• Aims of citizenship education across Nordic countries: Comparing school principals' priorities in citizenship education 2009-2016 

      Seland, Idunn; Huang, Lihong; Arensmeier, Cecilia; Bruun, Jens; Löfström, Jan (IEA Research for Education;Volume 11, Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2021-02-27)
      The Nordic welfare state has been associated with certain ideas of citizenship, the highlights of which are equal rights, social mobility, democracy, and participation. To better understand how these ideas are interpreted ...
    • The digital generation. Representations of a generational digital divide 

      Seland, Idunn; Hyggen, Christer (Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2021-09-13)
      This chapter addresses the interplay between the welfare state and intergenerational dependency, focusing on transfers between generations related to housing. In this chapter, dependence refers to how public policy ...
    • Generasjoner imellom. Holdninger til familiens ansvar øst og vest i Europa 

      Herlofson, Katharina; Daatland, Svein Olav; Veenstra, Marijke (Nordisk Østforum;Vol 33 (2019), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-06-11)
      The article addresses the strength and character of family responsibility norms in Eastern and Western Europe. The strength is measured by the level of support for filial and parental responsibilities (i.e., adult children’s ...
    • Generational analysis of the advanced welfare state 

      Falch-Eriksen, Asgeir; Takle, Marianne (Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2021-09-13)
      In this chapter, we begin by laying out the interconnection between generation-belonging and welfare state services, and argue how generations shape the welfare state, whereas the welfare state shapes how generations pass ...
    • Generational tensions and solidarity within advanced welfare states 

      Falch-Eriksen, Asgeir; Takle, Marianne; Slagsvold, Britt (Chapter, 2021-09-13)
      An advanced welfare state democracy is an institutionalized collective agreement on solving social problems and coordinating actions. Although welfare state democracies have different shapes, the scope of government is ...
    • Kjønnsgap i holdninger til pensjonssystemet – verdikamp eller økonomisk egeninteresse? 

      Kitterød, Hege; Grødem, Anne Skevik; Pedersen, Axel West (Tidsskrift for velferdsforskning;Årgang 24, nr. 3, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-06-16)
      Det finnes mye forskning om «kjønnsgapet» i politiske holdninger som innebærer at kvinner slutter sterkere opp om en generøs og omfordelende velferdsstat enn menn. Derimot er det lite kunnskap om et eventuelt kjønnsgap i ...
    • Moral economies of the welfare state: A qualitative comparative study 

      Taylor-Gooby, Peter; Hvinden, Bjørn; Mau, Steffen; Leruth, Benjamin; Schoyen, Mi Ah; Gyory, Adrienn (Acta Sociologica;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-06-13)
      This paper uses innovative democratic forums carried out in Germany, Norway, and the United Kingdom to examine people’s ideas about welfare-state priorities and future prospects. We use a moral economy framework in the ...
    • Precariousness in Norway and Sweden: a comparative register-based study of longstanding precarious attachment to the labour market 1996–2015 

      Gauffin, Karl; Heggebø, Kristian; Elstad, Jon Ivar (European Societies;Volume 23, 2021 - Issue 3, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-02-11)
      Precariousness in working life is a rising concern in Europe, but scant statistical evidence exists as to the prevalence and development of longstanding precarious employment. Using high-quality individual-level population-wide ...
    • Solidarity and tension across generations in welfare democracies 

      Falch-Eriksen, Asgeir (Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2021-09-13)
      In this chapter, social generation will be applied as a normative-political and sociological concept in combination, and that can be used to explain social order and the development of a political order through democratic ...