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Democracy in the Scandinavian 1990s

The Danish parliament "Christiansborg" viewed from a frog-eyed perspective with a blue sky in the background.
- Jesper Vestermark Køber

Nordic conceptions of democracy are challenged and change over time.

Populism and the growth of the radical right in the Nordic countries

- Anders Widfeldt

An overview of right-wing parties and political polarisation in the Nordic countries in the twenty-first century.

Freedom of the press in Iceland during the Napoleonic wars

A drawing of several people inside a house. A man is reading from a book, with a woman standing behind him, looking down on the book. Everyone is gathered around a fire, and several other people are both standing and sitting down, listening to the story.
- Margrét Gunnarsdóttir

An international current affairs publication in Iceland (Minnisverð tíðindi or Noteworthy News) ran for eight years at the turn of the nineteenth…

Participation Income: Lessons from Finland and beyond

- The Quick Read

Participation Income is an innovative model of social security which aims to tackle not only social problems but also the climate emergency.

Podcast: Diversity Management in Denmark and Beyond

- Jannick Friis Christensen

Listen to this podcast on diversity management and how large organisations, like companies and trade unions, can learn from social movements such as…

Principles of welfare distribution: A comparison between Nordic and European citizens

A modern looking cafe in which several people are sitting with their laptops.
- Arno Van Hootegem

Selected figures for 2018 and 2019 suggest that there is less inequality and a lower risk of poverty in the Nordic states than elsewhere in Europe.…

Podcast: Disability in the Nordic Countries since 1945

- Anna Derksen

Listen to a podcast about developments in disability policies and movements in the Nordic countries since 1945 in English or Danish! / Lyt til en…

Kalle Könkkölä (1950-2018)

Portrait of Kalle Könkkölä sitting at a desk (seems like he is in the middle of being interviewed for a podcast)
- Anna Derksen

Kalle Kustaa Topias Könkkölä was an environmental activist, politician and key figure of the Finnish disability rights movement. Having been…

Is working together key to the Nordic welfare model?

Abstract picture of icons that all represent forms of networking and connection
- Charlotte Biil

Maintaining high quality welfare organizations is tough even in the Nordic countries with a myriad of unforeseen challenges to contend with, including…

Unequal pay in Denmark: The impact of an outdated law

A group of people demonstrating in red clothes and with red banners.
- Astrid Elkjær Sørensen

Danish nurses still receive 10-20% less in pay than male-dominated professions requiring a similar level of education. There are many contributing…

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