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Citizen Categories in the Danish Welfare State approaches the question of the political legitimacy of the welfare state from a new perspective. It argues that legitimation of the welfare state is inextricably linked to particular ideas about the nature of its citizens, encompassed in so-called citizen categories. The volumes explore the making and function of eight such categories in the Danish welfare state from the late nineteenth century until today: the worker, the consumer, the democrat, the mentally ill, the migrant, the patient, the unemployed and the entrepreneur. Offering the first major study of citizen categories, their origins and alterations over time and their role in shaping welfare policies and institutions, the volume helps us bridge the gap between our understanding of the historical development of the welfare state and the present political situation.

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      Publisher University Press of Southern Denmark
      Published 13 July 2022
      ISBN-13 9788740833638
      978-8740833638
      ISBN-10 8740833631
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      European history Social welfare, social policy and social services

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      Book Synopsis
      Citizen Categories in the Danish Welfare State approaches the question of the political legitimacy of the welfare state from a new perspective. It argues that legitimation of the welfare state is inextricably linked to particular ideas about the nature of its citizens, encompassed in so-called citizen categories. The volumes explore the making and function of eight such categories in the Danish welfare state from the late nineteenth century until today: the worker, the consumer, the democrat, the mentally ill, the migrant, the patient, the unemployed and the entrepreneur. Offering the first major study of citizen categories, their origins and alterations over time and their role in shaping welfare policies and institutions, the volume helps us bridge the gap between our understanding of the historical development of the welfare state and the present political situation.

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