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Stepping Queerly?
Based on the author's thesis (doctoral)--University of Surrey, 2003.
Democracy and the Economy in Finland and Sweden since 1960
This book explores the relationship between democracy and the economy in contemporary political thought and policy-making. Using the concepts of economic, industrial and enterprise democracy, the author focuses on the history of Finland and Sweden during the latter part of the twentieth century. The three concepts are discussed in relation to various political groups, such as social democrats, conservatives and liberals, and the reforms that they were associated with, painting a picture of changing economic thought in the Nordic countries, and the West more generally. Arguing that the concept of democracy has evolved from representative parliamentary democracy towards ‘participation’ in ...
The Finnish Civil War 1918
The Finnish Civil War 1918 offers a rich account of the history and memory of the short conflict between socialist Reds and non-socialist Whites in the winter and spring of 1918. It also traces the legacy of the bloody war in Finnish society until today. The volume brings together established scholarship of political and social history with newer approaches stemming from the cultural history of war, memory studies, gender studies, history of emotions, psychohistory and oral history. The contributors provide readers with a solid discussion of the Civil War within its international and national frameworks. Among themes discussed are violence and terror, enemy images, Finnish irredentist campaigns in Soviet Karelia and the complex memory of the conflict. Besides a historical narrative, the volume discusses the current state of historiography of the Finnish Civil War. Contributors are Anders Ahlbäck, Pertti Haapala, Marianne Junila, Tiina Kinnunen, Tiina Lintunen, Aapo Roselius, Tauno Saarela, Juha Siltala, Tuomas Tepora and Marko Tikka.
The Changing Meanings of the Welfare State
In discussions of economics, governance, and society in the Nordic countries, “the welfare state” is a well-worn analytical concept. However, there has been much less scholarly energy devoted to historicizing this idea beyond its postwar emergence. In this volume, specialists from Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Norway, and Iceland chronicle the historical trajectory of “the welfare state,” tracing the variable ways in which it has been interpreted, valued, and challenged over time. Each case study generates valuable historical insights into not only the history of Northern Europe, but also the welfare state itself as both a phenomenon and a concept.
History and Change
Historical research is connected to the idea of change and in our ways of understanding it. Inspired by the past and gazing towards the future, historians are needed as critical and self-critical participants in the search for changes and new directions. These changes are discussed in this book, based on the themes and papers presented at the History and Change Conference, which was organised in autumn 2001 at the university of Turku. The themes of the conference were: Changing Roles of Women and Men, Changing Cultural and Technical Environment and Changing Politics in 20th century Europe, and the contributions to this book follow these lines. Each of the authors of the seventeen articles in 'History and Change' observes change from their own starting point, which highlights the different ways in which the concept of change is woven into the pattern of historical research.
Historical Social Research
International journal for the application of formal methods to history.
Kansa kärsii, poliitikko porskuttaa
Suomen talouden pohja pettää. Estääkö konsensus uudistumisen, vai ovatko aatteet palaamassa politiikkaan? Hakevatko Alexander Stubb ja Antti Rinne voimaa menneisyydestä ja johtavat puolueensa uuteen vastakkainasetteluun? Kirja kuljettaa lukijan läpi poliittisen historian 1970-luvun suomettuneesta konsensuksesta nykypäivän kvartaalipopulismiin. Teos kuvaa kuinka keskiluokkaa lähestynyt SDP otti etäisyyttä sosialismiin ja kokoomus kumarsi Kekkosta. Todellisia vallankäyttäjiä olivat pankit ja etujärjestöt. Hallittu rakennemuutos mureni eduskuntaryhmien käsittelyssä. Valtiovarainministeri Erkki Liikanen paloi loppuun ja pakeni Brysseliin. ”Ei Liikasen päätä kannata leikat...
Warfare and Welfare
While the first half of the 20th century was characterized by total war, the second half witnessed, at least in the Western world, a massive expansion of the modern welfare state. A growing share of the population was covered by ever more generous systems of social protection that dramatically reduced poverty and economic inequality in the post-war decades. With it also came a growth in social spending, taxation and regulation that changed the nature of the modern state and the functioning of market economies. Whether and in which ways warfare and the rise of the welfare state are related, is subject of this volume. Distinguishing between three different phases (war preparation, wartime mobi...
Sinä osaat, sinä pystyt
"On ihmisiä, jotka ovat päässeet pitkälle, ja ihmisiä, joita elämä ei ole kohdellut oikein. Suunnittelivatko he, mitä tekevät elämällään vai suunnitteliko elämä, mitä tekee heille." - Riitta Suominen Tie nakkilalaisen perheyrityksen johtotehtävistä Kansallisen Kokoomuksen kansanedustajaksi, puolueen pitkäaikaisimmaksi puheenjohtajaksi, kauppa- ja teollisuusministeriksi, eduskunnan puhemieheksi, Alkon pääjohtajaksi ja europarlamentaarikoksi oli näyttävä, mutta menestys ei tullut ilmaiseksi. Ilkka Suomisen elämäkerta on kiehtova kuvaus määrätietoisuuden ja sattumien leikistä. Onnistumisista ja epäonnistumisista. Suomisen elämä on tarina siitä, mitä pelottomal...
