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Research on international trade and transport : a generational shift?
2018
Scandinavian economic historians made a strong presence at the World Economic History Congress (WEHC), Boston, this summer. Around one hundred Nordic scholars featured on the list of participants, ...
Road to unity? : Nordic economic convergence in the long run
2022
This study examines Nordic economic convergence from the sixteenth to twentieth century respective of the economic leaders, in effect the UK before 1914 and USA thereafter. The paper uses a novel approach of combining the analysis of both GDP and wages. The examination of real GDP per capita suggests that there was a catch-up process in play, both with the economic leaders and among the Nordic states, from the early nineteenth century onwards. However, the examination of the adjusted silver wages suggests convergence among the Nordic economies by the end of the eighteenth century. Therefore, we argue, no single Nordic Model emerged from these development patterns, even though the Nordic sta…
The Long History of Lutheranism in Scandinavia. From State Religion to the People’s Church
2015
Abstract As the main religion of Finland, but also of entire Scandinavia, Lutheranism has a centuries-long history. Until 1809 Finland formed the eastern part of the Swedish Kingdom, from 1809 to 1917 it was a Grand Duchy within the Russian Empire, and in 1917 Finland gained independence. In the 1520s the Lutheran Reformation reached the Swedish realm and gradually Lutheranism was made the state religion in Sweden. In the 19th century the Emperor in Russia recognized the official Lutheran confession and the status of the Lutheran Church as a state church in Finland. In the 20th century Lutheran church leaders preferred to use the concept people’s church. The Lutheran Church is still the maj…
Time cycles of homicide in the early modern Nordic area
2020
An extensive body of criminological research has shown that criminaland violent behaviour manifests time patterns in terms of daily,weekly and annual cycles. This is consistent with criminologicalroutine activities theory. Can we generalize these patterns to historicalperiods? In this article, we draw on a recently created uniquedataset, covering the years 1608–1699 in three Nordic regions, toexplore time cycles of offending in the early modern period.Examining daily, weekly and annual cycles, we find that lethalviolence manifested strong time patterns in the early modernperiod. The role of public holidays was central especially in theperiod lasting from Christmas to Midsummer. Probing the …
Baltic - Nordic Universities in the EU Research and Innovation Programme Horizon 2020
2020
This study looks at the research education in universities and is aimed at assessment of the Baltic – Nordic Higher Education Establishments’ participation to the EU Horizon 2020 Framework Programme on basis of the open source data. The author analyses university interest in Horizon 2020 support for doctoral students’ training, correlation between university PhD intensity and involvement in research projects, correlation between Horizon 2020 success and World university rankings, participation comparison of Nordic universities versus the Baltic ones. A brief overview of universities’ commitment to Sustainable development goals is also included. The study concludes that Nordic universities …
The Nordic difference: Job quality in Europe 1995–2010
2012
Previous empirical research has pointed out that Nordic countries are distinguished from the rest of Europe in terms of job quality. On the other hand, it has been debated whether, in the longer run, the Nordic welfare state is able to insulate workers from globalization effects. This article investigates whether Nordic countries have retained their advantageous position concerning job quality compared with other EU countries. Empirical analyses are based on the European Working Conditions Survey collected in 1995, 2000, 2005, and 2010. We use data on employees in the 15 member states of the EU prior to enlargement in 2004 (n = 61,457). The results partly confirm previous findings of high j…
Intimitet i konserter
2014
Masteroppgave kunstfag- Universitetet i Agder, 2014
Mellom nærhet og avstand : opplevelsesorienterte forestillingsanalyser av Minnenes Museum av NIE og OMsorg av Goksøyr & Martens
2014
Masteroppgave kunstfag- Universitetet i Agder, 2014
Sørlandsk identitet : en diskursanalyse av identitetsformidling på Sørlandet
2012
Masteroppgave i samfunnskommunikasjon- Universitetet i Agder, 2012 Formålet med denne oppgaven er å belyse hvordan identiteten på Sørlandet skapes og opprettholdes og hvordan enkelte aktører fungerer som identitetsformidlere av den sørlandske identiteten. Studien er todelt der den første delen tar for seg en diskursanalyse av artikler hentet fra regionavisen Fædrelandsvennen, mens del to ser på hvordan identitetsbildene som kommuniseres gjennom Fædrelandsvennen er med på å påvirke arbeidet til omdømmeprosjektet Sørlandsliv. Den teoretiske bakgrunnen for studien blir sosialkonstruktivistisk identitetsforståelse der identitet er noe som blir fremfor noe som er. Oppgavens empiriske materiell e…
Kildenes makt : en kritisk diskursanalyse av velferdsteknologi og ekspertmakt
2013
Masteroppgave i samfunnskommunikasjon- Universitetet i Agder 2013 Formålet med denne masteravhandlingen er å identifisere fremtredende diskurser i fremstillingen av velferdsteknologi og undersøke nærmere hvordan de ulike stemmene i debatten kommer fram. Debatten omkring velferdsteknologi finner ikke sted i et vakuum, men må ses i lys av et velferdssamfunn som er under sterkt økonomisk og politisk press. I den sammenheng trekkes gjerne det dobbelt demografiske problemet frem og setter således kontekstuelle premisser for debatten (og analysen av den). Følgende problemstilling belyses i avhandlingen: Hvordan fremstilles fremtidsrettet velferdsteknologi og dens potensielle brukere i pressens de…