Culture

The Nordic experience is characterised by an upward spiral of development resulting from a close interconnection between a strong civil society and a…

Playwrights Kent Andersson and Bengt Bratt were instrumental in developing group theatre, an anti-establishment genre promoting radical social…

The feminist movement that flourished in the Nordic countries during the 1970s had strong roots in anti-capitalist, socialist ideology. It was powered…

A descendant of Old Norse, Faroese has had to contend with Danish but remains the principal language spoken and written in the Faroe Islands.

Despite the fact that the Nordic countries were champions of racial equality in apartheid South Africa, and have always been quick to condemn racist…

Because of the emphasis on social planning and the strong state prevalent in the Nordic region throughout the twentieth century, the social sciences…

Nordic governments have been known for their anti-racist policies abroad, but immigration since 1960s has led to debates on issues such as…

Anthropological studies contribute new knowledge on Nordic societies and simultaneously offer fresh perspectives on them.