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The historical role of the Nordic countries in Europe

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 July 2009

Abstract

It is suggested that the main impact of Sweden, Norway and Denmark upon Europe stems from their development into early welfare states with well-functioning political systems and social institutions. It is shown that their ways to this position were remarkably individual, and also that the seemingly identical Nordic states of this century have only to a rather limited extent been able to act in unity. The popular attitudes towards each other have been distinctly positive, but basically differing interests with regard to world politics and world economies have time and again made the politicians let raison d'état prevail.

Type
Focus: The Imagination and the Sea
Copyright
Copyright © Academia Europaea 2000

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