect. Archival research and interviews with women in leadership roles provide the reader with a closer look at the Scandinavian system, a view that will challenge gender stereotypes around the world.

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   Participation and Democracy, East and West: Comparisons and Interpretations (Chap. 7 "The State, Associations, and the Transition to Democracy: Early Corporatism in Sweden") » Read Now

   by Dietrich Rueschemeyer, Marilyn Rueschemeyer, Bjorn Wittrock. 290 pgs.

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   Since Alexis de Tocqueville first made the linkage in his writings on America, a healthy democracy has been associated with the flourishing of civil society, as measured by popular participation in voluntary and civic activities and the vitality of organizations that mediate between the individual...

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   Since Alexis de Tocqueville first made the linkage in his writings on America, a healthy democracy has been associated with the flourishing of civil society, as measured by popular participation in voluntary and civic activities and the vitality of organizations that mediate between the individual and the state.

   Eminent social scientists from Europe and North America take a fresh look at the vitality of civil society in the context of post-communist Eastern Europe, the West European welfare states, and the United States. This volume takes a fresh look at this classic theme in the context of post-communist Eastern Europe, the West European welfare states, and the United States, asking:
   -- What patterns of participation characterize the new democracies of Eastern Europe?
   -- What levels of civic activism are characteristic of contemporary Western democracies?
   -- What factors account for differences among countries and changing patterns over time?
   -- What do the findings suggest about the prospects for democracy in the 21st century?

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   The Scandinavian Way and Its Legacy in Europe, in Scandinavian Studies » Read Now

   by Christine Ingebritsen. 11 pgs.

   Collections: Literature, Entire Library

   ...equal treatment associated with an earlier period of social democracy. In addition, the Danes have advocated the adoption of a set...vs. a preference for a more egalitarian...
   
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   Just Enough ("Lagom") Europeanization: The Nordic States and Europe, in Scandinavian Studies » Read Now

   by Eric S. Einhorn. 23 pgs.

   Collections: Literature, Entire Library

   ...Successful "reassurance" allowed Finland to maintain its internal democracy and close ties to the West (see Jakobson 1998, especially...Poland. Secondly, Russias weakness...
   
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   From Continental Law to Anglo-Saxon Behaviorism: Scandinavian Public Administration, in Public Administration Review » Read Now

   by Torben Beck Jorgensen. 10 pgs.

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   ...local self-government and parliamentarian democracy well rooted in the 19th century. Breaks...shift in values from due process and democracy to efficiency. This trend is...
   
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   Scandinavia since 1500 (Chap. 10 "The Road to Political Democracy") » Read Now

   by Byron J. Nordstrom. 396 pgs.

   Collections: History, Entire Library