Civic Engagement in Scandinavia.: Volunteering, Informal Help and Giving in Denmark, Norway and Sweden

Lars Skov Henriksen; Kristin Strømsnes; Lars Svedberg

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-98717-0

Civic Engagement in Scandinavia. Volunteering, Informal Help and Giving in Denmark, Norway and Sweden

Lars Skov Henriksen (Editor), Kristin Strømsnes (Editor), Lars Svedberg (Editor)

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Abstract

Since the 1990’s, a number of studies have documented a remarkable high and stable amount of popular engagement in civic organizations in Denmark, Norway and Sweden. Often these countries have been considered deviant cases against the proliferating decline of social capital studies.

However, despite great international interest in the Scandinavian region, this volume argues that the civil societies and the civic engagement of these countries remain poorly understood. Most interest in the Scandinavian welfare models addresses the balance between state and market, but under communicates the role played by civil society and popular engagement in associations and voluntary organizations.

The contributions offer a coherent portrait of stability and change in formal and informal forms of civic engagement over the past 25 years as well as offering contextualized knowledge of the history and institutional design in which Scandinavian civil societies are embedded.

Original language	English

Place of Publication	Cham
Publisher	Springer
Number of pages	234
ISBN (Print)	978-3-319-98716-3
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-319-98717-0
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-98717-0
Publication status	Published - 1 Nov 2018

Series	Nonprofit and Civil Society Studies
ISSN	1568-2579

Keywords

volunteering, informal help, giving, civil society, civic engagement, Scandinavia

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Civic Engagement in Scandinavia. Book release
Henriksen, L. S. (Lecturer)
29 Nov 2018
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ARNOVA's 47th Annual Conference
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16 Nov 2018
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