Democracy

In this category, you will find articles on democracy and the Nordics, including parliaments, voting systems, egalitarianism, consensual democracy, social democracy and the welfare state. Categories are interpreted widely.

11 November 2021 - Ragnar Auðun Árnason

Back in the 1980s and 90s, support for joining the European Union in Iceland was split into three, a bit like it is today: for, against and undecided.…

26 July 2021 - The Quick Read

Voluntary organisations were a new and important phenomenon in Norway in the nineteenth century and included many different types of associations,…

Caricature of people in a pyramid: King at the top, supported by the upper class with floss hats, again supported by the many workers

19 July 2021 - Kevin Hogg

Vigdís Finnbogadóttir is an Icelandic politician. She served as the country’s president for 16 years, using the office to promote Icelandic culture…

Portrait of Vigdís Finnbogadóttir. Here, she is a young woman with blond short hair, standing upright wearing a black long trenchcoat and a formal hat.

02 October 2020 - Oana Godeanu-Kenworthy

The Nordic region is frequently presented in the American media as prosperous and business-friendly, as well as allowing for extensive welfare…

Large conference room with white upholstery with three large screens with "socialism", "flexicurity" and "democratic" on them.

18 June 2020 - Film

In this short video, Anna Sandberg, Associate Professor in the Department of English, Germanic and Romance Studies at Copenhagen University, gives an…

Anna Sandberg, Associate Professor at the University of Copenhagen.

12 February 2020 - 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,…