The Nordic model has gained much attention, both politically and scientific, in recent years. In the 1980s and 1990s the model was considered as not being viable, the model is now viewed as a role model for other societies, and there is strong international interest in knowledge that explains the model's growth and success.
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Although there obviously are clear differences between the Nordic countries, they share some characteristics that distinguishes them from other countries. The Nordic model is characterized by the interplay between:
stable economic management with strong emphasis on full employment,
a regulated labor market with strong parties and coordinated wage formation, and
comprehensive, tax-financed welfare states with redistributive profile.
Central to understanding the model's functioning, is the balance of power between social partners and between the political parties. This balance of power has made it possible to coordinate various policy areas, and to reach compromises.
The model has proven viable through crises, and it has managed to combine efficiency and equality. People in the Nordic countries enjoy good living conditions in a comparative perspective, and the Nordic countries are ranked on top in international comparisons of indicators as employment, gender equality, income inequality, unionization and adaptability.
Since the 1980s Fafo has carried out a number comparative studies of the development of national labor and welfare regimes in Scandinavia and Europe.
In 2014, the project was NordMod 2030 finalized. This project was led by Fafo and included researchers from all the Nordic countries. The purpose of the project was to illustrate how national and international developments have affected the Nordic countries and to highligh challenges the Nordic model are facing in the coming years. Read more about this project on www.nordmod2030.no.
Researchers
Jon Erik Dølvik and Johannes Oldervoll
Norway: Averting Crisis through Coordination and Keynesian Welfare PoliciesInger Marie Hagen & Ragnhild Steen Jensen
Trade union representatives from ethnic minorities. Representation revisitedGrete Brochmann and Jon Erik Dølvik
The Welfare State and International Migration: The European ChallengeJon Erik Dølvik & Paul Marginson
European Journal of Industrial RelationsEngelstad, Fredrik / Larsen, Håkon / Rogstad, Jon / Steen-Johnsen, Kari
Introduction: The Public Sphere in Change. Institutional Perspectives on Neo-corporatist SocietyHansen, Nana Wesley and Åsmund Arup Seip
Government employers in Sweden, Denmark and Norway European Journal of Industrial RelationsEngelstad, Fredrik / Larsen, Håkon / Rogstad, Jon
The Public Sphere in the Nordic ModelJon M. Hippe og Kristine Nergaard
Nordisk arbeidsliv: Modell under pressJon Erik Dølvik and Andrew Martin
From Crisis to CrisisEuropean Social Models and Labour Markets Outcomes in the Era of Monetary Integration
Jon Erik Dølvik and Andrew Martin
IntroductionJon Erik Dølvik, J. G. Andersen and J. Vartiainen
The Nordic Social ModelsConsolidation and Flexible Adaptation
Andrew Martin and Jon Erik Dølvik
ConclusionTone Fløtten, Arne Grønningsæter, Jon M. Hippe og Jon Christensen
Den reformerte velferdsstaten – en ny samfunnskontraktMona Bråten, Jon Erik Dølvik, Frode Longva og Arild H. Steen
Norwegian Labour Market Institutions and RegulationsMarianne Jenum Hotvedt, Natalie Videbæk Munkholm, Dagný Aradóttir Pind, Annamaria Westregård, Marjo Ylhäinen and Kristin Alsos
The future of Nordic labour lawFacing the challenges of changing labour relations
Tone Fløtten og Bård Jordfald
Den norske modellen – en supermodell?Jon Erik Dølvik and Andrew Martin (eds.)
European Social Models From Crisis to Crisis:Employment and Inequality in the Era of Monetary Integration
ngelstad, Fredrik / Larsen, Håkon / Rogstad, Jon / Steen-Johnsen, Kari
Institutional Change in the Public SphereViews on the Nordic Model
Jon Erik Dølvik and Andrew Martin
European Social Models from Crisis to CrisisEmployment and Inequality in the Era of Monetary Integration
Lars Magnusson, Henning Jorgensen and Jon Erik Dølvik
The Nordic approach to growth and welfareJon Erik Dølvik, Tone Fløtten, Gudmund Hernes og Jon M. Hippe
Hamskifte. Den norske modellen i endringTone Fløtten og Jon M. Hippe
Befolkningen åpner for reformdebattGudmund Hernes og Jon M. Hippe
Kollektivistisk individualisme. EpilogKåre Hagen og Jon M. Hippe
The Norwegian Welfare state: From Post War Consensus to Future Conflicts?
