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Introduction: Parenting Support in the Nordic Countries: Is there a Specific Nordic Model?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 June 2018

Astrid Ouahyb Sundsbø  and
Ella Sihvonen
Astrid Ouahyb Sundsbø
Affiliation:
Uni Research Rokkan Centre, Bergen E-mail: astrid.sundsbo@uni.no
Ella Sihvonen
Affiliation:
Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Social Research, University of Helsinki E-mail: ella.sihvonen@helsinki.fi
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This themed section focuses on parenting support as a social policy phenomenon within and across the five Nordic Countries of Europe: Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Denmark. As in other parts of Europe, parenting support has received increased attention in social policy making in the Nordic region. In reviewing developments in the Nordic countries, the themed section seeks to identify and discuss similarities and differences between parenting support policies in the North versus other parts of Europe. It considers whether the aims and the provision of parenting support in the Nordic countries differ significantly from those identified in studies of parenting support policies in other European countries.

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Themed Section on Parenting Support in the Nordic Countries: Is there a Specific Nordic Model?
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Social Policy and Society , Volume 17 , Issue 3 , July 2018 , pp. 425 - 429
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2018 

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