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Institutional change in a democratic society
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How is modern society constituted? Sociological theory is characterized by a 'top-down' perspective or of individual characteristics. This project will choose an alternative approach, from the bottom up, to describe how large social institutions hang together.
For more information visit the project's Norwegian pages
About the project
Three areas are chosen to focus upon:
- Mechanisms and patterns of institutional change
- A limited set of institutions
- Democracy as constitutive of processes in modern society.
Empirically, the emphasis of the research is on the society of the Scandinavian type. Scandinavian societies have a government that is strong and liberal at a time, making social life differs from the basic features of the international literature. This requires extensive comparative perspectives.
Objectives
The project is divided into three main parts:
Part A clarifies normative theory of democracy and theory of institutional change. A major inspiration for democratic theory is John Rawls' normative theory which addresses specific institutions, such as public organs, employment and welfare. The understanding of institutional change is developed in the light of theories of variations in capitalism and welfare regimes.
Part B goes into the changes in public life. One line points towards to general problems related to freedom of expression and political communication, rationality grounds and standards for political debate. Another points towards effects of new social media, both in mobilizing people to participate in democratic society and in the flow of information in society.
Part C addresses institutional change at work and in the welfare state, and what characterizes Scandinavia, compared with Continental Europe and the Anglo-American world. Typologies that separate these forms are well known, but are predominantly static. The project will better understand the dynamics, and thus what creates stability and change in the Nordic combination of work and welfare.
The project builds on extensive empirical research at all three collaborative institutions.
Cooperation
The project is a collaboration between the Department of Sociology and Human Geography, University of Oslo, Institute for Social Research, and Fafo
Funding scheme
The total grant award was for NOK 2 874 000.
Project period
October 2014 - December 2017
Publications
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Enjolras, Bernard & Steen-Johnsen, Kari
(2017).
The digital transformation of the political public sphere: a sociological perspective.
In Engelstad, Fredrik; Larsen, Håkon; Rogstad, Jon & Steen-Johnsen, Kari (Ed.),
Institutional Change in the Public Sphere: Views on the Nordic Model.
De Gruyter Open.
ISSN 978-3-11-054633-0.
p. 99–117.
doi:
10.1515/9783110546330.
Full text in Research Archive
Show summary
The main focus of the book is institutional change in the Scandinavian model, with special emphasis on Norway. There are many reasons to pay closer attention to the Norwegian case when it comes to analyses of changes in the public sphere. In the country’s political history, the arts and the media played a particular role in the processes towards sovereignty at the beginning of the 20th century. On a par with the other Scandinavian countries, Norway is in the forefront in the world in the distribution and uses of Internet technology. As an extreme case, the most corporatist society within the family of the “Nordic Model”, it offers an opportunity both for intriguing case studies and for challenging and refining existing theory on processes of institutional change in media policy and cultural policy. It supplements two recent, important books on political economy in Scandinavia: Varieties of Liberalization and the New Politics of Social Solidarity (Kathleen Thelen, 2014), and The Political Construction of Business Interests (Cathie Jo Martin and Duane Swank, 2013).
There are further reasons to pay particular attention to the Scandinavian, and more specifically the Norwegian cases: (i) They are to varying degrees neo-corporatist societies, characterized by ongoing bargaining over social and political reform processes. From a theoretical perspective this invites reflections which, to some extent, are at odds with the dominant conceptions of institutional change. Neither models of path dependency nor models of aggregate, incremental change focus on the continuous social bargaining over institutional change. (ii) Despite recent processes of liberalization, common to the Western world as a whole, corporatism implies a close connection between state, public sphere, cultural life, and religion. This also means that institutions are closely bundled, in an even stronger way than assumed for example in the Varieties of Capitalism literature. Furthermore, we only have scarce insight in the way the different spheres of corporatism are connected and interact.
In the proposed edited volume we have collected historical-institutional case studies from a broad set of social fields (a detailed outline of contents and contributors is attached):
• Critical assessments of Jürgen Habermas’ theory of the public sphere
• Can the public sphere be considered an institution?
• The central position of the public sphere in social and political change in Norway
• Digital transformations and effects of the growing PR industry on the public sphere
• Institutionalization of social media in local politics and voluntary organizations
• Legitimation work in the public sphere
• freedom of expression and warning in the workplace
• “Return of religion” to the public sphere, and its effects.
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Segaard, Signe Bock
(2017).
The Institutional Anchoring of Social Media
Venues as Arenas for Local Political Communication.
Perceptions by Voters and Politicians.
In Engelstad, Fredrik; Larsen, Håkon; Rogstad, Jon & Steen-Johnsen, Kari (Ed.),
Institutional Change in the Public Sphere: Views on the Nordic Model.
De Gruyter Open.
ISSN 978-3-11-054633-0.
p. 118–138.
doi:
10.1515/9783110546330-007.
Full text in Research Archive
Show summary
The main focus of the book is institutional change in the Scandinavian model, with special emphasis on Norway. There are many reasons to pay closer attention to the Norwegian case when it comes to analyses of changes in the public sphere. In the country’s political history, the arts and the media played a particular role in the processes towards sovereignty at the beginning of the 20th century. On a par with the other Scandinavian countries, Norway is in the forefront in the world in the distribution and uses of Internet technology. As an extreme case, the most corporatist society within the family of the “Nordic Model”, it offers an opportunity both for intriguing case studies and for challenging and refining existing theory on processes of institutional change in media policy and cultural policy. It supplements two recent, important books on political economy in Scandinavia: Varieties of Liberalization and the New Politics of Social Solidarity (Kathleen Thelen, 2014), and The Political Construction of Business Interests (Cathie Jo Martin and Duane Swank, 2013).
There are further reasons to pay particular attention to the Scandinavian, and more specifically the Norwegian cases: (i) They are to varying degrees neo-corporatist societies, characterized by ongoing bargaining over social and political reform processes. From a theoretical perspective this invites reflections which, to some extent, are at odds with the dominant conceptions of institutional change. Neither models of path dependency nor models of aggregate, incremental change focus on the continuous social bargaining over institutional change. (ii) Despite recent processes of liberalization, common to the Western world as a whole, corporatism implies a close connection between state, public sphere, cultural life, and religion. This also means that institutions are closely bundled, in an even stronger way than assumed for example in the Varieties of Capitalism literature. Furthermore, we only have scarce insight in the way the different spheres of corporatism are connected and interact.
In the proposed edited volume we have collected historical-institutional case studies from a broad set of social fields (a detailed outline of contents and contributors is attached):
• Critical assessments of Jürgen Habermas’ theory of the public sphere
• Can the public sphere be considered an institution?
• The central position of the public sphere in social and political change in Norway
• Digital transformations and effects of the growing PR industry on the public sphere
• Institutionalization of social media in local politics and voluntary organizations
• Legitimation work in the public sphere
• freedom of expression and warning in the workplace
• “Return of religion” to the public sphere, and its effects.
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Lundby, Knut
(2017).
Public Religion in Mediatized Transformations.
In Engelstad, Fredrik; Larsen, Håkon; Rogstad, Jon & Steen-Johnsen, Kari (Ed.),
Institutional Change in the Public Sphere: Views on the Nordic Model.
De Gruyter Open.
ISSN 978-3-11-054633-0.
p. 241–263.
doi:
10.1515/9783110546330-013.
Full text in Research Archive
Show summary
The main focus of the book is institutional change in the Scandinavian model, with special emphasis on Norway. There are many reasons to pay closer attention to the Norwegian case when it comes to analyses of changes in the public sphere. In the country’s political history, the arts and the media played a particular role in the processes towards sovereignty at the beginning of the 20th century. On a par with the other Scandinavian countries, Norway is in the forefront in the world in the distribution and uses of Internet technology. As an extreme case, the most corporatist society within the family of the “Nordic Model”, it offers an opportunity both for intriguing case studies and for challenging and refining existing theory on processes of institutional change in media policy and cultural policy. It supplements two recent, important books on political economy in Scandinavia: Varieties of Liberalization and the New Politics of Social Solidarity (Kathleen Thelen, 2014), and The Political Construction of Business Interests (Cathie Jo Martin and Duane Swank, 2013).
There are further reasons to pay particular attention to the Scandinavian, and more specifically the Norwegian cases: (i) They are to varying degrees neo-corporatist societies, characterized by ongoing bargaining over social and political reform processes. From a theoretical perspective this invites reflections which, to some extent, are at odds with the dominant conceptions of institutional change. Neither models of path dependency nor models of aggregate, incremental change focus on the continuous social bargaining over institutional change. (ii) Despite recent processes of liberalization, common to the Western world as a whole, corporatism implies a close connection between state, public sphere, cultural life, and religion. This also means that institutions are closely bundled, in an even stronger way than assumed for example in the Varieties of Capitalism literature. Furthermore, we only have scarce insight in the way the different spheres of corporatism are connected and interact.
In the proposed edited volume we have collected historical-institutional case studies from a broad set of social fields (a detailed outline of contents and contributors is attached):
• Critical assessments of Jürgen Habermas’ theory of the public sphere
• Can the public sphere be considered an institution?
• The central position of the public sphere in social and political change in Norway
• Digital transformations and effects of the growing PR industry on the public sphere
• Institutionalization of social media in local politics and voluntary organizations
• Legitimation work in the public sphere
• freedom of expression and warning in the workplace
• “Return of religion” to the public sphere, and its effects.
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Engelstad, Fredrik; Larsen, Håkon & Rogstad, Jon
(2017).
The Public Sphere in the Nordic Model.
In Engelstad, Fredrik; Larsen, Håkon; Rogstad, Jon & Steen-Johnsen, Kari (Ed.),
Institutional Change in the Public Sphere: Views on the Nordic Model.
De Gruyter Open.
ISSN 978-3-11-054633-0.
p. 46–70.
doi:
10.1515/9783110546330-004.
Full text in Research Archive
Show summary
The main focus of the book is institutional change in the Scandinavian model, with special emphasis on Norway. There are many reasons to pay closer attention to the Norwegian case when it comes to analyses of changes in the public sphere. In the country’s political history, the arts and the media played a particular role in the processes towards sovereignty at the beginning of the 20th century. On a par with the other Scandinavian countries, Norway is in the forefront in the world in the distribution and uses of Internet technology. As an extreme case, the most corporatist society within the family of the “Nordic Model”, it offers an opportunity both for intriguing case studies and for challenging and refining existing theory on processes of institutional change in media policy and cultural policy. It supplements two recent, important books on political economy in Scandinavia: Varieties of Liberalization and the New Politics of Social Solidarity (Kathleen Thelen, 2014), and The Political Construction of Business Interests (Cathie Jo Martin and Duane Swank, 2013).
There are further reasons to pay particular attention to the Scandinavian, and more specifically the Norwegian cases: (i) They are to varying degrees neo-corporatist societies, characterized by ongoing bargaining over social and political reform processes. From a theoretical perspective this invites reflections which, to some extent, are at odds with the dominant conceptions of institutional change. Neither models of path dependency nor models of aggregate, incremental change focus on the continuous social bargaining over institutional change. (ii) Despite recent processes of liberalization, common to the Western world as a whole, corporatism implies a close connection between state, public sphere, cultural life, and religion. This also means that institutions are closely bundled, in an even stronger way than assumed for example in the Varieties of Capitalism literature. Furthermore, we only have scarce insight in the way the different spheres of corporatism are connected and interact.
In the proposed edited volume we have collected historical-institutional case studies from a broad set of social fields (a detailed outline of contents and contributors is attached):
• Critical assessments of Jürgen Habermas’ theory of the public sphere
• Can the public sphere be considered an institution?
• The central position of the public sphere in social and political change in Norway
• Digital transformations and effects of the growing PR industry on the public sphere
• Institutionalization of social media in local politics and voluntary organizations
• Legitimation work in the public sphere
• freedom of expression and warning in the workplace
• “Return of religion” to the public sphere, and its effects.
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Engelstad, Fredrik; Larsen, Håkon; Rogstad, Jon & Steen-Johnsen, Kari
(2017).
Introduction: The Public Sphere in Change. Institutional Perspectives on Neo-corporatist Society.
In Engelstad, Fredrik; Larsen, Håkon; Rogstad, Jon & Steen-Johnsen, Kari (Ed.),
Institutional Change in the Public Sphere: Views on the Nordic Model.
De Gruyter Open.
ISSN 978-3-11-054633-0.
p. 1–21.
doi:
10.1515/9783110546330-002.
Full text in Research Archive
Show summary
The main focus of the book is institutional change in the Scandinavian model, with special emphasis on Norway. There are many reasons to pay closer attention to the Norwegian case when it comes to analyses of changes in the public sphere. In the country’s political history, the arts and the media played a particular role in the processes towards sovereignty at the beginning of the 20th century. On a par with the other Scandinavian countries, Norway is in the forefront in the world in the distribution and uses of Internet technology. As an extreme case, the most corporatist society within the family of the “Nordic Model”, it offers an opportunity both for intriguing case studies and for challenging and refining existing theory on processes of institutional change in media policy and cultural policy. It supplements two recent, important books on political economy in Scandinavia: Varieties of Liberalization and the New Politics of Social Solidarity (Kathleen Thelen, 2014), and The Political Construction of Business Interests (Cathie Jo Martin and Duane Swank, 2013).
There are further reasons to pay particular attention to the Scandinavian, and more specifically the Norwegian cases: (i) They are to varying degrees neo-corporatist societies, characterized by ongoing bargaining over social and political reform processes. From a theoretical perspective this invites reflections which, to some extent, are at odds with the dominant conceptions of institutional change. Neither models of path dependency nor models of aggregate, incremental change focus on the continuous social bargaining over institutional change. (ii) Despite recent processes of liberalization, common to the Western world as a whole, corporatism implies a close connection between state, public sphere, cultural life, and religion. This also means that institutions are closely bundled, in an even stronger way than assumed for example in the Varieties of Capitalism literature. Furthermore, we only have scarce insight in the way the different spheres of corporatism are connected and interact.
In the proposed edited volume we have collected historical-institutional case studies from a broad set of social fields (a detailed outline of contents and contributors is attached):
• Critical assessments of Jürgen Habermas’ theory of the public sphere
• Can the public sphere be considered an institution?
• The central position of the public sphere in social and political change in Norway
• Digital transformations and effects of the growing PR industry on the public sphere
• Institutionalization of social media in local politics and voluntary organizations
• Legitimation work in the public sphere
• freedom of expression and warning in the workplace
• “Return of religion” to the public sphere, and its effects.
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Larsen, Håkon
(2017).
The Public Sphere as an Arena for Legitimation Work: The Case of Cultural Organizations.
In Engelstad, Fredrik; Larsen, Håkon; Rogstad, Jon & Steen-Johnsen, Kari (Ed.),
Institutional Change in the Public Sphere: Views on the Nordic Model.
De Gruyter Open.
ISSN 978-3-11-054633-0.
p. 201–219.
doi:
10.1515/9783110546330-011.
Show summary
The main focus of the book is institutional change in the Scandinavian model, with special emphasis on Norway. There are many reasons to pay closer attention to the Norwegian case when it comes to analyses of changes in the public sphere. In the country’s political history, the arts and the media played a particular role in the processes towards sovereignty at the beginning of the 20th century. On a par with the other Scandinavian countries, Norway is in the forefront in the world in the distribution and uses of Internet technology. As an extreme case, the most corporatist society within the family of the “Nordic Model”, it offers an opportunity both for intriguing case studies and for challenging and refining existing theory on processes of institutional change in media policy and cultural policy. It supplements two recent, important books on political economy in Scandinavia: Varieties of Liberalization and the New Politics of Social Solidarity (Kathleen Thelen, 2014), and The Political Construction of Business Interests (Cathie Jo Martin and Duane Swank, 2013).
There are further reasons to pay particular attention to the Scandinavian, and more specifically the Norwegian cases: (i) They are to varying degrees neo-corporatist societies, characterized by ongoing bargaining over social and political reform processes. From a theoretical perspective this invites reflections which, to some extent, are at odds with the dominant conceptions of institutional change. Neither models of path dependency nor models of aggregate, incremental change focus on the continuous social bargaining over institutional change. (ii) Despite recent processes of liberalization, common to the Western world as a whole, corporatism implies a close connection between state, public sphere, cultural life, and religion. This also means that institutions are closely bundled, in an even stronger way than assumed for example in the Varieties of Capitalism literature. Furthermore, we only have scarce insight in the way the different spheres of corporatism are connected and interact.
In the proposed edited volume we have collected historical-institutional case studies from a broad set of social fields (a detailed outline of contents and contributors is attached):
• Critical assessments of Jürgen Habermas’ theory of the public sphere
• Can the public sphere be considered an institution?
• The central position of the public sphere in social and political change in Norway
• Digital transformations and effects of the growing PR industry on the public sphere
• Institutionalization of social media in local politics and voluntary organizations
• Legitimation work in the public sphere
• freedom of expression and warning in the workplace
• “Return of religion” to the public sphere, and its effects.
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Engelstad, Fredrik
(2017).
Strategic Communication and Institutional Change.
In Engelstad, Fredrik; Larsen, Håkon; Rogstad, Jon & Steen-Johnsen, Kari (Ed.),
Institutional Change in the Public Sphere: Views on the Nordic Model.
De Gruyter Open.
ISSN 978-3-11-054633-0.
Show summary
The main focus of the book is institutional change in the Scandinavian model, with special emphasis on Norway. There are many reasons to pay closer attention to the Norwegian case when it comes to analyses of changes in the public sphere. In the country’s political history, the arts and the media played a particular role in the processes towards sovereignty at the beginning of the 20th century. On a par with the other Scandinavian countries, Norway is in the forefront in the world in the distribution and uses of Internet technology. As an extreme case, the most corporatist society within the family of the “Nordic Model”, it offers an opportunity both for intriguing case studies and for challenging and refining existing theory on processes of institutional change in media policy and cultural policy. It supplements two recent, important books on political economy in Scandinavia: Varieties of Liberalization and the New Politics of Social Solidarity (Kathleen Thelen, 2014), and The Political Construction of Business Interests (Cathie Jo Martin and Duane Swank, 2013).
There are further reasons to pay particular attention to the Scandinavian, and more specifically the Norwegian cases: (i) They are to varying degrees neo-corporatist societies, characterized by ongoing bargaining over social and political reform processes. From a theoretical perspective this invites reflections which, to some extent, are at odds with the dominant conceptions of institutional change. Neither models of path dependency nor models of aggregate, incremental change focus on the continuous social bargaining over institutional change. (ii) Despite recent processes of liberalization, common to the Western world as a whole, corporatism implies a close connection between state, public sphere, cultural life, and religion. This also means that institutions are closely bundled, in an even stronger way than assumed for example in the Varieties of Capitalism literature. Furthermore, we only have scarce insight in the way the different spheres of corporatism are connected and interact.
In the proposed edited volume we have collected historical-institutional case studies from a broad set of social fields (a detailed outline of contents and contributors is attached):
• Critical assessments of Jürgen Habermas’ theory of the public sphere
• Can the public sphere be considered an institution?
• The central position of the public sphere in social and political change in Norway
• Digital transformations and effects of the growing PR industry on the public sphere
• Institutionalization of social media in local politics and voluntary organizations
• Legitimation work in the public sphere
• freedom of expression and warning in the workplace
• “Return of religion” to the public sphere, and its effects.
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Furseth, Inger
(2017).
The Return of Religion in the Public Sphere? The Public Role of Nordic Faith Communities.
In Engelstad, Fredrik; Larsen, Håkon; Rogstad, Jon & Steen-Johnsen, Kari (Ed.),
Institutional Change in the Public Sphere: Views on the Nordic Model.
De Gruyter Open.
ISSN 978-3-11-054633-0.
Show summary
The main focus of the book is institutional change in the Scandinavian model, with special emphasis on Norway. There are many reasons to pay closer attention to the Norwegian case when it comes to analyses of changes in the public sphere. In the country’s political history, the arts and the media played a particular role in the processes towards sovereignty at the beginning of the 20th century. On a par with the other Scandinavian countries, Norway is in the forefront in the world in the distribution and uses of Internet technology. As an extreme case, the most corporatist society within the family of the “Nordic Model”, it offers an opportunity both for intriguing case studies and for challenging and refining existing theory on processes of institutional change in media policy and cultural policy. It supplements two recent, important books on political economy in Scandinavia: Varieties of Liberalization and the New Politics of Social Solidarity (Kathleen Thelen, 2014), and The Political Construction of Business Interests (Cathie Jo Martin and Duane Swank, 2013).
There are further reasons to pay particular attention to the Scandinavian, and more specifically the Norwegian cases: (i) They are to varying degrees neo-corporatist societies, characterized by ongoing bargaining over social and political reform processes. From a theoretical perspective this invites reflections which, to some extent, are at odds with the dominant conceptions of institutional change. Neither models of path dependency nor models of aggregate, incremental change focus on the continuous social bargaining over institutional change. (ii) Despite recent processes of liberalization, common to the Western world as a whole, corporatism implies a close connection between state, public sphere, cultural life, and religion. This also means that institutions are closely bundled, in an even stronger way than assumed for example in the Varieties of Capitalism literature. Furthermore, we only have scarce insight in the way the different spheres of corporatism are connected and interact.
In the proposed edited volume we have collected historical-institutional case studies from a broad set of social fields (a detailed outline of contents and contributors is attached):
• Critical assessments of Jürgen Habermas’ theory of the public sphere
• Can the public sphere be considered an institution?
• The central position of the public sphere in social and political change in Norway
• Digital transformations and effects of the growing PR industry on the public sphere
• Institutionalization of social media in local politics and voluntary organizations
• Legitimation work in the public sphere
• freedom of expression and warning in the workplace
• “Return of religion” to the public sphere, and its effects.
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Svalund, Jørgen
(2015).
Cooperation and Power in Labour Adjustment Choices: A Nordic Perspective.
In Engelstad, Fredrik & Hagelund, Anniken (Ed.),
Cooperation and Conflict the Nordic Way : Work, Welfare, and Institutional Change in Scandinavia.
De Gruyter Open.
ISSN 978-3-11-044428-5.
p. 157–178.
doi:
10.1515/9783110436891-010.
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Nyen, Torgeir & Tønder, Anna Hagen
(2015).
Cooperation and Reform in Vocational Education and Training.
In Engelstad, Fredrik & Hagelund, Anniken (Ed.),
Cooperation and Conflict the Nordic Way : Work, Welfare, and Institutional Change in Scandinavia.
De Gruyter Open.
ISSN 978-3-11-044428-5.
p. 201–218.
doi:
10.1515/9783110436891-012.
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Engelstad, Fredrik
(2015).
Property Rights, Governance, and Power Balances.
In Engelstad, Fredrik & Hagelund, Anniken (Ed.),
Cooperation and Conflict the Nordic Way : Work, Welfare, and Institutional Change in Scandinavia.
De Gruyter Open.
ISSN 978-3-11-044428-5.
p. 36–55.
doi:
10.1515/9783110436891-004.
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Engelstad, Fredrik
(2015).
Conflict, Compromise, Cooperation Concluding Reflections.
In Engelstad, Fredrik & Hagelund, Anniken (Ed.),
Cooperation and Conflict the Nordic Way : Work, Welfare, and Institutional Change in Scandinavia.
De Gruyter Open.
ISSN 978-3-11-044428-5.
p. 282–292.
doi:
10.1515/9783110436891-016.
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Olberg, Dag
(2015).
Regulating the temporary layoff institution- coalitions and drift.
In Engelstad, Fredrik & Hagelund, Anniken (Ed.),
Cooperation and Conflict the Nordic Way : Work, Welfare, and Institutional Change in Scandinavia.
De Gruyter Open.
ISSN 978-3-11-044428-5.
p. 136–156.
doi:
10.1515/9783110436891-009.
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Engelstad, Fredrik; Larsen, Håkon; Rogstad, Jon & Steen-Johnsen, Kari
(2017).
Institutional Change in the Public Sphere: Views on the Nordic Model.
De Gruyter Open.
ISBN 978-3-11-054633-0.
269 p.
Show summary
The main focus of the book is institutional change in the Scandinavian model, with special emphasis on Norway. There are many reasons to pay closer attention to the Norwegian case when it comes to analyses of changes in the public sphere. In the country’s political history, the arts and the media played a particular role in the processes towards sovereignty at the beginning of the 20th century. On a par with the other Scandinavian countries, Norway is in the forefront in the world in the distribution and uses of Internet technology. As an extreme case, the most corporatist society within the family of the “Nordic Model”, it offers an opportunity both for intriguing case studies and for challenging and refining existing theory on processes of institutional change in media policy and cultural policy. It supplements two recent, important books on political economy in Scandinavia: Varieties of Liberalization and the New Politics of Social Solidarity (Kathleen Thelen, 2014), and The Political Construction of Business Interests (Cathie Jo Martin and Duane Swank, 2013).
There are further reasons to pay particular attention to the Scandinavian, and more specifically the Norwegian cases: (i) They are to varying degrees neo-corporatist societies, characterized by ongoing bargaining over social and political reform processes. From a theoretical perspective this invites reflections which, to some extent, are at odds with the dominant conceptions of institutional change. Neither models of path dependency nor models of aggregate, incremental change focus on the continuous social bargaining over institutional change. (ii) Despite recent processes of liberalization, common to the Western world as a whole, corporatism implies a close connection between state, public sphere, cultural life, and religion. This also means that institutions are closely bundled, in an even stronger way than assumed for example in the Varieties of Capitalism literature. Furthermore, we only have scarce insight in the way the different spheres of corporatism are connected and interact.
In the proposed edited volume we have collected historical-institutional case studies from a broad set of social fields (a detailed outline of contents and contributors is attached):
• Critical assessments of Jürgen Habermas’ theory of the public sphere
• Can the public sphere be considered an institution?
• The central position of the public sphere in social and political change in Norway
• Digital transformations and effects of the growing PR industry on the public sphere
• Institutionalization of social media in local politics and voluntary organizations
• Legitimation work in the public sphere
• freedom of expression and warning in the workplace
• “Return of religion” to the public sphere, and its effects.
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Engelstad, Fredrik & Hagelund, Anniken
(2015).
Cooperation and Conflict the Nordic Way : Work, Welfare, and Institutional Change in Scandinavia.
De Gruyter Open.
ISBN 978-3-11-044428-5.
298 p.
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Hagelund, Anniken
(2017).
Velferdsstaten i endring.
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Engelstad, Fredrik
(2017).
Demokrati og institusjoner i endring.
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Engelstad, Fredrik
(2017).
Innledning.
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Vabø, Mia
(2017).
The dynamic of change in Public service organizations.
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