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200 10$aRhetorics of Nordic democracy
210   $aHelsinki, Finland$cFinnish Literature Society / SKS$d2010
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330   $a"Democracy is today a concept that is overwhelmingly positively evaluated almost everywhere. A lot has been written about socio-economic and cultural backgrounds of democratic regimes as well as their institutional settings. By contrast, not much is known about the political manoeuvres and speech acts by which 'democracy' has been tied to particular regions and cultures in concrete historical situations. This book discusses a series of efforts to rhetorically produce a particular Nordic version of democracy. It shows that the rhetorical figure 'Nordic democracy' was a product of the age of totalitarianism and the Cold War. It explores the ways in which 'Nordic democracy' was used, mainly by the social democrats, to provide the welfare politics with cultural and historical legitimacy and foundations. Thus, it also acknowledges the ideological and geopolitical context in which the 'Nordic welfare state' was conceptualised and canonised.

The contributors of the book are specialists on Nordic politics and history, who share a particular interest in political rhetoric and conceptual history.
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517   $aStudia Fennica Historica vol. 17
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606   $aSemantics, discourse analysis, etc$2bicssc
606   $aRegional & national history$2bicssc
606   $aCultural studies$2bicssc
606   $aPolitical ideologies$2bicssc
606   $aInternational relations$2bicssc
615  7$aNorthern Europe, Scandinavia
615  7$aSemantics, discourse analysis, etc
615  7$aRegional & national history
615  7$aCultural studies
615  7$aPolitical ideologies
615  7$aInternational relations
906   $aBOOK
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996   $aRhetorics of Nordic democracy$92091679
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