The Collaborative Turn in the Nordic Welfare States: Critical Perspectives on Co-production in Policies,...

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Linda Lundgaard Andersen Bernard Enjolras

The Collaborative Turn in the Nordic Welfare States

Name: The Collaborative Turn in the Nordic Welfare States
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Critical Perspectives on Co-production in Policies, Civil Society, and Institutional Changes...

Linda Lundgaard Andersen, Bernard Enjolras, Ari Nieminen , Johan Vamstad

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Palgrave Macmillan
19 February 2026

Sociology: work & labour; Social welfare & social services; Regional government

Series: Palgrave Studies in Third Sector Research

This book offers a critical examination of the collaborative turn unfolding across the Nordic welfare states. Focusing on co-production—partnerships between citizens, public authorities, and civil society—the volume explores how this approach is reshaping policies, institutional arrangements, and the role of civil society in Sweden, Norway, Finland, and Denmark.

While co-production is increasingly promoted as a solution to persistent challenges—such as policy complexity, democratic deficits, and fiscal pressures—the Nordic experience reveals important variations in its scope, forms, and implications. Is this shift a genuine transformation of the welfare state, or an adaptive strategy cloaked in collaborative rhetoric? Drawing on comparative perspectives, the book highlights how Nordic traditions of universalism, egalitarianism, and strong public institutions create distinct conditions for collaboration—conditions that differ markedly from those in liberal or residual welfare regimes where co-production theories have largely been developed. In doing so, it challenges dominant frameworks and argues for a reconceptualization of co-production through a Nordic perspective.

Aimed at scholars, policymakers, and practitioners, this volume offers a significant contribution to welfare state and civil society research and invites reflection on the promises and limits of collaborative governance in times of change.

Edited by: Linda Lundgaard Andersen, Bernard Enjolras, Ari Nieminen, Johan Vamstad
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Country of Publication: Switzerland
Dimensions: Height: 210mm, Width: 148mm,
ISBN: 9783032080004
ISBN 10: 3032080002
Series: Palgrave Studies in Third Sector Research
Pages: 401
Publication Date: 19 February 2026
Audience: College/higher education , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Linda Lundgaard Andersen is Professor at the Department of People and Technology at Roskilde University, Denmark. Bernard Enjolras is Director in the Center For The Research On Civil Society and Voluntary Sector and Research Professor at the Institute for Social Research (ISF), Oslo, Norway. Ari Nieminen is Senior Lecturer at Diaconia University of Applied Sciences, Finland. Johan Vamstad is Associate Professor at the Center for Civil Society Research, Marie Cederschiöld University, Sweden.