Norbert Götz, Ph.D. (2001), Humboldt University Berlin, is Professor of History at the Institute of Contemporary History, Södertörn University, Stockholm. He has published widely on international relations and civil society, including Deliberative Diplomacy (Republic of Letters, 2011).Carl Marklund, Ph.D. (2008), European University Institute, is a Post-doctoral researcher in political science at the Centre of Baltic and East European Studies, Södertörn University. He has published widely on welfare state issues, including All Well in the Welfare State? (NordWel, 2013).

• 1. IntroductionNorbert Götz and Carl Marklund2. The Concept of Openness: Promise and ParadoxNorbert Götz3. A Nordic Paradox of Openness and Consensus? The Case of FinlandJohanna Rainio-Niemi4. Ruptures in National Consensus: Economic versus Political Openness in the Globalization Debate in FinlandLotta Lounasmeri and Tuomas Ylä-Anttila5. Nordic Openness in Finland: European Integration, Ideational Transfer, and Institutional TraditionsTero Erkkilä6. The Nordic Ideal: Openness and Populism According to the Finns PartyAinur Elmgren7. The Procedural Openness of Nordic Welfare State RestructuringJohannes Kananen8. Open Skies, Open Minds? Shifting Concepts of Communication and Information in Swedish Public DebateCarl Marklund9. Openness and Elite Oral History: The Case of SwedenYlva Waldemarson10. Exporting Nordic Parliamentary Oversight to the European UnionAnn-Cathrine Jungar11. Adopting a New Political Culture: Obstacles and Opportunities for Open Government in AustriaPeter Parycek and Judith Schossböck12. From Promise to Compromise: Nordic Openness in a World of Global TransparencyCarl Marklund Index

Norbert Götz, Ph.D. (2001), Humboldt University Berlin, is Professor of History at the Institute of Contemporary History, Södertörn University, Stockholm. He has published widely on international relations and civil society, including Deliberative Diplomacy (Republic of Letters, 2011).Carl Marklund, Ph.D. (2008), European University Institute, is a Post-doctoral researcher in political science at the Centre of Baltic and East European Studies, Södertörn University. He has published widely on welfare state issues, including All Well in the Welfare State? (NordWel, 2013).

• 1. IntroductionNorbert Götz and Carl Marklund2. The Concept of Openness: Promise and ParadoxNorbert Götz3. A Nordic Paradox of Openness and Consensus? The Case of FinlandJohanna Rainio-Niemi4. Ruptures in National Consensus: Economic versus Political Openness in the Globalization Debate in FinlandLotta Lounasmeri and Tuomas Ylä-Anttila5. Nordic Openness in Finland: European Integration, Ideational Transfer, and Institutional TraditionsTero Erkkilä6. The Nordic Ideal: Openness and Populism According to the Finns PartyAinur Elmgren7. The Procedural Openness of Nordic Welfare State RestructuringJohannes Kananen8. Open Skies, Open Minds? Shifting Concepts of Communication and Information in Swedish Public DebateCarl Marklund9. Openness and Elite Oral History: The Case of SwedenYlva Waldemarson10. Exporting Nordic Parliamentary Oversight to the European UnionAnn-Cathrine Jungar11. Adopting a New Political Culture: Obstacles and Opportunities for Open Government in AustriaPeter Parycek and Judith Schossböck12. From Promise to Compromise: Nordic Openness in a World of Global TransparencyCarl Marklund Index