Center for the Study of Europe Hosts Workshop on Nordic Models
The Center for the Study of Europe, an affiliated regional center at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University, hosted a September 27-28, 2018 workshop entitled “Nordic Models in the Age of Populism.”
The aim of the workshop was to foster informed discussion on the challenges and paradoxes represented by small-scale, societies in areas such as the economics of the tripartite model, the politics of gender equality, humanitarian penal policies, and the secrets of Nordic cooperation.
The workshop explored questions related to the paradoxes and challenges represented by the Nordic models in the age of populism including how
exceptional are the Nordics really, how relevant is knowledge of Nordic successes and failures for other parts of the world, what kind of impact the Nordics have and what kind of impact do they want to have.
The workshop featured two days of panels and discussions on a range of topics including “The Nordic Model from a Global Perspective: Populism, Equality and Democracy,” “The Making and Circulation of Models: Preconditions for Defining Success and Failure,” “Nordic Models in Comparison,” and “Other Nordic Paradoxes.”
The mission of the Center for the Study of Europe is to promote understanding of Europe through its cultural heritage; its political, economic, and religious histories; its art, literature, music, and philosophy; as well as through its recent emergence as a new kind of international form through the European Union (EU). Operationally, the center provides a focal point and institutional support for the study of Europe across Boston University through coordination of teaching missions, support of research, community-building among faculty and students, and outreach beyond the University.