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Nationalism and Democracy in the Welfare State (Hardcover)
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Nationalism and Democracy in the Welfare State (Hardcover)
Series: Globalization and Welfare series
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This multidisciplinary book unpacks and outlines the contested
roles of nationalism and democracy in the formation and
transformation of welfare-state institutions and ideologies. At a
time when neo-liberal, post-national and nationalist visions alike
have challenged democratic welfare nationalism, the book offers a
transnational historical perspective to the political dynamics of
current changes. While particularly focusing on Nordic countries,
often seen as the quintessential 'models' of the welfare state, the
book collectively sheds light on the 'history of the present' of
nation states bearing the character of a welfare state. Initial
chapters discuss the contested roles and meanings of democracy in
the formation of the so-called 'Nordic model' of welfare, exploring
its development in connection with rhetorical de-ideologization
during and after the Cold War and with concerns about global
development. Contributors further examine the ways in which
national welfare states and their democratic dimensions are
reshaped in the context of post-national regulation regimes of
globalized and financialized capitalism. In the final chapters, the
book explores the implications of welfare nationalism for
cross-border mobility, analysing paradoxes and inherent tensions at
the heart of contemporary migration politics. The analyses point to
the integral role of nationalism in the formation of the democratic
welfare states, as well as in the present-day goals of national
competitiveness and security. Providing key theoretical insights
for the study of welfare nationalism, this book is essential
reading for scholars, researchers and students of the social and
political sciences who are interested in the enduring
transformation of the welfare state, and particularly those
investigating the emergence and growth of the Nordic model.
Policymakers and practitioners will also benefit from this
multi-layered, empirical account of contemporary policy problems.
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