[1] Norden, Scandinavia, ”Sonderweg”, ”model” – an introduction to the course (Mj?set)
Mj?set, Lars (2020), “Social science and the Nordic model”, forthcoming in a volume edited by Haldor Byrkjeflot, Lars Mj?set and Klaus Petersen, ca 20 pages. [Manuscript will be made available on the course Canvas page.]
Mj?set, Lars (2016), ”The Nordic Route to Development”, Ch. 29 in Erik S. Reinert, Jayati Ghosh & Rainer Kattel (red.), Handbook of Alternative Theories of Economic Development. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar 2016, 533-569. [Manuscript specially arranged for students is made available on the course Canvas page.]
* Kuhnle, Stein (2009). “The Nordic Model: Ambiguous, but Useful Concept” in Herbert Obinger, Elmar Rieger (Hg.) Wohlfahrtsstaatlichkeit in entwickelten Demokratien: Herausforderungen, Reformen und Perspektiven, Frankfurt/New York: Campus Verlag, 2009: 275-294. [19 pages]
[2] Historical background and overview of the Nordic models of socio-economic development (Mj?set)
* Mj?set, Lars (2003). “Norden in the European state system. A presentation of Einar Maseng’s forgotten analysis”, in Ralf Eriksson, Markus J?ntti & Johan Willner, editors, Att f?rst? och f?r?ndra v?rlden: En festskrift f?r Jan Otto Andersson, ?bo Akademis F?rlag, Turku 2003, pp. 161-206. [46 pages]
[3] Immigration and the Nordic welfare state. Citizenship policies in Scandinavia (Führer)
* Brochmann, Grete and Knut Kjeldstadli 2008. A history of immigration. The case of Norway 900-2000. Oslo: Universitetsforlaget. pp 201-212, 223- 235 and pp 267-296 [23+29 pages]
* Hagelund, Anniken and G. Brochmann 2009. “From rights to duties? Welfare and citizenship for immigrants and refugees in Scandinavia”. In Patrick Baert, Sokratis Koniordos, Giovanna Procacci and Carlo Ruzza (eds.) Conflict, Citizenship and Civil Society. London/New York: Routledge. pp 141-161 [20 pages]
@ Brochmann, Grete and I. Seland 2010. “Citizenship Policies and Ideas of Nationhood in Scandinavia”. Citizenship Studies, vol 14, no 4. Pp 429-445 [16 pages]
[4] Welfare state typologies (Mj?set)
* Esping-Andersen, G?sta (1990), “De-commodification in social policy”, Ch 2 (pp. 35-54) in Esping-Andersen, The Three Worlds of Welfare Capitalism, Cambridge: Polity. [20 pages]
@ Kangas, Olli, Urban Lundberg and Niels Ploug (2010). ”Three Routes to Pension Reform: Politics and Institutions in Reforming Pensions in Denmark, Finland and Sweden”, Social Policy & Administration, 44:3, 265–284. [19 p]
@ Peng Ito and Joseph Wong (2010). “East Asia”, in F. G. Castles, et. al., editors, The Oxford Handbook of the Welfare State. Oxford: Oxford University press 2010, s. 656-670. [14 pages]
[Fall break]
[5] Comparative European demography: Fertility woes and family changes I (Lappeg?rd)
@ Cooke, L.P. et al 2013. “Labor and Love: Wives’ Employment and Divorce Risk in its Socio-Political Context”, Social Politics, 20:4, 482-509. (26 pages)
@ McDonald, P. (2006). ”Low Fertility and the State: The Efficacy of Policy.” Population and Development Review, 32(3), 485-510. (25 pages)
*Lappeg?rd, T. 2014. Chapter 2: Changing European Families. In The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to the Sociology of Families, J. Treas, J. Scott & M. Richards (Eds.). (22 pages)
@Lappeg?rd, T., F. Goldscheider & E. Bernhardt. 2017. Introduction to the Special Collection on Finding Work–Life Balance: History, Determinants, and Consequences of New Breadwinning Models in the Industrialized World. Demographic Research, 37(2): 853-866. (13 pages)
@ Jalovaara, M., et al. 2017. Education, Gender, and Cohort Fertility in the Nordic Countries. Stockholm Research Reports in Demography 2017:06. (27 pages) [Journal publication forthcoming].
@ Arpino, B., G. Esping-Andersen & L. Pessin. 2015. How Do Changes in Gender Role AttitudesTowards Female Employment Influence Fertility? A Macro-Level Analysis. European Sociological Review, 31(3): 370–382. (12 pages)
@ Holland, J. A. 2017. The timing of marriage vis-à-vis coresidence and childbearing in Europe and the United States. Demographic Research, 36(20): 609-626. (27 pages)
[6] Comparative European demography: Fertility woes and family changes II (Lappeg?rd)
(See readings above.)
[7] Family, Work and Gender Equality: Politicising Parenthood in Scandinavia (Ellings?ter)
@ Ellings?ter, A. L. (2012) “Ideational struggles over symmetrical parenthood: the Norwegian daddy quota”, Journal of Social Policy 41: 695-714 [20 pages].
@ Ellings?ter, A.L. (2014) Nordic Earner-Carer Models - Why Stability and Instability? Journal of Social Policy, 43(3): 555-574. [19 pages].
@ Lister, R. (2009) “A Nordic Nirvana? Gender, Citizenship, and Social Justice in the Nordic Welfare States”, Social Politics 16(2): 242-278 [37 pages].
[8] Socioeconomic integration among immigrants and their descendents – empirical patterns and potential implications (Hermansen)
* Fangen, Katrine and Ferdinand Andreas Mohn (2010) “Norway: The Pitfalls of Egalitarianism” in: Fangen, Katrine; Fossan, Kirsten and Mohn, Ferdinand Andreas (eds.) Inclusion And Exclusion of Young Adult Migrants in Europe: Barriers and Bridges. Surrey: Ashgate [35 pages]
@ Hermansen, Are Skeie (2016). ”Moving Up or Falling Behind? Intergenerational Socioeconomic Transmission among Children of Immigrants in Norway.” European Sociological Review 32 (5): 675-689. [15 pages]
@ ?stby, Lars and Kristin Henriksen (2013) “Immigrants – what we know and don’t know” [English version] Samfunnsspeilet 5/2013: 2-9. (9 pages)
@ Bratsberg, Bernt and Knut R?ed (2016) “The Nordic welfare model in an open European labor market” Nordic Economic Policy Review 2/2015: 19-42. Open access: http://norden.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:901771/FULLTEXT02.pdf (24 pages)
@ Cappelen, C. & Midtb?, T. (2016). ”Intra-EU Labour Migration and Support for the Norwegian Welfare State.” European Sociological Review 32 (6): 691-703. [13 pages]
[9] Educational systems in the Nordic area (Mj?set)
@ Wiborg , Susanne 2004. “Education and Social Integration: a comparative study of the comprehensive school system in Scandinavia.” London Review of Education, Vol. 2, No. 2, July 2004, 83-93. [10 p]
@ Volckmar, Nina and Susanne Wiborg, 2014. A Social Democratic Response to Market-Led Education Policies: Concession or Rejection? 117-131 U. Blossing et al. (eds.), The Nordic Education Model: ‘A School for All’ Encounters Neo-Liberal Policy, Policy Implications of Research in Education 1, Dordrecht: Springer Science/Business Media. DOI 10.1007/978-94-007-7125-3_7 [14 p]
@ Sahlberg, Pasi (2007). “Educational policies for raising student learning: the Finnish approach”, Journal of Education Policy, 22:2, March 2007, p. 147-171. [24 p.]
[10] Equality and power in working life (Hagen)
@ Espen L?ken, Torgeir Aarvaag Stokke and Kristine Nergaard (2013) Labour Relations in Norway. Oslo: Fafo report 2013-09 [62 pages] http://www.fafo.no/~fafo/images/pub/2013/20299.pdf
@ Nergaard, Kristine (2014), ”Social Democratic Capitalism”. In: Adrian Wilkinson, Geoffrey Wood, and Richard Deeg (eds), The Oxford Handbook of Employment Relations. Oxford University Press, 292-316. (24 pages)
* Hagen, Inger Marie (2011), ”The sociology of work”, In: Gunnar C. Aakvaag, Michael Hviid Jacobsen, Thomas Johansson, Introduction to Sociology. Scandinavian Sensibilities. Harlow: Pearson 2012, Ch 2, p. 30-57. (27 pages)
[11] Welfare states and gender segregation (Birkelund)
@ Mandel, H. and Shalev, M. (2009). “How Welfare States Shape the Gender Pay Gap: A Theoretical and Comparative Analysis”, Social Forces, 87, 1873-1911. (38 pages)
* G?sta Esping-Andersen: Social Foundations of Postindustrial Economies. Oxford University Press 1999, pp. 47-72. [25 pages]
[12] Present challenges for the Nordic models (Mj?set).
Lars Mj?set, “The Nordic models – historical dynamics and present challenges. An analysis with reference to international conditions and social movements” (37 pages), translation of a chapter published as Ch. 10 of Ivar Fr?nes & Lise Kj?lsr?d, editors, Det norske samfunnet, 7th edition, volume 1, Oslo: Gyldendal 2016. [Manuscript will be made available on Fronter]
Total number of pages: 844.