Lutheranism and the Nordic Welfare States in Comparison

Markkola, Pirjo; Naumann, Ingela

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“…Second, recent literature on the role of Protestantism and the welfare state in Nordic countries has challenged the claim that religion has not played a role in the historical and political process of welfare state development. As Markkola and Naumann (2014) underline, historical studies provide evidence that, in these countries, Churches and other religiously-affiliated actors were actively involved in welfare provision, thereby helping to shape key welfare debates (see also Backstrom et al, 2010Backstrom et al, , 2011; Journal of Church and State, 2014).…”

Section: Political Parties Religion and The Welfare Statementioning

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“…The interplay between political-institutional variables (electoral rules), political ones (the type of State-Church relationship), and cultural ones (the confessional monopoly in a given country) represent a useful analytical starting point for the study of social policy development and the role of religion. At the same time, we must keep in mind that analytical contributions in the literature based of past findings (such the limited role of Protestantism in Nordic countries or of religious organisations in majoritarian electoral systems) have to be constantly reassessed in light of new empirical research (see for example Markkola & Naumann, 2014;Quadagno & Rohlinger, 2009).…”

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“…The interplay between Church-related welfare providers, political parties and the welfare state goes in two directions: not only have welfare states often 'crowded-in' private Church-related provision, but faith-based organisations have also been actively involved in shaping welfare debates, as different studies show (Markkola & Naumann, 2014;Naumann, 2012). For instance, Quadagno and Rohlinger (2009) explore the alliance between the network of Christian right-wing organisations and the Republican Party in the United States, a country where there are no Christian Democratic parties.…”

Section: Faith-based Organizations and Civil Society Involvement In Smentioning

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Mapping the relationship between religion and social policy

Pavolini

Béland²,

Jawad

2017

J. int. comp. soc. policy

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Religion is a major aspect of human life that directly intersects with a number of social policy issues. Although much has been written about the religion-social policy nexus, the literature remains overly fragmented. Focusing primarily on Western Europe and North America, this review essay seeks to create a fruitful dialogue among the three main streams of research in the area, which respectively that focus on political parties, faith-based organisations, and individual behaviour. This essay has the goal of formulating a new, integrated agenda for future research on the religion and social policy nexus that also extends beyond Western societies.

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Pavolini

Béland²,

Jawad

2017

J. int. comp. soc. policy

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“…Of course, this is not the whole picture, because 4 Similar questions have been discussed in social sciences under the cleavage theory; see particularly Lipset & Rokkan 1967. For the usage of cleavage theory in studies in the Nordic Countries, see Markkola & Naumann 2014. …”

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Limits of Power. Clerical Appointment as Part of Domestic Policy in Sweden after the Reformation, 1560–1611

Hiljanen

2015

Perichoresis

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ABSTRACT. This article examines state-church relations in Sweden by analysing clerical appointment processes in the latter part of the 16th century. The aim is to ascertain whether the king of Sweden could appoint pastors independently, and if not, with whom he was compelled to share the power. Earlier studies argue that the power of the king grew due to the reformation. First, this article examines the number of clerical appointments that were made in the period 1560-1611. The results reveal a remarkable annual variation in the number of clerical appointments. Second, the timing and share of clerical appointments made by the king are studied. The number of appointments made by the king is viewed against the total number of clerical appointments so as to reveal the importance of appointments made by the crown. Third, the article examines the proportion of appointments made by other au-thorities. The results suggest that the crown's role in clerical appointment processes varied, but more interestingly, it was not as ubiquitous as earlier researchers suggest. Thus article concludes that crown's power over the church in 16th century Sweden was not as vast as it has previously been claimed.

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“…Moreover, most of these religion‐based analyses have been largely grounded in a macro‐scale perspective, giving relatively little place to domain‐specific examination. Since the impact of religion is not universal (Markkola & Naumann, ), such policy‐specific analysis can be of great value. This is especially the case in policy domains that do not directly involve class conflict and where historically religion had a say, making death‐related policy a leading candidate.…”

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The role of the welfare state in supporting economic transitions following family bereavement: Comparing Britain and Israel

Holler

2018

Soc Policy Adm

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Despite its centrality to the experience of death and grief, it is only in recent years that the economic burden following family bereavement has been recognized by social care professionals and scholars. Based on the realization that death and bereavement are grounded in social context, and assuming this economic burden is a multifaceted phenomenon, the present study compares the British and Israeli welfare systems in three policy settings: social security, funeral services, and bereavement leave. The findings suggest that while in both systems bereavement and especially widowhood is considered a deserving category, recent pressures for restructuring the British welfare state have been successful in shifting provision from the state to the market.The findings also show that in both cases, albeit to a lesser extent in Israel, current policy measures are not fully aligned with critical scholarship on bereavement and its financial consequences, nor with socio-economic and demographic trends. These disparities are addressed using the notion of disenfranchised grief and by emphasizing the pivotal, although often overlooked role of the welfare state in constituting it. Lastly, the differences between the two cases are discussed in terms of the powerful role of Judaism in shaping Israeli policy.

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Lutheranism and the Nordic Welfare States in Comparison

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Mapping the relationship between religion and social policy

Mapping the relationship between religion and social policy

Limits of Power. Clerical Appointment as Part of Domestic Policy in Sweden after the Reformation, 1560–1611

The role of the welfare state in supporting economic transitions following family bereavement: Comparing Britain and Israel

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