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Nordic welfare cities : negotiating urban citizenship since 1850

Magnus Linnarsson, 1977- (Editor), Mats Hallenberg, 1962- (Editor)
ISBN 9781032459110 · hardback
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New York, NY : Routledge, 2024
228 pages
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Routledge advances in urban history (Print) · ISSN 2767-1755 · Routledge advances in urban history
edited by Magnus Linnarsson and Mats Hallenberg
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Non-fiction literature
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Urbanization--Scandinavia--History., Urban policy--Scandinavia--History., Public welfare--Scandinavia--History., Municipal services--Scandinavia--History., Scandinavia--Social policy., Urbanisering, Urban politik, Välfärd, Kommunal service, Socialpolitik, Historia, Norden, Städer--historia
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This book examines Nordic cities from 1850 and their transformation from traditional, oligarchic towns to modern, inclusive welfare cities. In the contemporary world, the role of cities as hotbeds for progressive change has become increasingly topical. Historical studies on how Nordic cities addressed social and environmental questions a hundred years ago and how they eventually created new and inclusive policies for the future is a useful contribution to the current debate. The concept of the welfare city is addressed and elaborated upon to analyse the attempts by urban authorities to solve the problems following industrialisation and urbanisation. From the late nineteenth century, municipal public services promoted the integration of new groups in the urban community including workers, immigrants, women and children. The contributions in this book analyse various examples of welfare and public services that include infrastructure and transport systems, health care, housing conditions, outdoor life and entertainment. The chapters highlight the arguments and considerations promoting welfare policies, while also addressing differences between the Nordic countries. The evolution of the Nordic welfare city was a process of several overlapping phases or dimensions. This volume will be of value to students and scholars alike interested in urban history, social and cultural history and European history.

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1. The Nordic Welfare City: Urban Community and Public Services since 1850 / Magnus Linnarsson -- 2. Negotiating Water and Citizenship in Copenhagen 1850–1950 / Mikkel Thelle -- 3. Municipalization in Norwegian Cities c. 1850–1920 / Knut Dørum -- 4. Theatre and the Making of the Welfare City: Gothenburg’s Performance stages, 1880s–1934 / Christina Reimann -- 5. Municipal Services and Modern Citizenship in Helsinki in the Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries / Marjaana Niemi -- 6. A Tale of Two Tramways: Municipal Organization and Private Enterprise in Stockholm and Kristiania, c. 1900 / Mats Hallenberg -- 7. The Rise of the Negotiated Welfare City After the Civil War: Inclusion, Welfare and Reconciliation / Kati Katajisto -- 8. Infrastructural Citizenship: The Everyday Politics of Slum Clearance in Mid-Twentieth-Century Copenhagen / Mikkel Høghøj -- 9. The Conflict-Filled Holiday Village: The Expansion of Summer Houses in the Copenhagen Metropolis’ Open Land 1918–1990 / Henning Bro -- 10. Three Types of Welfare Cities: The Case of Sweden / Heiko Droste -- 11. The Nordic Welfare City – Types and Dimensions / Magnus Linnarsson and Mats Hallenberg

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Magnus Linnarsson, 1977- (Editor), Mats Hallenberg, 1962- (Editor)
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307.14160948 (DDC Classification)
Identifier
ISBN 9781032459110 · hardback
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Nordic welfare cities : negotiating urban citizenship since 1850
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edited by Magnus Linnarsson and Mats Hallenberg
publication
New York, NY : Routledge, 2024
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228 pages
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illustrations
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HT169.S27 (LCC Classification)
Series membership
Routledge advances in urban history (Print) · ISSN 2767-1755 · Routledge advances in urban history
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