Local civil society regimes: liberal, corporatist and social democratic civil society regimes in Swedish metropolitan cities

• Published in: Voluntary sector review Vol. 9; no. 1; pp. 3 - 20
• Main Authors: Arvidson, Malin, Johansson, Håkan, Johansson, Staffan, Nordfeldt, Marie
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Manchester Policy Press 01.03.2018; The Policy Press
• Subjects: Civil society; Civil Society Organisations; Comparative analysis; Decentralization; Local Civil Society Regimes; Municipal Level; Place Embeddedness; Privatization; Social welfare; Social Work; Socialt arbete; civil society organisations; place embeddedness; municipal level; local civil society regimes

Academic debates on the role and position of civil society organisations (CSOs) in welfare states largely refer to policies and practices outlined at the national level. They therefore fail to recognise variations within nations. Based on a comparative case study of three Swedish metropolitan cities...