Learning outcomes

The students become familiar with the main features of Nordic political systems, and understand the national specificities of the five countries and the ways in which politics in the Nordic region differs from the rest of Europe.

Contents

The module analyses the differences and similarities between the five Nordic countries, with a specific focus on the Finnish political system.

Teaching language

English

Evaluation

Numeric 1-5.

Study materials

Arter, D. Democracy in Scandinavia: Consensual, majoritarian or mixed? Manchester University Press 2006.

Heidar, K. (ed.). Nordic Politics: Comparative Perspectives. Universitetsforlaget 2004.

Ingebritsen, Christine. Scandinavia in World Politics. Rowman & Littlefield 2006.

Pesonen, P. & Riihinen, O. Dynamic Finland: The Political System and the Western State. Finnish Literature Society 2002.

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