Syllabus - summer 2015

4060 Reading List: (Titles marked with * are from books may borrow at ISS. The others are in compendiums included in the course)

  • Author year, ”title of article”, title of publication or book. volume, number, editors, publisher, publishing state: city, page numbers from-to.

Ahlberg, Jenny, Christine Roman and Simon Duncan 2008, “Actualizing the "Democratic Family"? Swedish Policy Rhetoric versus Family Practices” Social Politics: International Studies in Gender, State & Society. (22p) http://sp.oxfordjournals.org/content/15/1/79.full.pdf+html

 

* Andersen, Charlotte and Anna-Birte Ravn 2008, “From powerful to powerless fathers: Gender equality in Danish family  policies on parenthood.” Melby, Kari, Anna-Birte Ravn and Christina Carlsson Wetterberg (eds.), Gender equality and welfare politics in Scandinavia. The limits of political ambition?, Policy Press, Bristol, pp 135-148. (14p).

 

Bacchi, Carol 2010, “Poststructuralism, Discourse and Problematization: Implications for gender mainstreaming.” In Kvinder, k?n & forskning 4, 2010 pp 62-72 (11p)

 

Balkman, Dag, LeeAnn Iovanni and Keith Pringle 2009, ”A Reconsideration of Two ”Welfare Paradises”: Research and Policy Responses to Men’s Violence in Denmark and Sweden” in Men and Masculinities 2009 12: 155 (15p). http://jmm.sagepub.com/content/early/2008/05/07/1097184X08318183.full.pdf+html

 

* Bergman, Solveig 1999, ”Women in New Social Movements” in Bergquist, Christina et al. (eds.): Equal Democracies? Gender and Politics in the Nordic Countries, Oslo: Scandinavian University Press. ISBN: 82-00-12799-0. pp 98-120 (20p).

 

Bj?rnholt, Margunn 2010, “Like Father, Like Son? The Transmission of Values, FamilyPractices and Work-Family Adaptations to Sons of Work-Sharing Men”, Fathering: A Journal of Theory, Research and Practice about Men as Fathers, 8(3), 276–299. (24p)

 

* Borchorst, Anette 2008, “Women-friendly policy paradoxes? Childcare policies and gender equality visions in Scandinavia”. Melby, Kari, Anna-Birte Ravn and Christina Carlsson Wetterberg (eds.), Gender equality and welfare politics in Scandinavia. The limits of  political ambition?, Policy Press, Bristol, pp 27-43. (17p)

 

Borchorst, Anette and Birte Siim 2008, ”Women friendly policies and state feminisms: Theorizing Scandinavian gender equality” in Feminist Theory 2008 9:207 (15p). http://www.soc.aau.dk/fileadmin/user_upload/kbm/VoF/Kurser/2011/Multiculturalism/borchorst_siim-woman-friendly-policies-and-state-feminism.pdf

 

* Christensen, Ann-Dorte and Nina C. Raaum 1999, “Models of political mobilisation”. Bergquist, Christina et al. (eds.): Equal Democracies? Gender and Politics in the Nordic Countries. Scandinavian University Press, Oslo, pp 17-26. (10 p)

 

Dahlerup, Drude 2011,"Women in Nordic politics – a continuing success story?” " in Kirsti Niskanen (ed.): Gender and Power in the Nordic Countries. NIKK publication 2011:1. p. 59-86, (28 p)  http://www.west-info.eu/files/nordic1.pdf

 

Ekenstam, Claes 2005, “Manly or unmanly? Fear of falling”. NIKK magasin 3-2005, pp 27-31 (5p) http://www.nikk.no/wp-content/uploads/NIKKmag20053.pdf

 

Ellings?ter, Anne Lise 1999, “Women’s right to work: The interplay of state, market and women’s agency”. NORA  2-3 (7), pp 109-123. (15p)

http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/08038749950167634

 

* Ericsson, Kjersti 1998, “Sexual harassment and the genderization of work”.  Fehr, Drude von der et al. (eds.):  Is there a Nordic Feminism? Nordic feminist thought on culture and society. UCL Press, London, pp 176-196. (21p)

 

Eriksson, Maria 2002, “Men’s violence, men’s parenting and gender politics in Sweden” NORA  1 (10), pp 6-15. (10 p) http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/080387402317533844

 

* Fiig, Christina 2008, “A Scandinavian feminist public sphere: discourses on feminism and Gender equality”  in Melby, Kari, Anna-Birte Ravn and Christina Carlsson Wetterberg (eds.): Gender equality and welfare politics in Scandinavia. The limits of political ambition? Bristol: Policy Press. pp 199-214. (16p)

 

Gislason, Ingolfur V 2011, “Introduction” in Gislason, Ingolfur V. and Gudny Bj?rk Eydal (eds.) Parental leave, childcare and gender equality in the Nordic countries. TemaNord 2011:562 pp 13-30 (18 p) http://ffdd.ru/activity/attach/information/182/parental_leave_childcare_and_gender_equality_in_the_nordic_countries.pdf

 

Haavind, Hanne 1984, “Love and Power in Marriage”. Holter, Harriet (ed.) Patriarchy in a Welfare Society. Universitetsforlaget, Oslo, pp 46-66. (22p)

 

Hale, Frederic 2003, “Time for Sex in Sweden”. Scandinavian Studies vol. 75, no 3 (2003), pp. 351-374. (24p)

http://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/40920455.pdf

 

Hearn, Jeff, Marie Nordberg, Kjerstin Andersson, Dag Balkmar, Lucs Gottzén, Roger Klinth, Keith Pringle and Linn Sandberg 2012, ”Hegemonic Masculinity and Beyond: 40 Years of Research in Sweden” in Men and Masculinities 2012 15: 31 (19p). http://jmm.sagepub.com/content/15/1/31.full.pdf

 

* Hein?maa, Sara and Martina Reuter 1998, “Reflections on the rationality of emotions and feelings”, Fehr, Drude von der et al. (eds.):  Is there a Nordic Feminism? Nordic feminist thought on culture and society. UCL Press, London, pp 272-290. (19p)

 

Holter, ?. G. 2013, “Masculinities, gender equality and violence”. Masculinities and Social Change, 2013-2(1), pp 51-81. (31p)  http://dx.doi.org/10.4471/MCS.2013.21

 

*Holter, ?ystein Gullv?g 2003, Can men do it: men and gender equality. The Nordic experience. Copenhagen: Nordic Council of Ministers. (195p)

 

Husu, Liisa 2001, “On metaphors on the position of women in academia and science”. NORA 3 (9), pp 172-181. (10p) www.informaworld.com/index/FFDVCRRYWF0M7REG.pdf

 

* Jonasdottir, Anna G. and Drude von der Fehr 1998, “Introduction: ambiguous times – contested spaces in the politics, organization and identities of gender”,  Fehr, Drude von der et al. (eds.). Is there a Nordic Feminism? Nordic feminist thought on culture and society. UCL Press, London,  pp 1-18. (19p)

 

*Jutterdal, Anna 2014, “The Swedish Law, Kvinnofrid: Knowledge About Men’s violence Against Women” in Korsvik, Trine and Ane St? (eds.): The Nordic Approach. 2014. Kolofon Forlag, Oslo. pp 21-35 (15 p) To be handed out in class.

 

* Karlsson, Gunnel 1998, “Social Democratic women’s coup in the Swedish parliament”, Fehr, Drude von der et al. (eds.). .):  Is there a Nordic Feminism? Nordic feminist thought on culture and society. UCL Press, London, pp 44-66. (23p)

 

Korsvik, Trine Rogg 2011, "Childcare policy since the 1970s in the “most gender equal country in the world”: a field of controversy and grass root activism”. European Journal of Women’s Studies 2011- 18: pp135-53 (19p) http://ejw.sagepub.com/content/18/2/135.full.pdf+html

 

 * Korsvik, Trine and Ane St? 2014, “The Nordic Battle for the Minds of Men” in Korsvik, Trine and Ane St? (eds.): The Nordic Approach. 2014. Kolofon Forlag, Oslo. pp 7-21 (14 p)  To be handed out in class.

 

Kvande, Elin 2002, “Doing Masculinities in Organizational Restructuring”. NORA 1 (10), pp 16-25. (10p) http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~db=all~content=a713800840

 

Lahelma, Elina 2005, “School Grades And Other Resources: “The Failing Boys” Discourse Revisited”. NORA 2 (13), pp 78-89. (12p) http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~content=a727444420~db=all

 

Langvasbr?ten, Trude 2008, “A Scandinavian Model? Gender Equality Discourses on Multiculturalism”, Social Politics: International Studies in Gender, State & Society 2008 (15): pp. 32-52 (21p) http://sp.oxfordjournals.org/content/vol15/issue1/index.dtl#ARTICLES.

 

Lister, Ruth 2009, ”A Nordic Nirvana? Gender, Citizenship, and Social Justice in the Nordic Welfare States” in Social Politics 16 (2) 2009. Pp 242-278 (36p). http://sp.oxfordjournals.org/content/16/2/242.full.pdf+html

 

Longva, Anh Nga 2003, “The Trouble with Difference: Gender, Ethnicity and Norwegian Social Democracy”. Grete, Brochmann Longva, (ed.):  The multicultural Challenge Comparative Social Research  22. Elsevier Ltd., pp 153-175. (23p)

 

Lotherington, Ann Therese 2005, “Innovative Women and Gender-Power in Norwegian Regional Development Policy”, NORA 2 (13), pp 101-114. (14p) http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/ftinterface~content=a727444422~fulltext=713240930~frm=content

 

Lovenduski, Joni 2000, “Change in Women’s Political Representation”.  In Rossilli, Mariagrazia (ed.): Gender Policies in the European Union. Peter Lang, New York, pp 87- 104. (18p)

 

Lützen, Karen 1998, “Gay and Lesbian Politics: Assimilation or Subversion: A Danish Perspective”. In L?fstr?m, Jan (ed.):  Scandinavian Homosexualities. Essays on Gay and Lesbian Studies. Hayworth Press, New York, pp 233-243. (11p)

 

* Melby, Kari, Anna-Birte Ravn and Christina Carlsson Wetterberg 2008, “A Nordic model of gender equality? Introduction”. Melby, Kari, Anna-Birte Ravn and Christina Carlsson Wetterberg (eds.), Gender equality and welfare politics in Scandinavia. The limits of political ambition? Policy Press, Bristol, pp 1-26. (26p)

 

Nielsen, Harriet Bjerrum 2004, “European Gender Lessons: Girls and boys at scout camps in Denmark, Portugal, Russia and Slovakia”.  Childhood  11 (2), 207-226. (20p)  http://chd.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/11/2/207

 

Nielsen, Harriet Bjerrum and Monica Rudberg 2000, “Gender, Love and Education in Three Generations. The Way Out and Up”. The European Journal of Women’s Studies 7 (4). pp 423-453. (31p) http://ejw.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/7/4/423

 

Railo, Erkka 2014, ”Women’s Magazines, the Female Body, and Political Participation” in NORA-Nordic Journal of Feminist and Gender Research 2014 1. pp 48-62 (13 p). http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/08038740.2013.869620

 

Rogg, Elisabet 2001, “Passion and pain in Academia,” NORA  3 (9), pp 154-161. (8p) www.informaworld.com/index/713801038.pdf

 

*Rosenbeck, Bente (1998): “Nordic women’s studies and gender research”, Fehr, Drude von der et al (eds.), Is there a Nordic Feminism? Nordic feminist thought on culture and society, UCL Press, London, pp 344-357. (14p)

 

Rydstr?m, Jens 2011, “Summary and conclusions” in Rydstr?m, Jens: Odd Couples. A History of Gay Marriage in Scandinavia. Amsterdam: Aksant (11p)

 

R?nnblom, Malin 2005, “Letting Women in? Gender Mainstreaming in Regional Policies”, NORA 3 (13), pp 164-174. (11p) http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~db=all~content=a743922779

 

Sainsbury, Diane 2001 “Gender and the Making of Welfare States: Norway and Sweden. Social Politics Spring 2001. (27p). http://sp.oxfordjournals.org/content/8/1/113.full.pdf+html

 

* Sigurbjarnardottir, Sighurdur, Helga 1998, “”On their own premises”: the political project of the Icelandic Women’s Alliance”, Fehr, Drude von der et al. (eds.). .):  Is there a Nordic Feminism? Nordic feminist thought on culture and society. UCL Press, London, pp 69-88. (20p)

 

* Siim, Birte 2008, “Dilemmas of citizenship: tensions between gender equality and cultural diversity in the Danish welfare state”. Melby, Kari, Anna-Birte Ravn and Christina Carlsson Wetterberg (eds.), Gender equality and welfare politics in Scandinavia. The limits of political ambition? Policy Press, Bristol, pp 149-166. (18p)

 

* Sj?rup, Karen 1998, “The gender relation and professionalism in the postmodern world: social brotherhood and beyond”. Fehr, Drude von der et al. (eds.):  Is there a Nordic Feminism? Nordic feminist thought on culture and society. UCL Press, London, pp 217-242. (26p)

 

Skjeie, Hege & Mari Teigen 2012, ”Duties to promote equality” in Freidenvall, Lenita and Michele Micheletti (eds.) Comparisons, Quotas and Critical Change: in honor of Drude Dahlerup. Stockholm Publisher: Department of Political Science, Stockholm University (12p). To be handed out in class.

 

Skjeie, Hege & Mari Teigen 2005, “Political Construction of Gender Equality: Travelling Towards …. A Gender Balanced Society?”, NORA 2 (13), pp 187-197. (11p) http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/ftinterface~content=a743922780~fulltext=713240930~frm=content

 

* Smaadahl, Tove 2014, “”Radical Feminists” and the Dispute About How to Understand Prostitution” in Korsvik, Trine and Ane St? (eds.): The Nordic Approach. Kolofon Forlag, Oslo. pp 84-98 (14 p) To be handed out in class.

 

* S?rensen, Anne Scott 1998, “Taste, manners and attitudes – the bel esprit and literary salon in Scandinavia c. 1800”,  Fehr, Drude von der et al. (eds.). .):  Is there a Nordic Feminism? Nordic feminist thought on culture and society. UCL Press, London, pp 121-145. (25p)

 

Teigen, Mari 2002,”The Universe of Gender Quotas”. NIKK magasin 3-2002. (5p) http://www.nikk.no/en/publications/nikk-magasin-2002-no-3/

 

Teigen, Mari 2011, “Quotas in Corporate Boards” in Kirsti Niskanen (ed.): Gender and Power in the Nordic Countries, 2011. NIKK publication 2011:1. p. 87-110. (24 p) http://www.west-info.eu/files/nordic1.pdf

 

* Ve, Hildur 1998, “Rationality and identity in Norwegian feminism”.  Fehr, Drude von der et al. (eds.), Is there a Nordic Feminism? Nordic feminist thought on culture and society. UCL Press, London, pp 325-343. (19p)

 

* Wetterberg, Christina Carlsson 1998, ”Equal or different? That’s not the question. Women’s political strategies in a historical perspective”,  Fehr, Drude von der et al. (eds.). Is there a Nordic Feminism? Nordic feminist thought on culture and society. UCL Press, London, pp 21-40. (20p)

 

* Wetterberg, Christina Carlsson and Kari Melby 2008, “The claim of economic citizenship: the concept of equality in a historical context”. Melby, Kari, Anna-Birte Ravn and Christina Carlsson Wetterberg (eds.), Gender equality and welfare politics in Scandinavia. The limits of political ambition? Bristol: Policy Press, pp 43-62. (20p)

 

Widerberg, Karin 2000, “Harriet Holter: A Pioneer in Gender Studies and Sociology”, Acta Sociologica 43 (4), pp 413-420. (8p) http://asj.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/43/4/413.

 

Aarseth, Helene 2007, “Between Labour and Love: The Re-erotization of Home-making in Egalitarian Couples within a Nordic Context”. NORA Vol. 15, No 2-3 pp 133-143. (21p) www.informaworld.com/index/781665260.pdf

 

Books:

  • Bergquist, Christina et al. (eds.) 1999, Equal Democracies? Gender and Politics in the Nordic Countries. Oslo: Scandinavian University Press.
  • Fehr,  Drude von der et al. (eds.) 1998, Is there a Nordic Feminism? Nordic feminist thought on culture and society. London: UCL Press.
  • Holter, ?ystein Gullv?g (ed.) 2003, Can men do it: men and gender equality. The Nordic experience. Copenhagen: Nordic Council of Ministers.
  • Melby, Kari, Anna-Birte Ravn and Christina Carlsson Wetterberg (eds.) 2008, Gender equality and welfare politics in Scandinavia. The limits of political ambition? Bristol: Policy Press

 

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