Blar i SVA - Norwegian Social Research (NOVA) på emneord "Welfare state"
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Dividing the pie in the eco-social state: Exploring the relationship between public support for environmental and welfare policies
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Recent theoretical literature in social policy argued that climate change posed a new risk to the states and called for transformation from a traditional welfare state to an ‘eco’ state. From a theoretical point of view, ... -
Election Campaign Agendas, Government Partisanship, and the Welfare State
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Although theoretically contentious, most empirical studies contend that electoral-political factors structure the welfare state. In practice, most studies concentrate on ‘government partisanship’, that is the ideological ... -
Interpreting Housing Allowance: The Norwegian Case
(Housing, Theory and Society;31(3), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014-04-14)Housing allowances are part of both the housing policy and the general welfare policy. In order to understand fully how the housing allowances affect welfare and well- being, one needs to use multiple approaches. We propose ... -
Rising Inequality in the Egalitarian Nordics
(Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2021-03)The chapter demonstrates that while the Nordic countries remain relatively affluent and egalitarian, inequality of disposable household income has been on the rise over the past 30 years. The increase in income inequality ... -
Sustainable welfare in the EU: Promoting synergies between climate and social policies
(Journal article; Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-06-15)The commentary addresses the scope for synergy between climate change policy and social policy in the European Union from a ‘sustainable welfare’ perspective. The emerging sustainable welfare approach is oriented at the ... -
Welfare state redistribution between overlapping generations – normative theories applied to two contemporary debates
(Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2021-09-13)In this chapter, we discuss theoretical approaches to justice in relation to economic distribution and redistribution across age groups, and we explore their implications for current debates in the domains of pension policy ...