Essays about: "Nordic welfare states"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 12 essays containing the words Nordic welfare states.

1. 6. Differentiating the Nordic Baseline : Differences in state responses to violence against women in Denmark, Finland, and Sweden

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Hilda Broqvist; [2020]
   Keywords : Violence against women; Istanbul Convention; GREVIO; Nordic welfare states;

   Abstract : In international humanitarian discourse, gender-based violence against women have long been recognised as a human rights violation and described as the most extreme expression of unequal power relations between men and women (UN 1993). Using a qualitative content analysis to examine the GREVIO reports of Denmark, Finland, and Sweden, the aim of this thesis is to outline the differences between and within these states regarding their response to violence against women. READ MORE

3. 7. PUBLIC SPACE AND THE BANNING OF HOMELESSNESS IN COPENHAGEN. EVERYDAY SPATIAL PRACTICES AGAINST THE COMMODIFICATION OF LIFE

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

   Author : Nicolás Palacios; [2019]
   Keywords : Homelessness; everyday life; neoliberal city; public space; enclosure strategies; Copenhagen; spatial practices; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Since April 2017, legislation fining people in ‘encampments’ in public spaces was enacted in Copenhagen. This regulation was tightened by July 2018 be-coming an effective ban, where the subject of the fine was expelled from the administrative limits of the municipality. READ MORE

4. 8. Female leaders' perceptions of the barriers and facilitating factors of their career in gender-equal Nordic countries

   University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/Internationella Handelshögskolan

   Author : Johanna Mattila; Maija Uusilehto; [2019]
   Keywords : Female Leadership; Glass Ceiling; Gender-Equality; Welfare state paradox; Nordic Countries; Welfare states;

   Abstract : Background – This paper examined the literature on the concept of the glass ceiling in the management field, with an emphasis on Finnish and Swedish female leaders' perceptions of the barriers and facilitating factors of their career. Purpose – The purpose of this thesis was to explore the factors that affect the career development of women in the context of Nordic countries, namely in Finland and Sweden. READ MORE

5. 9. The role of energy in economic growth: A comparison between Denmark and Norway 1960-2012

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Mats Nilsson; [2017]
   Keywords : Energy consumption; economic growth; Granger causality; energy intensity; structural change; Denmark; Norway.; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : The aim is to study the role of energy in economic growth in two Nordic countries, Denmark and Norway. Both countries are welfare states with high living standards but with different energy supply structures. READ MORE

6. 10. Reforming the Nordic Model: A study of labor market policies in social-democratic welfare state regime 1980-2015

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Kateryna Plaskonis; [2015]
   Keywords : The Nordic model; Labor Market Policies; Path Dependency; Partisanship; The Comparative Historical Analysis; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : This paper focuses on labor market policies across countries belonging to the social-democratic welfare state regime. Since 1980 Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden have undergone a number of reforms and modifications within labor market, which identify the shift from traditional politics of expansion towards what many refer to as welfare retrenchment or restructuring. READ MORE