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On this page, you will find content which will help you in educational contexts to do with the subject of Social Science at Nordic high schools. It is for both teachers and students.

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Labour movement in the Nordic countries

red and white coloured logo of a labour movement
- David Redvaldsen

The 'labour movement' refers to the network of political, industrial, voluntary, educational and recreational organisations with a socialist or labour…

Political approaches to immigration in Scandinavia since 1995

Muslim woman walking over road
- Kristina Bækker Simonsen

Immigration has been described as one of the policy areas where Denmark, Norway and Sweden have differed most since 1995. In 2018, Denmark was amongst…

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…

Solidaristic wage policy

a stack of gold coins on top of each other
- John Logue

Solidaristic wage policy refers to the practice, noticeably carried out in Sweden during the 1950s, of limiting wages in the most profitable sectors…

Harpsund democracy

black and white photo of four elder men and one woman sitting in a living room and chatting.
- John Logue

Harpshund democracy is the Swedish practice of regular tripartite consultation between government, trade unions and businesses on major policy…

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…

Multiculturalism in the Nordic countries

- Thomas Hylland Eriksen

The term multiculturalism is treacherously ambiguous. Sometimes it refers to the mere fact of cultural diversity, but usually it means a degree of…

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Revised 29.08.2024