Experiencing Society and the Lived Welfare State

• Main Authors: Haapala, Pertti, Harjula, Minna, Kokko, Heikki
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer Nature 2023; Springer International Publishing AG
• Edition: 1
• Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Experience
• Subjects: Book Industry Communication; General and world history; Historiography; History; History and Archaeology; history of experience; History: earliest times to present day; History: specific events & topics; History: specific events and topics; History: theory & methods; History: theory and methods; Humanities; just society; Social & cultural history; Social and cultural history; social institutions; thema EDItEUR; welfare statism
• ISBN: 3031216628; 9783031216633; 3031216636; 9783031216626
• DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-21663-3

This open access book presents a new approach to the history of welfare state. By applying the concepts of experiencing society and the lived welfare state, the collection introduces theoretical, methodological and empirical insights for bridging the everyday life and institutional structures. The chapters analyze how the welfare state as a particular individual-society relationship has become an integral part of living in the modern society. With a long-term perspective, the chapters explore the experience of society which enabled the building and the resilience of a welfare state. As the welfare state is not a universal model of social development but historically unique in different contexts, the book broadens the focus from the Nordic countries to Southern Europe, colonial Asia and post-colonial South America. This collection is essential reading for scholars and students in the social sciences and history, as well as for policymakers and practitioners who face the contemporary and future challenges of the welfare states.