The Nordic Model of Father Quotas in Leave Policies: A Case of Policy Transfer?

Abstract This contribution asks whether the most recent innovation of Nordic family policies, so-called father quota, has been an object policy learning in countries that followed example leave policies earlier, such as Germany, Slovenia, and Japan. Our case studies show analyses learning, especially social field, need to take into account specific contexts actor constellations “export” “import” countries. Rather than representing a blueprint, quotas have served inspiration within messy fragmented processes leading hybrid arrangements import