{"product_id":"9783032080004","title":"The Collaborative Turn in the Nordic Welfare States Critical Perspectives on Co-production in Policies, Civil Society, and Institutional Changes","description":"\u003ch3\u003ePalgrave Studies in Third Sector Research\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eThe Collaborative Turn in the Nordic Welfare States\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eCritical Perspectives on Co-production in Policies, Civil Society, and Institutional Changes\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eLinda Lundgaard Andersen | Bernard Enjolras | Ari Nieminen | Johan Vamstad\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePolitical Science \/ Public Policy \/ Social Policy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book offers a critical examination of the collaborative turn unfolding across the Nordic welfare states. Focusing on co-production—partnerships between citizens, public authorities, and civil society—the volume explores how this approach is reshaping policies, institutional arrangements, and the role of civil society in Sweden, Norway, Finland, and Denmark.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eWhile co-production is increasingly promoted as a solution to persistent challenges—such as policy complexity, democratic deficits, and fiscal pressures—the Nordic experience reveals important variations in its scope, forms, and implications. Is this shift a genuine transformation of the welfare state, or an adaptive strategy cloaked in collaborative rhetoric? Drawing on comparative perspectives, the book highlights how Nordic traditions of universalism, egalitarianism, and strong public institutions create distinct conditions for collaboration—conditions that differ markedly from those in liberal or residual welfare regimes where co-production theories have largely been developed. In doing so, it challenges dominant frameworks and argues for a reconceptualization of co-production through a Nordic perspective.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eAimed at scholars, policymakers, and practitioners, this volume offers a significant contribution to welfare state and civil society research and invites reflection on the promises and limits of collaborative governance in times of change.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLinda Lundgaard Andersen\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor at the Department of People and Technology at Roskilde University, Denmark.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBernard Enjolras\u003c\/strong\u003e is Director in the Center For The Research On Civil Society and Voluntary Sector and Research Professor at the Institute for Social Research (ISF), Oslo, Norway.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAri Nieminen\u003c\/strong\u003e is Senior Lecturer at Diaconia University of Applied Sciences, Finland.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohan Vamstad \u003c\/strong\u003eis Associate Professor at the Center for Civil Society Research, Marie Cederschiöld University, \u003cspan data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003eSweden.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e19 February 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer Nature Switzerland\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePalgrave Macmillan\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9783032080004\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e401\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Springer Nature Switzerland","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44477661380748,"sku":"9783032080004","price":161.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783032080004.jpg?v=1781061108","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783032080004","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}