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Artiklen belyser, hvordan forskellige virksomhedsrelaterede faktorer påvirker den etniske segregering på det private arbejdsmarked. Det centrale spørgsmål er, hvordan fleksibilitet i produktion og arbejdsorganisation påvirker den etniske segregering på arbejdsmarkedet. Problemstillingen bliver belyst gennem data fra en stor SFI spørgeskemaundersøgelse af et stratificeret udvalg af danske virksomheder. Analysen viser, at det danske arbejdsmarked er segregeret og indvandrere er placeret i periferien af arbejdsmarkedet. Til forskel fra mainstream arbejdsmarkedsforskning er der ikke en enkelt faktor, der er bestemmende for den etniske opdeling på arbejdsmarkedet. Analysen viser derimod, at kombinationen af at producere på et usikkert marked, levere standardprodukter/ ydelser og anvende kvantitative fleksibilitetsstrategier, dvs. tilpasse sig til ændringer enten gennem fyringer eller nedsættelse af arbejdstiden øger andelen af etniske minoriteter. Dette indikerer, at etniske minoriteter anvendes som en traditionel periferi arbejdskraft, der udfører det rutineprægede arbejde og samtidig er løsere tilknyttet til virksomhederne uden muligheder for opadgående mobilitet.

This article explores extremity in performance art from the perspective of an insider. The article contributes with ethnographic insights on liminality and lived experience in performance art, which is still an unexplored field of anthropological study. It investigates how the Copenhagen-based performance group called Sisters Hope intentionally evoke examples of (and for) a future Sensuous Society. It argues that framing is key to what Sisters Hope examples evoke and whether they 'work' as intended; as transformative counterparts to 'the outside world'. While extremity may take on the appearance of shocking contrasts, it is also emphasized as a matter of blurry boundaries in the selected performance art examples. In this context, extremity is cast as radical risk and potentiality that shake or transform experienced reality. The paper argues that Sisters Hope participants navigate in what if modes where sensations in the present and hopes for the future overlap in utopian performatives here and now. Through engagement with performance art examples over time, pretend play can transform into experienced authenticity, and this may eventually reverse experiences of what is ordinary and extreme for the immersed participant. The paper ends with a contemplation on whether the transformative impact of performance art examples is limited by societal fear of the unknown.

Denmark shares values on the gendered division of care work on par with other Nordic countries. Regardless, as the exceptional case in the Nordic region, Denmark has not introduced a father's quota in the parental leave legislation, and this despite the strong impact such policy has on gender equality in leave take up. As a response, a father's quota intended for the father to use is in Denmark implemented instead via a number of collective agreements and local work contracts but mainly for those fathers in more secure labour market positions. This situates fathers, mothers and their children very unequally in regards to leave entitlements, thus risking to maintain existing inequalities across gender and labour market positions. This article investigates whether Danish values on gender roles in relation to work and care may explain the unique position Denmark has as the Nordic outlier in gender equality of parental leave policies, before investigating how many and which fathers tend to take leave. We use data from the European Value Study 1990-2017 as well as administrative data for fathers' take-up of leave in the same period, relative to other Nordic countries, and for particular educational backgrounds. We conclude that also in Denmark do men (and women) across all ages and educational levels support gender equality in sharing of work and family life. This indicates that the lower take-up of leave which we find among Danish men with lower education is mainly due to their more insecure position in the labour market. Not having a father's quota seems to affects fathers disproportionally across the educational divide. ; 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 parental leave. Regardless, as the exceptional case in the Nordic region, Denmark currently has no father's quota, and this despite the strong impact such policy has effectively proven to have on gender equality in take-up of parental leave. While a quota intended for the father is instead implemented in Denmark via collective agreements, this is mainly available for fathers in more secure labour market positions. This situates Danish fathers, mothers and their children very unequally regarding parental leave entitlements, and the existing inequalities continue across gender, social class and labour market positions. This article explores to what extent institutional variables vis-à-vis cultural explanations such as gender attitudes provide an understanding of why Danish fathers take less parental leave than other Nordic fathers. We use data from the European Values Study (1990‒2017) as well as administrative data for fathers' parental leave take-up in the same period, relative to the other Nordics and for specific education backgrounds. We conclude that Danish men and women are even more supportive of gender equality in terms of work‒family life sharing compared to other Nordic countries. This indicates that institutional conditions such as parental leave entitlement matter for leave take-up, but in the Danish case attitudes do less so. Not having a father's quota seems to affect fathers disproportionally across the education divide, and the lower parental leave take-up among Danish men with little education is primarily ascribed to their labour market insecurity. The policy implication is clear: If we want mothers and fathers with different social backgrounds to share parental leave more equally, the policy must change—not attitudes.

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 parental leave. Regardless, as the exceptional case in the Nordic region, Denmark currently has no father's quota, and this despite the strong impact such policy has effectively proven to have on gender equality in take-up of parental leave. While a quota intended for the father is instead implemented in Denmark via collective agreements, this is mainly available for fathers in more secure labour market positions. This situates Danish fathers, mothers and their children very unequally regarding parental leave entitlements, and the existing inequalities continue across gender, social class and labour market positions. This article explores to what extent institutional variables vis-à-vis cultural explanations such as gender attitudes provide an understanding of why Danish fathers take less parental leave than other Nordic fathers. We use data from the European Values Study (1990‒2017) as well as administrative data for fathers' parental leave take-up in the same period, relative to the other Nordics and for specific education backgrounds. We conclude that Danish men and women are even more supportive of gender equality in terms of work‒family life sharing compared to other Nordic countries. This indicates that institutional conditions such as parental leave entitlement matter for leave take-up, but in the Danish case attitudes do less so. Not having a father's quota seems to affect fathers disproportionally across the education divide, and the lower parental leave take-up among Danish men with little education is primarily ascribed to their labour market insecurity. The policy implication is clear: If we want mothers and fathers with different social backgrounds to share parental leave more equally, the policy must change—not attitudes.

This article shows that people's perception of their position in society is strongly correlated with their level of happiness, and thus that differences in happiness levels among countries in different welfare state clusters are influenced by people's perceptions of their relative position in society (subjective position). The study drew on data from the European Social Survey. Two important findings emerged from the analysis. First, an individual's subjective position in society is a more important predictor of happiness than objective measures such as income, education and labour market position. Second, the link between individuals' perceived position in society and their level of happiness is moderated by the welfare state. In the Nordic countries, people's perceptions of their position in society have less influence on happiness whereas in Eastern European countries we found a strong connection between subjective position and happiness.

The literature on new modes of governance suffers from a gap between the normative and the positive approaches to legitimacy. This article addresses this gap by studying the patterns of national stakeholders' support for the Open Method of Coordination (OMC). The results of our survey demonstrate that the OMC receives greater support than previously assumed and that the support of national stakeholders is largely associated with their involvement in national procedures. These findings corroborate the assumptions of normative theories of participatory democracy about the importance of involvement. Furthermore, the study's findings underline the pivotal role that national stakeholders play regarding matters of legitimacy in the EU's multi-level system of governance.

Utryghed fylder meget i den offentlige debat og i det forebyggende arbejde. Ofre for kriminalitet er en samfundsgruppe som generelt er utrygge, men undersøgelser indikerer også, at ofres utryghed kan variere betydeligt. I denne artikel belyses, hvilke kriminalitetsrelaterede, individuelle, område- og samfundsmæssige faktorer der påvirker sammenhængen mellem udsathed for kriminalitet og utryghed. For det første er det tydeligt, at kriminalitetens alvorlighedsgrad er central. For det andet er det usikkert om individkarakteristik og områdekarakteristika påvirker sammenhængen. For det tredje er det klart, at samfundsmæssige forhold også påvirker sammenhængen – således er ofre i veludbyggede velfærdsstater mindst utrygge. Fokus i det tryghedsskabende arbejde bør baseres på en differentieret tilgang – med særlig fokus´ på ofre for vedvarende og/eller alvorlig kriminalitet.