Sustainable Modernity: The Nordic Model and Beyond

ISBN-13: 9781138718210 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 242 str.

Nina Witoszek; Atle Midttun

Opis

Contributors provide insights from the humanities, the social sciences, and the latest developments in evolutionary science to cast new light onto how the Nordic countries have forged sustainable, inclusive, and productive communities.

Spis treści

Foreword  1. Sustainable Modernity and the Architecture of the "Well-being Society": Interdisciplinary Perspectives Nina Witoszek and Atle Midttun   2. Cooperation, Competition, and Multilevel Selection: A New Paradigm for Understanding the Norwegian Model David Sloan Wilson and Dag O. Hessen  3. Nordic Humanism as a Driver of the Welfare Society Nina Witoszek and Øystein Sørensen  4. Individualism and Collectivism in Nordic Schools. A Comparative Approach Kirsti Klette  5. Scaling up Solidarity from the National to the Global: Sweden as Welfare State and Moral Superpower Lars Trägårdh  6. Scandinavian Feminism and Gender Partnership Cathrine Holst  7. A Welfare "Regime of Goodness"? Self-interest, Reciprocity, and the Moral Sustainability of the Nordic Model Kelly McKowen  8. Challenges to the Nordic Work-Life Model in the Age of Globalized Digitalization Atle Midttun  9. Between Communitarianism and Individualism: The Nordic Way of Doing Politics Nik Brandal and Dag Einar Thorsen  10. Civilising Global Capitalism: Aligning CSR and the Welfare State Atle Midttun  11. Ecomodernity Nordic Style: The Challenge of Aligning Ecological and Socio-Economic Sustainability Atle Midttun and Lennart Olsson  Afterword. Lessons of the Nordic Model: the US Perspective Jerry Lieberman and Pamela Izvanariu