Reading list
* = in compendium.
* Bowman, John R. (2002), “Employers and the Persistence of Centralized Wage Setting”. Comparative Political Studies, 35 (9): 995–1026 (31 p)
Dølvik, Jon Erik and Torgeir Aarvaag Stokke (1998), “Norway: The Revival of Centralized Concertation”, in Anthony Ferner & Richard Hyman: Changing Industrial Relations in Europe (118–145). Oxford: Blackwell Publishers. (28 p)
* Elvander, Nils (2002), “The Labour Market Regimes in the Nordic Countries: A Comparative Analysis”. Scandinavian Political Studies, 25(2): 117–137 (20 p)
Ferner, Anthony and Richard Hyman (1998), “Introduction: Towards European Industrial Relations?”, in Anthony Ferner & Richard Hyman: Changing Industrial Relations in Europe (xi–xxvi). Oxford: Blackwell Publishers. (16 p)
* Hernes, Gudmund (1991), “The Dilemmas of Social Democracies: The Case of Norway and Sweden”. Acta Sociologica, 34:239–260 (21 p)
* Hyman, Richard (2001), “Trade Union Research and Cross-National Comparison”. European Journal of Industrial Relations, 7(2): 203–232. (28 p.)
* Høgsnes, Geir (1989), “Wage Bargaining and Norms of Fairness – A Theoretical Framework for Analysing the Norwegian Wage Formation”. Acta Sociologica, 32: 339–357. (18 p)
* Høgsnes, Geir and Frode Longva (2001), “Decentralized Wage Bargaining – A Threat to Incomes Policy Goals or an Instrument of Flexibility?” In Henry Milner and Eskil Wadensjö (eds.), Gösta Rehn, the Swedish Model and Labour Market Policies. International and national perspectives, (145–166), Ashgate, UK (21 p)
Kjellberg, Anders (1998), “Sweden: Restoring the Model”, i Anthony Ferner & Richard Hyman: Changing Industrial Relations in Europe (74–117) Oxford: Blackwell Publishers. (44 p)
Lilja, Kari (1998), “Finland: Continuity and Modest Moves Towards Company–level Corparatism”, in Anthony Ferner & Richard Hyman: Changing Industrial Relations in Europe (171–189). Oxford: Blackwell Publishers. (19 p)
* Meyersson Milgrom, Eva M., Trond Petersen and Vemund Snartland (2001), “Equal Pay for Equal Work? Evidence from Sweden and a Comparison with Norway and the U.S.” Scandinavian Journal of Economics 103(4): 559-583 (24 p)
* Mjøset, Lars (2000), The Nordic Economies 1945 – 1980. Arena, Working Paper no. 6 (20 p)
* Rothstein, Bo (1992), “Labor-market institutions and working-class strength”, in Svein Steinmo, Kathleen Thelen and Frank Longstreth: Structuring politics. Historical institutionalism and comparative analysis, pp. 34–56. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. (22 p)
Scheuer, Steen (1998), “Denmark: A Less regulated Model”, i Anthony Ferner & Richard Hyman: Changing Industrial Relations in Europe (146–170). Oxford: Blackwell Publishers. (25 p)
* Scheuer, Steen (1997), “Collective Bargaining Coverage and the Status Divide: Denmark, Norway and the United Kingdom Compared”. European Journal of Industrial Relations 3(1): 39–58 (21 p)
* Stokke, Torgeir Aarvaag (2002), “Conflict regulation in the Nordic countries”. TRANSFER 8(4): 670–687 (17 p)
* Traxler, Franz (2003), “Coordinated bargaining: a stocktaking of its preconditions, practices and performance”, Industrial Relations Journal 34 (3): 194–209. (15 p.)
* Wallerstein, Michael and Bruce Western (2000), “Unions In Decline? What Has Changed and Why”, Annual Review of Political Science 3(1): 355–377. (22 p.)
This reading list presents the required course reading.
The student chooses in addition 200 pages of literature relevant for the course.
Recommended reading:Nordic Statistical Yearbook 2007 (from Statistics Norway)
The compendium will be available at Kopiutsalget at the bookstore Gnist Akademika at Blindern. Please bring your student card.