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  • Explaining the Variety of the Third Sector in Europe

    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This book offers a multi-dimensional account of why the third sector (associations, foundations, cooperatives, social enterprises and related non-profit organizations) differs so markedly across European countries. Combining historical-institutional, political-economic, moral-cultural, legal-regulatory and structural-economic perspectives, it links values, cleavage histories, welfare-state design ... Read more

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  • Firms, Boards and Gender Quotas

    Comparative Perspectives

    Series Book 29 - Comparative Social Research
    During the last decade gender equality in business life has become a hot topic. One impetus is the recent reform in Norway, prescribing gender quotas to the boards of directors of public companies. Shortly after the Norwegian reform was enacted, several other European countries have adopted similar reforms. This is the only volume where this gender quota reform is thoroughly discussed from an ... Read more

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  • The Third Sector as a Renewable Resource for Europe

    Concepts, Impacts, Challenges and Opportunities

    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This book provides a critical account of the third sector and its future in Europe. It offers an original conceptualization of the third sector in its European manifestations alongside an overview of its major contours, including its structure, sources of support, and recent trends. It also assesses the impact of this sector in Europe which considers its contributions to European economic ... Read more

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  • The Collaborative Turn in the Nordic Welfare States

    Critical Perspectives on Co-production in Policies, Civil Society, and Institutional Changes

    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This book offers a critical examination of the collaborative turn unfolding across the Nordic welfare states. Focusing on co-production—partnerships between citizens, public authorities, and civil society—the volume explores how this approach is reshaping policies, institutional arrangements, and the role of civil society in Sweden, Norway, Finland, and Denmark.While co-production is increasingly ... Read more

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  • Scandinavian Civil Society and Social Transformations

    The Case of Norway

    Series series Nonprofit and Civil Society Studies
    This book aims at presenting a conceptual apparatus and empirical analysis of the ways Nordic civil society is affected by social transformations by focusing on the Norwegian case. The Norwegian empirical focus allows identifying processes and factors of change that are relevant outside this context and enable us to understand, on a more general basis, the relationship between social ... Read more

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