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Nordisk identitet i förändring 1990 - talets försök till en nyartikulering av den Nordiska identiteten

Scott, Jacob (2008)
Department of Political Science
Abstract
The thesis analyzes the making of Nordic identity after the cold war which brought an end to Nordic exclusiveness of emphasizing ?soft power?. A need for a revitalization combined with an effort to enter History as an active subject, created constructivist project of a narrative style.

My study relies on contemporary literature, focusing mainly on the construction of Nordic identity and regional cooperation in the 1990: s.

I argue that Nordic identity was, and still is, determined of its comparable weakness in regard to the superpowers of the cold war, and, nowadays, to the EU.

The architects of establishing a new Nordic identity, able to challenge a new Europe, fails in their effort, and what is left of their endeavour are separate... (More)
The thesis analyzes the making of Nordic identity after the cold war which brought an end to Nordic exclusiveness of emphasizing ?soft power?. A need for a revitalization combined with an effort to enter History as an active subject, created constructivist project of a narrative style.

My study relies on contemporary literature, focusing mainly on the construction of Nordic identity and regional cooperation in the 1990: s.

I argue that Nordic identity was, and still is, determined of its comparable weakness in regard to the superpowers of the cold war, and, nowadays, to the EU.

The architects of establishing a new Nordic identity, able to challenge a new Europe, fails in their effort, and what is left of their endeavour are separate states, each following their own agenda. (Less)
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author
Scott, Jacob
supervisor
organization
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
Identitet, Norden, Konstruktivism, Social sciences, Samhällsvetenskaper, Political and administrative sciences, Statsvetenskap, förvaltningskunskap
language
Swedish
id
1315818
date added to LUP
2009-01-08 00:00:00
date last changed
2009-01-28 00:00:00
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  abstract     = {{The thesis analyzes the making of Nordic identity after the cold war which brought an end to Nordic exclusiveness of emphasizing ?soft power?. A need for a revitalization combined with an effort to enter History as an active subject, created constructivist project of a narrative style.

My study relies on contemporary literature, focusing mainly on the construction of Nordic identity and regional cooperation in the 1990: s.

I argue that Nordic identity was, and still is, determined of its comparable weakness in regard to the superpowers of the cold war, and, nowadays, to the EU.

The architects of establishing a new Nordic identity, able to challenge a new Europe, fails in their effort, and what is left of their endeavour are separate states, each following their own agenda.}},
  author       = {{Scott, Jacob}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Nordisk identitet i förändring 1990 - talets försök till en nyartikulering av den Nordiska identiteten}},
  year         = {{2008}},
}