This article aims to problematize the ways in which volunteering is presently conceptualized,
theorized, and studied by positioning it as a form of unpaid labor. Over six focal points, the …

The prevailing gender ideologies in the Nordic countries generally support the equal
division of work and family life between men and women, including the equal sharing of …

The first edition of Ulrich Beck's Risk Society: Towards a New Modernity was published in
German in 1986. In it, he introduced the concept of the 'risk society', which would go on to …

Parental leave, with a special quota for fathers as its hallmark, is a welfare-state contribution
in Norway aimed at mobilizing fathers as carers. Research has documented that …

In this chapter, we try to outline some of the dynamics determining the pattern of
volunteering among women and men in Scandinavia. These countries have a high level of …

This paper challenges prevailing theories on volunteering which explain participation in
volunteer work by the high capital resources of individuals (resource theories). Using care …

This article adds new insights into how equal pay and work–life balance issues are
negotiated in male-and female-dominated companies, based on a survey of 3275 shop …

This thought-provoking book conceptualizes the importance of civil society and citizenship in
building a sustainable and participatory democracy. It considers the ways in which networks …

This paper explores the links between volunteers care workers' current unpaid work and
their own present or former paid work with the objective of analysing the ways welfare states …

En stor tak går til de børn og familier, der har lukket mig ind, ladet mig være med og få
indblik i svære, konfliktfyldte, sårbare og følsomme situationer i jeres liv. En særlig tak til de …