TY - JOUR
T1 - A nation at risk?
T2 - Danish citizenship policy under austerity
AU - Dorf, Hans
AU - Jensen, Niels Rosendal
PY - 2016/9/1
Y1 - 2016/9/1
N2 - Thanks to the features of the Scandinavian welfare system, Denmark may offer a special case in Europe as far as the relationship between austerity and citizenship is concerned. Yet, two interlinked tendencies in the new millennium may explain an experience of austerity in Denmark. One is related to changes in economic governance and welfare distribution while the other is related to perceived threats to Danish culture and security. In the article, we first briefly outline the development of the Danish welfare model and its recent transformations in relation to changes in legislation on youth unemployment, youth education and the cash benefits system. Second, we turn to the issue of Danish citizenship policy focusing on citizenship education, anti-radicalization measures and ‘terror packages’. We argue that while these political initiatives can only in part be explained as austerity measures, they are linked to general effects of transnational processes and accompanying changes in Danish welfare policies and Danish national identity images – with important (educative) citizenship implications.
AB - Thanks to the features of the Scandinavian welfare system, Denmark may offer a special case in Europe as far as the relationship between austerity and citizenship is concerned. Yet, two interlinked tendencies in the new millennium may explain an experience of austerity in Denmark. One is related to changes in economic governance and welfare distribution while the other is related to perceived threats to Danish culture and security. In the article, we first briefly outline the development of the Danish welfare model and its recent transformations in relation to changes in legislation on youth unemployment, youth education and the cash benefits system. Second, we turn to the issue of Danish citizenship policy focusing on citizenship education, anti-radicalization measures and ‘terror packages’. We argue that while these political initiatives can only in part be explained as austerity measures, they are linked to general effects of transnational processes and accompanying changes in Danish welfare policies and Danish national identity images – with important (educative) citizenship implications.
KW - Internationalisering/globalisering
KW - Medborgerskab
KW - Samfund/samtid
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84995478525
U2 - 10.1386/ctl.11.3.333_1
DO - 10.1386/ctl.11.3.333_1
M3 - Journal article
SN - 1751-1917
VL - 11
SP - 333
EP - 346
JO - Citizenship teaching & learning
JF - Citizenship teaching & learning
IS - 3
ER -