Scandinavian politics today: Third edition - Hardcover

Arter, David

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1784992917 ISBN 13: 9781784992910

Publisher: Manchester University Press, 2015

Synopsis

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, along with the three Home Rule territories of Greenland, Faeroes and Åland that together make up the Nordic region or Norden.

Thirteen chapters cover Scandinavia past and present; parties in developmental perspective; the Scandinavian party system model; the Nordic model of government; the Nordic welfare model; legislative-executive relations in the region; the changing security environment and the transition from Cold War ‘security threats’ to the ‘security challenges' of today; and a concluding chapter looks at regional co-operation, Nordic involvement in the ‘European project’ and the Nordic states as ‘moral superpowers’.

This new edition will be of relevance to topical UK debates on the Nordic model, welfare system change, Scottish independence and the challenges facing small-state systems in a globalised world.

About this title

About the Author:

David Arter is an Emeritus Professor and Director of Research at the University of Tampere, Finland

About this edition

• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1784992917
• ISBN 13: 9781784992910
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 464