Table of Contents

List of tables
List of abbreviations
Preface
Part I: Scandinavia past and present
1. The eight wings of the swan
2. Nation-building and state-building, 1809–1944
Part II: Parties in development perspective
3. The emergence of the Scandinavisn party system(s)
4. The historic strengths of the five main types of party
Part III: Parties, voters and social change: w(h)ither the Scandinavian party system model?
5. ‘Earthquake elections’ of 1970-73 and the Emergence of New Party Types
6. Party system change since 1970
Part IV: The Nordic model
7. A Nordic model of government?
8. The Nordic welfare model
Part V: Legislative–executive relations in the Nordic region
9. The Nordic Parliaments: An Alternative Model?
10. ‘Fairly Strong Standing Committees’ and ‘Influential Party Groups’ – a Distinctively Nordic Mix?
11. Nordic Government(s): Parliamentary, Presidential or Prime Ministerial?
Part VI: The strategic security environment
12. The Changing Security Environment of the Nordic Region: From Cold War ‘Security Threats’ to the ‘Security Challenges’ of Today
13. ‘Reluctant Nordics’, ‘Reluctant Europeans’, but ‘Moral Superpowers’?
Index

About the Author

David Arter holds the First Chair of Politics at the University of Aberdeen

Reviews

"Arter provides a solid and extended treatment of the Scandinavian party system(s)." -- "Choice"