Learning Social Science

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.

All content on Social Science

10 July 2019 - Byron J. Nordstrom

Along with their trade union counterparts, employer federations have been key players in the negotiation of nationwide agreements on wages and working…

Map in various colours showing the growth of the now-called European Union, from the original six countries of the EEC to 28 members in 2019

14 June 2019 - Democracy

Both Denmark and Norway held referenda on whether to join the European Economic Community in 1972. After Danes supported joining and Norwegians did…

A meeting room with a large round table with chairs around it in the centre.

04 June 2019 - Robin Pettitt

Nordic countries have been labelled ‘consensual democracies’ due to the use of cross-party coalitions in forming governments. As political parties…

06 May 2019 - Peter Thaler

The historical duchy of Schleswig was divided following two plebiscites in 1920. Ever since, South Schleswig has formed the northern section of the…

The cover of the Quran with thick fonts filling the whole page

29 April 2019 - Jørgen Bæk Simonsen

Despite the public debate since 1980s presenting Islam in Denmark as a new phenomenon, it has for centuries played a central role as ‘the other’ when…

Older large building with trees in the front

25 April 2019 - Inken Dose

Originating in Sweden in 1809, an ombudsman is generally regarded as an official body of complaint which protects individuals against abuses of power…

04 April 2019 - Dorota Lubińska

Rinkebysvenska or Rinkeby Swedish is a contemporary urban vernacular (CUV) which has developed in multi-ethnic urban areas of Sweden including a…

29 March 2019 - Laura Bjørg Serup Petersen

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