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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Jeremy Corbyn – a mainstream [Scandinavian] social democratIf there is such a thing as a ‘best practice approach’ in public policy the Nordic model would probably be it and,...
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Published in: HomeThe town wolf and the country wolfHow the wolf became a symbol of anti-urban sentiment in Norway, representing a broader denial of ecological and...
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Published in: HomeColombia: real peace in an era of phony warWhile a "new Condor Plan" is rumoured to be stalking the region, Colombia might need more than a sideways glance...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Federalism and the European leftPolitically, it may well be ideologically hopeless. But it is crucial to realize that, institutionally, the EU is a...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Defiantly principled: Breivik v NorwayA survivor of Anders Behring Breivik's mass murder supports recent court verdict that the Norwegian state has...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?When you’re standing in the rain, you can’t expect not to get wetAlthough violence is considered a societal threat in Norway, inclusion of the violence faced by sex workers is not...
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Published in: HomeHeartfelt rationalityThe side effects of good intentions and tolerance can be more suffering. We must let our hearts set our goals, but...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Paris attacks November 13: ending the cycle of vengeance?After the worst attacks in their history, the Spanish and Norwegian governments had the courage to respond...
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Published in: HomeThe ‘oil fairytale’ versus Norway's ConstitutionLarge-scale oil extraction in the Arctic is irreconcilable with a two-degree global warming limit. When politics let...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Weaning Norway off the oilAn alliance between unions, environmental organisations, religious institutions and researchers is a strange mix....
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Published in: 50.50Believing women's narratives in Sweden and NorwayToo often women's oppression is sidelined as a lesser cause, and women's experiences dismissed, as two cases in...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Will Norway allow Snowden safe passage to receive prize?The Norwegians must not let their relationship with the US stand in the way of this chance to defend the fundamental...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Brexit: a Norwegian view"British leadership is needed to help Europe become stronger, more free and more prosperous". Norway's minister of...
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Published in: HomeSubsidising climate changeWe need to raise awareness about how the rich oil nations keep subsidising oil extraction whilst agreeing that the...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?I am not CharlieThe Danish cartoons were assembled to humiliate a vulnerable minority. In subsequent debates, the idea of freedom of...
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Published in: HomeIn search of the spider in Anders Behring Breivik's webFor months we searched for the Norwegian terrorist’s most prominent supporter. Our hunt ended in a suburb in South...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Toxic waste: the death of the fjords?The Nordic mining industry is planning to fill up Norway’s famous fjords with toxic waste. Fast earnings and cheap...
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Published in: HomeThoughts on autonomous weapons systems and meaningful human control of cyberIn cyber, borders, states, agencies – the traditional ways of organising international cooperation and communication...
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Published in: HomeFossil addiction: is there a road to recovery?There is no shortage of knowledge about global environmental and climate problems. Nor was there 40 years ago. So...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Norway's shame: educational discrimination against Iranian students
Iranian students are being systematically discriminated against by the Norwegian government. This is a closed minded...
