Abstract
This chapter introduces to the Danish context of the post-1945 welfare nation-state and its particular history of the other as an object of state-sanctioned practices situating the distinctiveness of the Danish welfare nation-state in a European context and arguing for its relevance in an international perspective. The chapter also elaborates on the key concepts featured in this book: statecrafting, professionals, public good, welfare, and the other(ed). Finally, the chapter provides reflections on the contributions of our research agenda.
Originalsprog | Engelsk |
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Titel | Statecrafting on the Fringes : Studies of Welfare Work Addressing the Other |
Redaktører | Trine Øland, Christian Ydesen, Marta Padovan-Özdemir, Bolette Moldenhawer |
Antal sider | 27 |
Forlag | Museum Tusculanum |
Publikationsdato | 25 sep. 2019 |
Kapitel | 1 |
ISBN (Trykt) | 978-87-635-4645-4 |
Status | Udgivet - 25 sep. 2019 |