Arnlaug Leira
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Gendering citizenship in Western Europe
New challenges for citizenship research in a cross-national context
By Ruth Lister, Fiona Williams, Anneli Anttonen, Jet Bussemaker, Ute Gerhard, Jacqueline Heinen, Stina Johansson, Arnlaug Leira, Birte Siim, Constanza Tobio, with and Anna Gavanas
This cross-national study explores a key concept in contemporary European political, policy and academic debates and demonstrates the value of a multi-level conceptualisation of citizenship.
Politicising parenthood in Scandinavia
Gender relations in welfare states
Edited by Anne Lise Ellingsæter and Arnlaug Leira
How to respond to the needs of working parents has become a pressing social policy issue in contemporary Western Europe. This book highlights the politicising of parenthood in the Scandinavian welfare states - focusing on the relationship between parents and the state, and the ongoing renegotiations between the public and the private.