Content on Norway


Profil magazine

- Anne Heith

Profil was a Norwegian literary magazine that promulgated ‘working class literature’.

Trade unions in the Nordic countries

A graph by the Swedish LO showing the percentage of unionisation by work type and gender. Divided up in Blue-collar workers, White-collar workers and All. The two are almost identical, however the Blue-collar workers have a but more unions.
- John Logue

Trade unions play a more important role in Nordic politics and economics than they do in most other countries. This is largely a result of their…

1970s feminist culture in the Nordics

Badge designed for International Women's Year 1975
- Anne Heith

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

Creative writing courses in the Nordics

Traditional typewriter
- Kristina Sjögren

Courses ranging from evening classes and short, focussed courses to full-time university programmes reflect a broad interest in studying creative…

Labour markets in the Nordics

Poster with pink backrgound and black cat saying, 'everybody ends up with the losing card' (in Danish).
- 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…

Racism in the Nordic countries

A dark black and white cover of the book called Racialization, Racism and Anti-Racism in the Nordic Countries
- Thomas Hylland Eriksen

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

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…