4 Nordic welfare states: up to challenge?

Gerven, Minna van

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“…Also see the website: https://im.dk/ police and higher penalties, as well as a good start in life for all children and young people." 6 In particular, the media is periodically filled with stories about some of these socially deprived housing areas, which seem to be connected to young people (often young men) involved in vandalism and crime, and are also connected to gang-related communities, which cause unrest and concern. In some housing areas, for example, ambulances, firefighters, and police cannot drive in without rocks being thrown at them, and it is often said that the crime rate is higher in these housing areas compared to other housing areas in Denmark, 7 just as visitation zones are periodically set up by the police in or around some of these housing areas.…”

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“…In some housing areas, for example, ambulances, firefighters, and police cannot drive in without rocks being thrown at them, and it is often said that the crime rate is higher in these housing areas compared to other housing areas in Denmark, 7 just as visitation zones are periodically set up by the police in or around some of these housing areas. 8 In the three different housing areas in Denmark, where the research project followed children, young people, and pedagogues in the leisure and youth clubs, these stories about the disadvantaged housing areas were also dominant ( [7][8][9][10] in 6 An example of legislative measures that must "ensure a good start in life for all children and young people" is, for example, the Danish government's decision that all children from the age of one must attend day care 25 hours per week, if they live with their family in a socially deprived housing area, cf.…”

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Processes of Precarious Living Conditions: Young Men of Ethnic Minority Background Growing up in Socially Deprived Housing Areas in the Danish Welfare State

Petersen¹

2023

Minorities - New Studies and Perspectives

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This chapter focuses on young men of ethnic minority background, especially young men with refugee and migrant background from the so-called non-Western countries, who grow up and live their childhood and youth in socially deprived housing areas in Denmark. The chapter is based on a research project, which has followed children and young people as well as pedagogues in leisure and youth clubs located in three different socially deprived housing areas. In this context, a particular preoccupation has been addressing the opportunities, which the leisure and youth clubs have to offer in terms of supporting and helping young people, who live in vulnerable and socially marginalized positions. The chapter explores more specifically how some young men of ethnic minority background seem to be subject to vulnerable and socially marginalized living conditions related to dealing with their schooling, education, and later on access to the labor market and the opportunities to create good and safe living conditions in the Danish society. Young men who at the same time growing up in housing areas designated as socially deprived housing areas in the Danish welfare state, which is characterized annually by the residents’ lack of education, lack of affiliation to the labor market, as well as crime.

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Processes of Precarious Living Conditions: Young Men of Ethnic Minority Background Growing up in Socially Deprived Housing Areas in the Danish Welfare State

Petersen¹

2023

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“…In recent decades, Nordic countries have seen growing inequalities, and in some policy areas eligibility 3 conditions were tightened and benefit levels reduced (Blyth, 2013;Jessop, 2022;Alm et al, 2020), for instance with respect to unemployment benefits and activation efforts. Yet, compared to other groups of countries dealt with in this themed issue, the Nordic countries can still be characterized by their relatively universal and generous welfare benefits, and high levels of equality ( Van Gerven 2022;Kangas and Kvist 2019;Greve 2019).…”

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How Have the Nordic Welfare States Responded to the Unexpected Increase in Inflation?

Greve,

Harsløf,

van Gerven

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Social Policy and Society

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Rising inflation in the Nordic societies has changed the living standards for many families. The situation differs not only between the four Nordic countries analysed, but even within each of the Nordic countries. The needs for intervention have varied. Several elements have been used to determine who is facing the most risks. This article shows how to combine automatic stabilisers with temporary policy interventions to deal with increased inflation in general or specific sub-elements (such as oil, natural gas). Focus is on the degree of and criteria for targeting. Possible distributional consequences of the adopted measures will be discussed. Lastly, the article considers whether the observed responses to the crisis have implications for the understanding of the Nordic welfare state model. The article investigates institutional, political and economic reasons for the variations in the interventions. The article concludes that in managing the crisis, the Nordic countries have adopted stronger targeting towards those considered to be in need, displaying some innovations in their social policy approach. Yet, one can trace a high degree of path-dependency, with the countries adhering to universalist principles, with an aim of redistributing resources.

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4 Nordic welfare states: up to challenge?

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Processes of Precarious Living Conditions: Young Men of Ethnic Minority Background Growing up in Socially Deprived Housing Areas in the Danish Welfare State

Processes of Precarious Living Conditions: Young Men of Ethnic Minority Background Growing up in Socially Deprived Housing Areas in the Danish Welfare State

How Have the Nordic Welfare States Responded to the Unexpected Increase in Inflation?

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