The feminist movement that flourished in the Nordic countries during the 1970s had strong roots in anti-capitalist, socialist ideology. It was powered…
Labour markets in the Nordics
- John Logue
National labour markets in the Nordic countries reflect trade union and Social Democratic principles of full employment and solidarity, while…
Sami language
- Thomas Hylland Eriksen
A member of the Finno-Ugric language group and thus related to Finnish, Sami consists of three branches, sufficiently different from each other to be…
Social sciences and the Nordics
- Thomas Hylland Eriksen
Because of the emphasis on social planning and the strong state prevalent in the Nordic region throughout the twentieth century, the social sciences…
Minority languages in the Nordics
- Thomas Hylland Eriksen
Linguistic minorities have existed for centuries, such as the Finns and Sami in Sweden. Since 1960s minority languages have often been associated with…
Ethnic minorities in the Nordic countries
- Thomas Hylland Eriksen
A minority is a clearly distinguishable group or category of people who comprise less than half of a national population. Minorities in the Nordic…
