Anna Alanko and Matilda Hellman serve as guest editors for Nordic Welfare Research journal special issue “The Nordic Welfare State’s value base and resilience: A status update” (NWR 3/2021)
The journal issue contains five original articles discussing the state of affairs in the Nordic welfare state, asking how are the traditional Nordic welfare state ideals interacting with todays’ world. The topic is discussed in the light of a broad range of examples extending from citizen’s views on gambling derived profits, residential child care, substance use treatment, bureaucrats encountering refugees and mass media discussions on welfare.
In the editorial the guest editors together with the NWR editor-in-chief Terje Olsen diagnose the Nordic welfare state as a model as very much alive and kicking.
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