The Nordic model and the rise and fall of Nordic cooperation

Kettunen, Pauli; Lundberg, Urban; Österberg, Mirja; Petersen, Klaus

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“…As noted by Kettunen et al (2016), the original Nordic model of the welfare state was a profoundly political and ideological creation, but the most recent interpretations of that model have been largely based on cultural explanations rather than politics. This is the case also with Syvertsen et al (2014), whose book provides many examples of Nordic exceptionalism and historical continuity, but offers a much-less-solid comparative political analysis of Nordic societies and their contemporary media policies for citizen welfare.…”

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“…As noted above, the main defining factor of the media welfare state for Syvertsen et al (2014) was not just the European combination of a democratic corporatist media system and a welfare state regime as such, but a welfare state based on the traditional Nordic model of social democracy. This political ideology entered a crisis after the Cold War as Nordic cooperation diminished and Nordic social democratic parties adopted neo-liberal economic and social policies (Kettunen et al 2016;Therborn 2019). Syvertsen et al (2014) argue for the continuing relevance of the Nordic model despite the rise of neo-liberalism, because the Nordic countries (except Iceland) remain welfare states.…”

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“…Syvertsen et al (2014) argue for the continuing relevance of the Nordic model despite the rise of neo-liberalism, because the Nordic countries (except Iceland) remain welfare states. However, this approach appears to assume that the surviving institutions of the welfare state have not been modified to meet the needs of the competition state (Kettunen et al 2016).…”

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Finland: Media welfare state in the digital era?

Ala-Fossi

2020

Journal of Digital Media &Amp; Policy

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The concept of media welfare state is a combination of the democratic corporatist media system and social democratic welfare state model, describing the distinctiveness of the Nordic countries and their media systems with four basic principles. Media welfare state is based on communication services understood as public goods, freedom from editorial interference, cultural policy and economic support for media pluralism as well as preference for consensual solutions involving cooperation between main stakeholders. However, identifying a joint media welfare state model in recent media and communication policy decisions made in Nordic countries on developing communication infrastructures, media delivery and universal access turns out to be difficult. During the last three decades, none of the four largest Nordic countries has strictly followed all the four principles. In most cases, Finland has ended up with different solutions than its Nordic neighbours and sometimes also in contradiction with the Media Welfare State model. There is evidence that the Nordic media markets have been losing their distinguishability over the years. But the main reason why the present-day Nordic countries do not fit into media welfare state model is that they no longer are welfare states ‐ not at least in the same fashion as they used to be. In Finland, this transition from the welfare state to the competition state has been more rapid and extensive than elsewhere in the Nordic region, partly because of its geopolitical position. The Finnish economy has also been exceptionally dependent on a single mobile technology corporation.

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Finland: Media welfare state in the digital era?

Ala-Fossi

2020

Journal of Digital Media &Amp; Policy

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“…Cf. Keohane 1969, Morgenthau 1978, Bull 2012 Arter 2006, Nedergaard & Wivel 2017a, 1-2, 2017b For instance, Kettunen, Lundberg, Österberg & Petersen 2015, also Meinander, Karonen & Östberg 2018, Gebhard 2017, 254-260. Salmon 1997.…”

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The Nordic Economic, Social and Political Model

Koivunen¹,

Ojala²,

Holmén³

2021

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The Nordic model is the 20th-century Scandinavian recipe for combining stable democracies, individual freedom, economic growth and comprehensive systems for social security. But what happens when Sweden and Finland -two countries topping global indexes for competitiveness, productivity, growth, quality of life, prosperity and equality -start doubting themselves and their future? Is the Nordic model at a crossroads?Historically, consensus, continuity, social cohesion and broad social trust have been hailed as key components for the success and for the self-images of Sweden and Finland. In the contemporary, however, political debates in both countries are increasingly focused on risks, threats and worry. Social disintegration, political polarization, geopolitical anxieties and threat of terrorism are often dominant themes. This book focuses on what appears to be a paradox: countries with low-income differences, high faith in social institutions and relatively high cultural homogeneity becoming fixated on the fear of polarization, disintegration and diminished social trust. Unpacking the presentist discourse of "worry" and a sense of interregnum at the face of geopolitical tensions, digitalization and globalization, as well as challenges to democracy, the chapters take steps back in time and explore the current conjecture through the eyes of historians and social scientists, addressing key aspects of and challenges to both the contemporary and the future Nordic model. In addition, the functioning and efficacy of the participatory democracy and current protocols of decision-making are debated.This work is essential reading for students and scholars of the welfare state, social reforms and populism, as well as Nordic and Scandinavian studies.

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“…Key institutional developments took place before or alongside European economic integration. A first, Nordic Social-Political meeting was held in Copenhagen in 1919, with the aim to coordinate the Nordic approaches to the first International Labour Organization conference to be held the same year (Kettunen, Lundberg, Österberg, & Petersen, 2016). The Nordic countries were first movers in establishing free movement across borders.…”

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Going Nordic in European Administrative Networks?

Schrama

Martinsen

Mastenbroek³

2020

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The integration and policymaking of the European Union (EU) are claimed to challenge Nordic cooperation as a separate ‘common order.’ Increasing interdependencies in the EU have forced all EU member states to collaborate and share sovereignty in an increasing number of policy areas. This article studies the coexistence of Nordic cooperation and European integration by taking a network approach. It analyses the extent to which Nordic members of European Administrative Networks ‘go Nordic’ to solve problems or exchange advice, information and best practices. Based on unique survey data on interactions related to the implementation of EU policies in Social Policy, Health and the Internal Market by national governmental organisations across the EU and the European Economic Area (EEA), we use social network analysis to test for distinguishable patterns of Nordic cooperation. We find evidence to suggest that Nordic cooperation in the EU and EEA is best characterised by differentiated integration. The Nordic states tend to form a separate community for problem-solving and exchanging best practices, advice and information in Health and Social policy networks, but less so in SOLVIT, a network related to the Internal Market.

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The Nordic model and the rise and fall of Nordic cooperation

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Finland: Media welfare state in the digital era?

Finland: Media welfare state in the digital era?

The Nordic Economic, Social and Political Model

Going Nordic in European Administrative Networks?

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