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

• Published in: Social Policy and Society
• Main Authors: Sundsbø, Astrid Ouahyb, Sihvonen, Ella
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2018
• Subjects: Political Science and International Relations; Sociology and Political Science; Norway; Iceland
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1474746417000604; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S1474746417000604

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.