Here you will find all the content related to the category 'nation building'.
The reunification of Denmark in 1920
- Jørgen Fink
The reunification of Southern Jutland with Denmark was made possible in 1920 with the German defeat in the First World War. It took place in June 1920…
Podcast: The Nordic Model: Heaven or Hell?
- Andreas Mørkved Hellenes
Since the interwar years, foreign observers have regularly portrayed the Nordic countries as well functioning states, successful in solving crises,…
Why do the Nordic countries react differently to the covid-19 crisis?
- Johan Strang
Given the striking similarity of the Nordic societies, it is interesting to note how differently some of them have reacted to the current covid-19…
Democracy in the shadow of populism - a Nordic way out?
- Monica Quirico
The “Nordic model” is often presented as a solution to the dominance of neoliberalism and the rise of populism. Populist tendencies within the region,…
Is the Norwegian model in danger?
- Atle Midttun
In the first decades of the 21st century, some Norwegian commentators have been calling for an increased emphasis on commercial competition in…
Mini-lecture on the Danish welfare state
- Peter Yding Brunbech
Even though the welfare state in the Nordics is under pressure and its design is continuously debated, it has rarely been more strongly supported in…
History of Iceland, Vikings to early 19th century
- The Quick Read
Iceland was a largely uninhabited island in the northern Atlantic Ocean where Norsemen settled around 870. It began as a ‘free state’ but became a…
History of Iceland, 1840s to the Second World War
- Democracy
Even though Iceland remained under Danish rule, the Icelandic ‘Althing’ was restored in 1845 as a national consultative assembly, and in 1874 the…
Buying Greenland? Trump, Truman and the 'Pearl of the Mediterranean'
- Thorsten Borring Olesen
In the summer of 2019, the Trump Administration voiced an interest in buying Greenland from Denmark. The historical background for this stretches at…
History of Iceland from 1944
- The Quick Read
After a referendum almost unanimously in favour, Iceland was declared an independent republic on 17th June 1944 at Þingvellir. Denmark did not,…