‘Nordic Nineties’: Norwegian and Swedish self-understanding in the face of globalization

Authors

  • Andreas Mørkved Hellenes
  • Haakon A. Ikonomou
  • Carl Marklund
  • Ada Nissen

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3384/cu.3993

Keywords:

‘Nordic Nineties’: Norwegian and Swedish self-understanding in the face of globalization

Abstract

‘Nordic Nineties’: Norwegian and Swedish self-understanding in the face of globalization

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2021-07-27

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Mørkved Hellenes, A. ., Ikonomou, H. A., Marklund, C. . and Nissen, A. . (2021) “‘Nordic Nineties’: Norwegian and Swedish self-understanding in the face of globalization”, Culture Unbound, 13(1), pp. 1–15. doi: 10.3384/cu.3993.

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