The Fourth Nordic Challenges Conference: Reconsidering the Nordic Models in an age of polarization
Boston University (online), 5–6 November, 2021
The conference will be held November 5th-6th, 2021 via Zoom/Qiqo chat. Concurrent sessions explore the themes of Nordic democracy and welfare, Nordic and small states' responses to "grand challenges", the new geopolitics of Nordic identity, circulation and contestation, and Nordic neoliberalism. The conference will include two special plenary panels: Reconsidering the Nordic Model (with Torben Iversen, Chris Howell, Cathie Jo Martin) and The Nordic model in a Global Context (Herman Mark Schwartz, Jette Steen Knudsen, John Campbell, Haldor Byrkjeflot).
To learn more about and register as an audience member for the conference, please go to https://sites.bu.edu/renew/
The conference is organized by the Boston University in cooperation with the ReNEW. The hosts are Cathie Jo Martin (Boston University) and Haldor Byrkjeflot (University of Oslo). The conference is sponsored by NordForsk through ReNEW, Nordic Council of Ministers and UiO Norden.