The book aims to explain the emergence of the Norwegian—and to some
extent, the Scandinavian—welfare state in historical and
anthropological terms. Halvard Vike argues that particular forms of
political grassroots mobilization contributed heavily to what he calls
“a low level of gravity state”—a political order in which
decentralized institutions make it possible to curtail centralizing
forces. While there is a large international literature on the Nordic
welfare states, there is limited knowledge about how these states are
embedded in local contexts. Vike's approach is based on an
ethnographic practice which may be labeled “in and out of
institutions.” It is based on ethnographic work in municipal
assemblies, local bureaucracies, political parties, voluntary
organizations, and various informal contexts.
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ISBN
9783319641379
Publisert
2019
Utgiver
Vendor
Palgrave Macmillan
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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