Learning Social Science

The church as a social caretaker became less common throughout the 20th century as the Nordic welfare state increasingly took over this task. Churches…

Folk high schools are institutions which provide general and vocational education for young people and adults. Based on the philosophy of Danish…

Open government is intended to ensure transparency, accountability and openness and involves fundamental issues such as press freedom, public…

Folkhem, literally meaning ‘people’s home’, is a Swedish term for what is otherwise designated as the Swedish welfare state or the Swedish model. It…

Since the 1960s the Nordic countries have been renowned for their high level of gender equality as they have amongst the world’s highest employment…

The term wage earner fund refers to different models of redistributing profit amongst workers of individual employers or sectors. It is often…

The Nordic countries have a particular parliamentary culture characterised by consensus and working across party lines. Their parliaments remain…

The Nordic experience is characterised by an upward spiral of development resulting from a close interconnection between a strong civil society and a…

Corporatism is about the influence of organisations and interest groups on policy making. The Nordic countries are societies with strong interest…

The Arctic Council was established in 1996 by the Ottawa Declaration with the intent of fostering “cooperation, coordination, and interaction between…