This book discusses egalitarianism in Scandinavian countries through historically oriented and empirically based studies on social and political change. The cha

Sweden is often considered one of the most gender-equal countries in the world and held up as a model to follow, but the reality is more complex. This is the fi

In recent times where European welfare states are undergoing serious economic and social crises and being increasingly exposed to criticism, there has been a no

This book examines the meanings of gender that underpin policies in the Scandinavian welfare states, historically and today, and raises the question whether the