xv, 540p. in pictorial boards, fine condition. Palgrave Studies in Prisons and Penology. Collection of academic papers critical of the benevolent Nordic prison narrative, with authors arguing that "it is not always liberating and constructive to be embraced by a powerful welfare state" -back cover.

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Title

Scandinavian Penal History, Culture and Prison Practice: Embraced By the Welfare State

Publisher

Palgrave Macmillan, London

Publication Date

2017

Language

English

ISBN 10

1137585285

ISBN 13

9781137585288

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

1st Edition

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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.

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