The Nordic welfare state in an international perspective
Here we will focus on the welfare state, both with focus on the European origin of welfare states, and we will also compare this to the welfare in USA.
Here you can watch Prof. Phu Phan and Prof. Halvard Vikes dialogue:
Lastly, watch this interview where we talk with John Oppenheim, a volunteer at CityHeARTLinks to an external site., about his experiences with the US healthcare services.
Suggested literature:
- Malcolm, P. & Askeland G. A. (Eds.). (2016). Globalization and International Social Work. Postmodern change and challenge. Routledge
- Vike, H. (2018). Politics and Bureaucracy in the Norwegian Welfare State. Springer International Publishing AG. (Online, open accessLinks to an external site.) Chapter 1,4 and 7.
- Van Kersbergen, K. (2016). The Welfare State in Europe. I BBVA (Red.), The search for Europe: contrasting approaches (s. 269–286; Av K. Van Kersbergen).’ From: https://www.bbvaopenmind.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/BBVA-OpenMind-Kees-Van-Kersbergen-The-Welfare-State-in-Europe-1.pdf