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Egalitarianism in Scandinavia

Historical and Contemporary Perspectives

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Editors:
  1. Synnøve Bendixsen

    1. Dept of Social Anthropology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway

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  2. Mary Bente Bringslid

    1. University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway

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  3. Halvard Vike

    1. University College Southeast Norway, Skien, Norway

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  • Presents a far-reaching, novel, and interdisciplinary approach to the investigation of egalitarianism
  • Offers illustrative and engaging ethnographic case studies
  • Investigates, complicates, and critiques ideas of 'Scandinavian exceptionalism'
  • Grounded in an examination of Scandinavia but reaches beyond this region in its implications and discussions

Part of the book series: Approaches to Social Inequality and Difference (ATSIAD)

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xviii
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  2. Introduction: Egalitarianism in a Scandinavian Context

    • Synnøve Bendixsen, Mary Bente Bringslid, Halvard Vike
    Pages 1-44
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About this book

This book discusses egalitarianism in Scandinavian countries through historically oriented and empirically based studies on social and political change. The chapters engage with issues related to social class, political conflict, the emergence of the welfare state, public policy, and conceptualizations of equality. Throughout, the contributors discuss and sometimes challenge existing notions of the social and cultural complexity of Scandinavia. For example, how does egalitarianism in these nations differ from other contemporary manifestations of egalitarianism? Is it meaningful to continue to nurture the idea of Scandinavian exceptionalism in an age of economic crises and globalization? The book also proposes that egalitarianism is not merely a relationship between specific, influential enlightenment ideas and patterns of policy, but an aspect of social organization characterized by specific forms of political tension, mobilization, and conflict resolution-as well as emerging culturalvalues such as individual autonomy.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Dept of Social Anthropology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway

    Synnøve Bendixsen

  • University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway

    Mary Bente Bringslid

  • University College Southeast Norway, Skien, Norway

    Halvard Vike

About the editors

Synnøve Bendixsen is Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Social Anthropology at the University of Bergen, Norway.

Mary Bente Bringslid is Associate Professor in the Department of Social Anthropology at the University of Bergen, Norway.

Halvard Vike is Professor in the Department of Health, Social, and Welfare Studies at the University College of Southeast Norway, and Senior Researcher at Telemark Research Institute, Norway.

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