Syllabus

Book

Arter, David (2015). Scandinavian Politics Today. Third edition. Manchester: Manchester University Press. Selected chapters - see the course plan.

NB! Students must buy this book as soon as possible upon arrival. The book is available in Akademika bookstore on campus.

Articles and book chapters.

Alm, Kristian (2007). “Challenges to Investment Ethics in the Norwegian Petroleum Fund: A Newspaper Debate.” Philosophica 80: 21-43. (22p)

Brandal, Nik, Øivind Bratberg and Dag Einar Thorsen (2013). The Nordic Model of Social Democracy. New York: Palgrave Macmillan. Chapter 9 (15p). C.

Brochmann, Grete and Knut Kjeldstadli (2008). "Newcomers in the era of the nation state, 1814 to 1940," "Postwar growth and open borders” and "Immigration and  immigrants in the 1970s" (excerpts). 87-109, 192-212 (42p) C.

Brochman, Grete (2011): “Migrants in the welfare state”, in Nordic Journal of Migration Research, vol. 1, issue 1.. (11p)

Christensen, Dag  Arne (1996). “The Left-Wing Opposition in Denmark, Norway and Sweden: Cases of Euro-phobia?” in Western European Politics, 19(3), 525-546 (21p). C.

Christensen, Dag Arne (1997). “Adaptation of Agrarian Parties in Norway and Sweden”, in Party Politics vol. 3, no. 3. (15p)

Dahl, Ann-Sofie (2006). “Sweden: Once a Moral Superpower, Always a Moral Superpower?” International Journal 61. (15p)

Delhey, Jan and Kenneth Newton (2005). "Predicting Cross-National Levels of Social Trust: Global Pattern or Nordic Exceptionalism?" European Sociological Review, 21(4): 311-327 (16p)

Dolezal, Martin (2010). “Exploring the Stabilization of a Political Force: The Social and Attitudinal Basis of Green Parties in the Age of Globalization”, in Western Politics, vol. 33, no. 3. (18p)

Economist, the (2013). “More money than Thor” (1p).

Eriksen, Erik Oddvar (1993). "Norwegian social democracy and political governance." in Anne Cohen Kiel (eds), Continuity and change: aspects of contemporary Norway. (17p) C.

Esping-Andersen, Gøsta. (1990) "Chapter 1: The three political economies of the welfare state” in The Three Worlds of Welfare Capitalism. Cambridge: Polity Press. (25p). C.

Heidar, Knut (2001). Norway: Elites on Trial. C.
"Chapter 1: Small-Scaled, Egalitarian, and Territorially Based." (8p)
"Chapter 2: People, Society and History." (20p)

Heidar, Knut (2004). Nordic Politics: Comparative Perspectives. Oslo: Universitetsforlaget. C.
”Chapter 1: State and Nation-building in the Nordic Area” (15p)
“Chapter 4 (by Oddbjørn Knutsen): Voters and Social Cleavages” (21p)

Hilson, Mary (2008). The Nordic Model: Scandinavia Since 1945. C.
“Introduction: The Historical Meanings of Scandinavia” (14p)
“Chapter 5: Equality, Ethnicity, and Multiculturalism” (29p)

Hylland Eriksen (2006). “Diversity versus difference: Neo-liberalism in the minority debate», in Rottenburg et al. (eds), The Making and Unmaking of Difference. (7p)

Høyre (2018). “Information about Høyre in English”

Jacobin Magazine (2016). “The Far Right Comes to Sweden”.

Jungar, Ann-Cathrine and Anders Ravik Jupskås (2014). “Populist Radical Right Parties in the Nordic Region: A New and Distinct Party Family”, Scandinavian Political Studies, vol. 37, no. 3.

Jupskås, Anders Ravik and Peter Egge Langsæther (forthcoming). “Norway”, chapter in Luke March, Fabien Escalona, and Mathieu Vieira (eds.). Handbook of Radical Left Parties in Europe. Palgrave Macmillan. (Fronter).

Karvonen, Lauri (1993). “In From the Cold? Christian Parties in Scandinavia”, in Scandinavian Political Studies, bind 16, no. 1. (21p)

Knutsen, Oddbjørn (2017, ed). The Nordic Models in Political Science. Challenged, but still viable? Oslo: Fagbokforlaget.
“Chapter 2: Political parties and party systems” (excerpts) pp. 53-64 (11p) C.
“Chapter 3: Social cleavages and political value conflicts” pp. 77-104 (27p) C.

Kumlin, S. and B. Rothstein (2005). “Making and Breaking Social Capital: The Impact of Welfare-State Institutions”, in Comparative Political Studies, vol 38.  (26p)

Kristelig folkeparti (2018a): KrF in other languages. (2p)

Kristelig folkeparti (2018b): 10 good reasons to vote for KrF (1p)

Kymlicka, Will (2010). "The rise and fall of multiculturalism? New debates on inclusion and accomodation in diverse societies." in International Social Science Journal, vol 61, issue 199, pages 97-112 (15p)

Leiphart, Jørn Y. and Lars Svåsand (1988). “Chapter 12 (by Jørn Y. Leiphart and Lars Svåsand): The Norwegian Liberal Party: from political pioneer to political footnote.” In Kircher, Emil J. (1988). Liberal parties in Western Europe. (22p) C.

Mair, Peter & Cas Mudde (1998): 'The party family and its study', Annual review of political science 1: 211-29 (18p).

Meyer, Henning (2010). "European Social Democracy in Crisis", Political Insight, vol. 1, issue 2. (2p)

Senterpartiet (2018). History of the Centre Party. (2p)

Stortinget (2014). 1814 – The Incredible Year (15p)

Therborn, Göran (1992). "A unique chapter in the history of democracy: the Social Democrats in Sweden", in Molin et al. (eds.), Creating social democracy: a century of the Social Democratic Labor Party in Sweden. (32p) C.

Putnam, Robert D. (2007). “E Pluribus Unum: Diversity and Community in the Twenty-first Century. The 2006 Johan Skytte Prize Lecture” in Scandinavian Political Studies, vol. 30, no. 2 (37p)

Venstre (2017). “Venstre: Putting People First» (5p)

Widfeldt, Anders (2010) “A fourth phase of the extreme right? Nordic immigration-critical parties in a comparative context”, NORDEUROPAforum 20, 1-2: 7-31. (25p)

Wollebæk Dag, et al. "After Utøya: How a High-Trust Society Reacts to Terror—Trust and Civic Engagement in the Aftermath of July 22." PS: Political Science & Politics 45.01 (2012): 32-37 (5p)

Optional/recommended readings

Hylland Eriksen, Thomas (1993). "Being Norwegian in a Shrinking World: Reflections on Norwegian Identity." In Anne Cohen Kiel (eds),Continuity and Change: Aspects of Modern Norway. Scandinavian University Press. (ca 10p)

Kalyvas, Stathis N. and Kees van Kersbergen (2010). “Christian Democracy”, in the Annual Review of Political Science, vol 13: 183-209. (26p)

C = compendium