SCANDINAVIAN PENAL HISTORY CULTURE AND

SCHARFF SMITH PETER

ISBN 10: 134984408X / ISBN 13: 9781349844081

Published by Palgrave Macmillan, 2019

Seller Inventory # NW9781349844081

Synopsis:

This book draws on historical and cross-disciplinary studies to critically examine penal practices in Scandinavia. The Nordic countries are often hailed by international observers as ‘model societies’, with egalitarian welfare policies, low rates of poverty, humane social policies and human rights oriented internal agendas. This book, however, paints a much more nuanced picture of the welfare policies, ideologies and social control in strong centralistic states. Based on extensive new empirical data, leading Nordic and international scholars discuss the relationship between prison conditions in Scandinavia and Scandinavian social policy more generally, and argue that it is not always liberating and constructive to be embraced by a powerful welfare state. This book is essential reading for researchers of state punishment in Scandinavia, and it is highly relevant for anyone interested in the ‘Nordic Model’ of social policy.

About the Author:

Peter Scharff Smith is Professor of Sociology of Law at the University of Oslo, Norway.

Thomas Ugelvik is Professor of Criminology at the University of Oslo, Norway.

 

Bibliographic Details

Title: SCANDINAVIAN PENAL HISTORY CULTURE AND
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Publication Date: 2019
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: NEW