Norske elever ligger på verdenstoppen i kunnskap om demokrati. Men bidrar slik kunnskap
til å mobilisere elever til aktiv politisk deltakelse? Gjennom ICCS-undersøkelsen 2016 er 9 …

This chapter describes the historical and institutional background of the Scandinavian
organizational society in detail. The popular mass movements are analysed as core …

Research on differences between public, for-profit, and nonprofit providers of welfare
services has provided mixed findings, depending on welfare state arrangement, regulation …

While the international literature has significantly addressed the “new forms of voluntary
action,” there has been limited attention paid so far to the reintermediation processes of …

As a contribution to research and theorizing on the economic role of new firm formation, we
undertake the first ever investigation of regional employment effects of the entry of new …

Volunteering is associated with health-promoting benefits for both recipients and volunteers
and may contribute to a more inclusive society. However, studies have shown a persistent …

This study analyses everyday value constructs pertaining to the Finnish gambling profit-
based state grant system–an institution that channels proceeds from the state gambling …

The aim of this study is to determine in what way social enterprises are included in the
European policy agendas and how they emerged in Finland. This PhD study discusses the …

The aim of this paper is to examine the link between associational involvement and political
participation among youth in Norway and how this link varies between boys and girls of an …

This thesis investigates the recruitment and organisation of civic engagement since the mid-
1990s in Sweden. It takes its premise from two coexisting descriptions of stability and …