Scandinavian Civil Society and Social Transformations: The Case of Norway (Nonprofit and Civil Society Studies)

Annotation This book aims at presenting a conceptual apparatus and empirical analysis of the ways Nordic civil society is affected by social transformations by focusing on the Norwegian case. The Norwegian empirical focus allows identifying processes and factors of change that are relevant outside this context and enable us to understand, on a more general basis, the relationship between social transformations and transformations affecting the voluntary sector. This book will make an original contribution to the field of comparative civil society studies both by increasing the available knowledge on the Nordic civil society model and by analyzing the societal transformations affecting civil society over time Front Matter ....Pages i-ix The Transformation of the Scandinavian Voluntary Sector (Bernard Enjolras, Kristin Strømsnes)....Pages 1-24 Changing Patterns of Volunteering and Participation (Ivar Eimhjellen, Kari Steen-Johnsen, Bjarte Folkestad, Guro Ødegård)....Pages 25-65 An Organizational Landscape in Transformation (Karl Henrik Sivesind, Daniel Arnesen, Trygve Gulbrandsen, Åsta Dyrnes Nordø, Bernard Enjolras)....Pages 67-116 State and Civil Society: A Regime Change? (Per Selle, Kristin Strømsnes, Jill Loga)....Pages 117-163 The Reconfiguration of the Norwegian Voluntary Sector (Bernard Enjolras, Kristin Strømsnes)....Pages 165-185 Back Matter ....Pages 187-195