Melissa Gjellstad

The small Nordic economies are at risk of having all their growth eggs in one basket when a handful of firms account for a hugely disproportionate share of both profits and R&D.

Entrepreneurship training was introduced in selected Swedish high schools already in 1980 and has since gained a strong position in the school system. In order to understand this development, we need to examine how the discourse of entrepreneurialism was connected to key tenets of the welfare state (such as progressive educational ideals) as well as neoliberal ideas.

Find out what it is like to be a doctoral or postdoctoral researcher within the interdisciplinary research hub ’Reimagining Norden in an Evolving World’.

Listen to a podcast about the use of English and the Nordic region in English or Danish! / Lyt til en podcast om brugen af engelsk og den nordiske region, tilgængelig både på dansk og engelsk!

Listen to a podcast about heritage languages in and from the Nordic Region! / Lyt til en podcast om arvesprog i og fra den nordiske region, tilgængelig både på dansk og engelsk!

Read about economic tendencies and policy examples that point towards the liberalization of the Nordic countries over recent decades.

Listen to a dialogue between three environmental scientists about how nature-based solutions are used in the Nordics, their benefits and their downsides.

In her wealth of work since her first breakthrough publication in 1974, the Swedish novelist Kerstin Ekman has explored themes such as the transformation of Sweden through industrialisation, the interrelation of the Sami, Swedish and Norwegian cultures and, latterly, ecocritical perspectives and cultural perspectives.

Denmark lost the territory of Norway during the Napoleonic wars in 1814. Prior to that, Norway had been in union with Denmark from as far back as 1380 during which time Norway had retained many cultural and political aspects that were undoubtedly Norwegian, rather than Danish. However, Danish politics, culture and language dominated, arguably making Norway a ‘half-Danish nation’.

In 1814, Denmark lost the territory of Norway in the aftermath of the Napoleonic wars, and this provided a window for the Norwegian constitution to be established. It was founded on the principles of popular sovereignty, participatory democracy and individual rights. It is the second oldest constitution in the world and remains a cornerstone of Norwegian law, despite several amendments.