The welfare state and the Icelandic way: The contribution of Icelandic sociology to welfare research

This article reviews the literature on research in sociology and related disciplines, on social policy in Iceland. The main emphasis is on social security, social services, family policies, as well as research on poverty and living conditions. Research in this field has increased considerably in rec...

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Main Authors: Eydal, Guðný Björk, Hrafnsdóttir, Steinunn
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:Icelandic
Published: School of Social Sciences 2023
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spelling fticelandunivojs:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/3856 2023-11-12T04:19:08+01:00 The welfare state and the Icelandic way: The contribution of Icelandic sociology to welfare research Velferðarríkið og hin íslenska leið: Framlag íslenskrar félagsfræði til velferðarrannsókna Eydal, Guðný Björk Hrafnsdóttir, Steinunn 2023-10-20 application/pdf https://ojs.hi.is/index.php/tf/article/view/3856 isl ice School of Social Sciences https://ojs.hi.is/index.php/tf/article/view/3856/2432 https://ojs.hi.is/index.php/tf/article/view/3856 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 The Icelandic Society; Vol. 8 No. 2 (2017): Special issue on Icelandic sociology on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the Icelandic Association of Sociologists; 73-100 Íslenska þjóðfélagið; Bnd. 8 Nr. 2 (2017): Sérhefti um íslenska félagsfræði í tilefni af 20 ára afmæli Félagsfræðingafélags Íslands; 73-100 Velferðarríki velferðarrannsóknir félagsmálastefnur félagsfræði Welfare state welfare research social policy sociology info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Ritrýnd grein 2023 fticelandunivojs 2023-10-25T22:54:52Z This article reviews the literature on research in sociology and related disciplines, on social policy in Iceland. The main emphasis is on social security, social services, family policies, as well as research on poverty and living conditions. Research in this field has increased considerably in recent years and Iceland has participated in international comparative research that has led to augmented knowledge on the characteristics and outcomes of the Icelandic welfare system. Icelandic scholars have taken part in comparative research projects in the field and Iceland is now presented in many international databases that provide new opportunities for research, such as the European survey on living conditions, EU SILC that creates before unknown possibilities to monitor living conditions and social status of the Icelandic population. Í þessari yfirlitsgrein er fjallað um rannsóknir í félagsfræði og skyldum greinum á íslensku velferðarkerfi með áherslu á almannatryggingar, félagsþjónustu, fjölskyldustefnu, fátækt og lífskjör. Rannsóknum á þessu sviði hefur vaxið fiskur um hrygg undanfarin ár og Íslendingar hafa í auknum mæli tekið þátt fjölþjóðlegum samanburðarrannsóknum sem hafa leitt til aukinnar þekkingar á stöðu íslenska velferðarkerfisins og einkennum þess. Það hefur einnig færst í vöxt að gögn um Ísland séu hluti af fjölþjóðlegum gagnasöfnum og ber þar hæst þátttöku Íslendinga í Evrópsku lífskjararannsókninni, EU-SILC, sem skapar áður óþekkta möguleika á að fylgjast með kjörum og félagslegri stöðu landsmanna. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland University of Iceland: Peer Reviewed Journals
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topic Velferðarríki
velferðarrannsóknir
félagsmálastefnur
félagsfræði
Welfare state
welfare research
social policy
sociology
spellingShingle Velferðarríki
velferðarrannsóknir
félagsmálastefnur
félagsfræði
Welfare state
welfare research
social policy
sociology
Eydal, Guðný Björk
Hrafnsdóttir, Steinunn
The welfare state and the Icelandic way: The contribution of Icelandic sociology to welfare research
topic_facet Velferðarríki
velferðarrannsóknir
félagsmálastefnur
félagsfræði
Welfare state
welfare research
social policy
sociology
description This article reviews the literature on research in sociology and related disciplines, on social policy in Iceland. The main emphasis is on social security, social services, family policies, as well as research on poverty and living conditions. Research in this field has increased considerably in recent years and Iceland has participated in international comparative research that has led to augmented knowledge on the characteristics and outcomes of the Icelandic welfare system. Icelandic scholars have taken part in comparative research projects in the field and Iceland is now presented in many international databases that provide new opportunities for research, such as the European survey on living conditions, EU SILC that creates before unknown possibilities to monitor living conditions and social status of the Icelandic population. Í þessari yfirlitsgrein er fjallað um rannsóknir í félagsfræði og skyldum greinum á íslensku velferðarkerfi með áherslu á almannatryggingar, félagsþjónustu, fjölskyldustefnu, fátækt og lífskjör. Rannsóknum á þessu sviði hefur vaxið fiskur um hrygg undanfarin ár og Íslendingar hafa í auknum mæli tekið þátt fjölþjóðlegum samanburðarrannsóknum sem hafa leitt til aukinnar þekkingar á stöðu íslenska velferðarkerfisins og einkennum þess. Það hefur einnig færst í vöxt að gögn um Ísland séu hluti af fjölþjóðlegum gagnasöfnum og ber þar hæst þátttöku Íslendinga í Evrópsku lífskjararannsókninni, EU-SILC, sem skapar áður óþekkta möguleika á að fylgjast með kjörum og félagslegri stöðu landsmanna.
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author Eydal, Guðný Björk
Hrafnsdóttir, Steinunn
author_facet Eydal, Guðný Björk
Hrafnsdóttir, Steinunn
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title The welfare state and the Icelandic way: The contribution of Icelandic sociology to welfare research
title_short The welfare state and the Icelandic way: The contribution of Icelandic sociology to welfare research
title_full The welfare state and the Icelandic way: The contribution of Icelandic sociology to welfare research
title_fullStr The welfare state and the Icelandic way: The contribution of Icelandic sociology to welfare research
title_full_unstemmed The welfare state and the Icelandic way: The contribution of Icelandic sociology to welfare research
title_sort welfare state and the icelandic way: the contribution of icelandic sociology to welfare research
publisher School of Social Sciences
publishDate 2023
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op_source The Icelandic Society; Vol. 8 No. 2 (2017): Special issue on Icelandic sociology on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the Icelandic Association of Sociologists; 73-100
Íslenska þjóðfélagið; Bnd. 8 Nr. 2 (2017): Sérhefti um íslenska félagsfræði í tilefni af 20 ára afmæli Félagsfræðingafélags Íslands; 73-100
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