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The Madisonian Turn
Torbj[÷]rn Bergman is Professor of Political Science at Umes University, Sweden. --
Marginalized Groups, Inequalities and the Post-War Welfare State
Examining the ways in which societies treat their most vulnerable members has long been regarded as revealing of the bedrock beliefs and values that guide the social order. However, academic research about the post-war welfare state is often focused on mainstream arrangements or on one social group. With its focus on different marginalized groups: migrants and people with disabilities, this volume offers novel perspectives on the national and international dimensions of the post-war welfare state in Western Europe and North America.
Gudme
Gudme: The Iron Age Settlement and Central Halls presents, describes and interprets the many finds and structures that have been comprised during the extended excavations at the central parts of the Gudme locality on southeast Funen, Denmark. Head of excavation Palle Østergaard Sørensen extracts, combines, classifies, dates and temporalizes the many finds and houses from the excavations Gudmehallerne, Gudme III, Gudme IV. Since the 19th century the Gudme area has been known as one of the richest prehistoric localities in Scandinavia, and more than 1,000 roman coins, close to 600 fibulas as well as several small mask and animal figurines form part of the Gudme find assemblage. From AD 200 t...
The Reception of Joseph Conrad in Europe
Born and brought up in Poland bilingually in French and Polish but living for most of his professional life in England and writing in English, Joseph Conrad was, from the start, as much a European writer as he was a British one and his work – from his earliest fictions through Heart of Darkness, Nostromo and The Secret Agent to his later novels– has repeatedly been the focal point of discussions about key issues of the modern age. With chapters written by leading international scholars, this book provides a wide-ranging survey of the reception, translation and publication history of Conrad's works across Europe. Covering reviews and critical discussion, and with some attention to adaptations in other media, these chapters situate Conrad's works in their social and political context. The book also includes bibliographies of key translations in each of the European countries covered and a timeline of Conrad's reception throughout the continent.
Food Culture in Medieval Scandinavia
The making, eating, and sharing of food throughout society represents an important and exciting area of study with the potential to advance the field of scholarship, particularly in the context of Scandinavian Studies. This book analyses the historical, legal, and literary sources of the region during the medieval period to explore different aspects of Scandinavian culture relating to food and drink: production, consumption (including feasts), trading (distribution), and the associated social rituals. Using new and innovative approaches, this collection of studies offers broad insights into a great variety of social practices and includes fresh information on not only social history but also traditional topics such as trade, commercial exchange, legal regulation, and political organisation. The book unites contributors from a variety of backgrounds, further enriching the content of a collection that promises to make a significant contribution to the state of current research.
Nordic Perspectives on Moral and Citizenship Education
Nordic Perspectives on Moral and Citizenship Education provides current knowledge on the research and practice of moral and citizenship education in Nordic countries including Denmark, Iceland, Finland, Norway and Sweden. Teachers, parents, and policy makers need updated knowledge on the state of moral education and citizenship education in all these countries. The book guides into research-based thinking to understand how to make scientifically, morally, and pedagogically wise choices related to the education of students. Nordic countries share a common social and cultural history with the same values on human rights and principles of non-discrimination, social justice, respect for life, human dignity, and cultural diversity. In the chapters of this book this foundation is explored in more detail and similarities and differences between the Nordic countries become visible. Contributors are: Irina Ivashenko Amdal, Silvia Edling, Kristin Endresen-Maharaja, Ragný Þóra Guðjohnsen, Nadine Huchthausen, Elina Kuusisto, Jonas Lieberkind, Charlotta Lindvall, Jan Löfström, Valerie Margrain, Carsten Fogh Nielsen, Gisela Priebe, Kirsi Tirri, Ingimar Ólafsson Waage and Merete Wiberg
Newer Islamic Movements in Western Europe
Published in 1999, this book analyses the development of the recent cultural trend represented by the newer Islamic movements among Muslim immigrants in Western Europe. Included is a comprehensive description of the institutionalisation and organisation of Islam in Western Europe and an investigation of the organisation, activities, visions and strategies of the European and Islamic movements. Particular attention is paid to the most important Islamist trend among the Turkish minorities, Milli Gorus. The empirical data is original and has been primarily collected through interviews with leaders of Islamic organisations in Denmark, Berlin and Paris. The Islamistic stress on the validity of Is...
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Local Organisation, Cultural Identity and National Integration in the North Atlantic
This volume contains conference papers from the 3rd North Atlantic Studies Conference. The papers seem to indicate a connection between progressive centralisation -- corresponding with increased homogeneity of culture at the national level -- and a concomitant relative heterogenisation of peripheral regions and minority culture in political terms, expressed through the assertion of difference -- of local, regional, ethnic and other identities. This "heterogenisation" may be defined in cultural terms as "differentiation" or in structural terms as expressing "relative distancing" from the centres of power. The factors giving form and content to these movements seem to reflect institutional arr...
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