Scandinavian politics today

<p>This 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 Åland that together make up the Nordic region or Norden.<br><br>Thirteen 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'.<br><br>This 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.</p>