The Paradox of Openness: Transparency and Participation in NordicCultures of Consensus --Copyright --Contents --Acknowledgements --List of Figures and Tables --List of Abbreviations --List of Contributors --1 Introduction --2 The Concept of Openness: Promise and Paradox --3 A Nordic Paradox of Openness and Consensus? The Case of Finland --4 Ruptures in National Consensus: Economic versus Political Openness in the Globalization Debate in Finland --5 Nordic Openness in Finland: European Integration, Ideational Transfer, and Institutional Traditions. 6 The Nordic Ideal: Openness and Populism According to the Finns Party7 The Procedural Openness of Nordic Welfare State Restructuring --8 Open Skies, Open Minds? Shifting Concepts of Communication and Information in Swedish Public Debate --9 Openness and Elite Oral History: The Case of Sweden --10 Exporting Nordic Parliamentary Oversight to the European Union --11 Adopting a New Political Culture: Obstacles and Opportunities for Open Government in Austria --12 From Promise to Compromise: Nordic Openness in a World of Global Transparency --Index.