Research groups
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What can objects collected in the Nordic North tell us about "Norden"? We investigated natural and human-made objects that have been collected during the 19th and 20th Centuries.
![An eagle catching a fish in a lake. Photo.](https://www.uio.no/forskning/satsinger/norden/forskergrupper/nordiske-reaksjoner-pa-klimakrisen/fiskeorn-hellevik-507.jpg?alt=listing)
The project studied the Nordic response to the climate crisis and loss of nature. Did climate actions, #fridaysforfuture, and flight shame show that the Nordic countries have a special role to play in the global fight for climate and nature?
![Several gears shaped like face profiles.Illustration.](https://www.uio.no/english/research/strategic-research-areas/nordic/research-groups/experts-influence-nordic-politics/experts-influence-nordic-politics-1000px.jpg?alt=listing)
Experts are often asked to give advice. But do they influence political decisions? Are experts increasingly powerful in the Nordic countries?
![Landscape at sunset with a hill covered in trees and clouds, in the distance a windmill can be seen. Photo.](https://www.uio.no/forskning/satsinger/norden/forskergrupper/fremtidsrettede-berekraftige-nordiske-forretningsm/photo-by-marc-marchal-on-unsplash.jpg?alt=listing)
The research group presented proposals for sustainable business models that can be implemented in Nordic and non-Nordic countries and regions, as well as across global value chains.
![Red rock art on grey stone.](https://www.uio.no/forskning/satsinger/norden/forskergrupper/mangfoldig-nordisk-fortid/alta-rock-art.jpg?alt=listing)
The aim of this project was to evaluate and revitalise the field of gender studies of the Nordic past, from the Stone Age to the Middle Age.
![Five children playing ice hockey. Photo.](https://www.uio.no/english/research/strategic-research-areas/nordic/research-groups/living-the-nordic-model/pictures/barn-lek-nordic-507px.jpg?alt=listing)
What is "The Nordic Model" of childhood? Do the values or ideals that the model is widely thought to embody still exist today?
![Border crossing only it says on a sign in many different languages.](https://www.uio.no/english/research/strategic-research-areas/nordic/research-groups/nordhost/storskog-970.jpg?alt=listing)
Is there anything specific about Nordic forms of hospitality which are developing in the encounters between arriving migrants and civil society receiving projects?
![The Nordic flags. Illustration](https://www.uio.no/english/research/strategic-research-areas/nordic/research-groups/nordic-branding/pictures/nordic-branding.jpg-helt-riktig-format.jpg?alt=listing)
The interdisciplinary research project Nordic Branding investigated how the imaginaries of the Nordic region, countries, and models are constructed and appropriated and used in politics and in law.
![Black and white photo. Men and women are gathered around a big table. The Norwegian flag is hanging on the back wall.](https://www.uio.no/forskning/satsinger/norden/forskergrupper/sivilsamfunn-i-norden/misjonsforbundet-660.jpg?alt=listing)
How have civil societies’ global, transnational and regional interactions shaped ideas about "Norden"?
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The project aimed to study how the welfare state emerged historically in the Nordic (especially Norwegian) context, and its possible emergence in developing countries in Africa and Latin America today.
![Stilisert kart over norden](https://www.uio.no/forskning/satsinger/norden/forskergrupper/the-nordic-education-model/norded-507x338.jpg?alt=listing)
A comparative research project that investigated the Nordic education model, with en emphasis on both current and historical aspects.