{"product_id":"scandinavian-politics-today-bill-jones-9780719095689","title":"Scandinavian Politics Today: Third Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis completely revised and updated third edition of Scandinavian politics today follows the format of earlier editions by providing a uniquely comparative, thematic and insightful treatment of politics and government in the five nation-states of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, along with the three Home Rule territories of Greenland, Faeroes and ﾅland that together make up the Nordic region or Norden. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThirteen chapters cover Scandinavia past and present; parties in developmental perspective; the Scandinavian party system model; the Nordic model of government; the Nordic welfare model; legislative-executive relations in the region; the changing security environment and the transition from Cold War 'security threats' to the 'security challenges' of today; and a concluding chapter looks at regional co-operation, Nordic involvement in the 'European project' and the Nordic states as 'moral superpowers'. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis new edition will be of relevance to topical UK debates on the Nordic model, welfare system change, Scottish independence and the challenges facing small-state systems in a globalised world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Arter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0719095689\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780719095689\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Manchester University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 464\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.40d","brand":"David Arter","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43981133349119,"sku":"9780719095689","price":38.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bdf5c416-425f-46fa-840b-6c03f1f0dc05.jpg?v=1683253840","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/scandinavian-politics-today-bill-jones-9780719095689","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}