Handbook of Nordic Cooperation
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Edited by Nina Græger, Professor of International Relations and Director, Peace Research Institute, Oslo (PRIO), Norway, Ruth Hemstad, Associate Research Professor, National Library of Norway and Researcher, Department of Archaeology, Conservation and History, University of Oslo, Norway, Peter Nedergaard, Professor of Political Science, Department of Political Science, University of Copenhagen, Denmark and Peter Stadius, Professor of Nordic Studies and Research Director, Centre for Nordic Studies, University of Helsinki, Finland<i>‘Covering ideational aspects of Nordic cooperation as well as its concrete forms and practices, the volume provides a fresh and scholarly impressive perspective to a topic of growing interest. The </i>Handbook of Nordic Cooperation<i> is a long-awaited source for anyone interested in the long contours of the Nordic unity or its successes or failures in any relevant policy field.’</i>
- Teija Tiilikainen, The European Centre of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats, Finland,
<i>‘Nordic cooperation has been experiencing a renaissance. This Handbook offers an excellent comprehensive and up-to-date understanding of the different areas of cooperation and its historical development, critically assessing its successes and failures as well as future prospects. The authors are the best experts in the field.’</i>
- Tuomas Forsberg, Tampere University, Finland,
<i>‘With its strong social support and informal character, Nordic international and transnational cooperation has confounded scholars of international organizations specifically and global cooperation generally for decades. At last, due to the efforts of the impressive team on display here, the confounded now have a go-to book.’</i>
- Iver B. Neumann, The Fridtjof Nansen Institute, Norway,
Leading experts discuss the vast scope and variety of Nordic cooperation forms and forums operating in areas including labour market policy, the welfare state, Sami regional developments, the environment and gender equality policies. Chapters shed light on public institutions and authorities such as the Nordic Council and the Nordic Council of Ministers, reflecting on their vision for making the region the most sustainable and integrated in the world by 2030. The Handbook further investigates Nordic collaboration within the UN, EU, NATO, the Baltics and the Arctic, ultimately demonstrating that the success of the Nordic model of society is the result of long-term transnational cooperation.
Students and scholars of European politics and policy, international relations, Nordic and Scandinavian studies and transnationalism will greatly benefit from this astute Handbook. Thorough and detailed, it is also an essential resource for policymakers, civil servants and politicians working in the Nordic region.