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Nordic Europe in comparative perspective
, 2011 Few readers will be surprised at our treatment of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden as one region. There is in fact widespread agreement among students of politics, social life, history, and culture that these countries share many ...
Bergman, Torbjörn,, Strøm, Kaare,
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study explores how circular economy (CE) principles are incorporated in construction‐related policy roadmaps worldwide, addressing the growing need for effective resource strategies in a highly material‐intensive sector. National strategic CE documents from 57 countries were analyzed using natural language processing techniques, and then ...
Aidana Tleuken +5 more
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Looking at violence in the Nordic Countries: statistical sources, variations, improving measurement
, 2009 This report reviews and discusses violence statistics and their problems and possible improvements from various angles. The report is based on the work of the "statistical" subproject of the Nordic Project on Violence: "Violence and its reduction in the ...
Takala, Jukka-Pekka, Obstbaum, Yaira
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Sport in Scandinavia and the Nordic countries
, 2019 "The Scandinavian and Nordic countries have some of the highest participation rates in sport and physical activity in the world and are therefore important case studies across a range of subjects, from sport policy to physical activity and health.
Sigurjónsson, Thorsteinn +2 more
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Prisoners of process: The development of remand prisoner rates in the Nordic countries
, 2023 Imprisonment on remand entails the detention of persons suspected of crime. Despite representing the most intrusive procedural measure in modern criminal justice systems, the use of remand in the Nordic context has remained unexplored. This article fills
Lönnqvist Emelí, Lönnqvist, Emelí,
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Climate Change Risk and Financial Stability: Implications for European Banking Institutions
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study examines whether climate change risk weakens banking‐system stability in the European Union and assesses how renewable energy adoption and energy‐related taxation moderate this relationship. Using panel data for 27 EU countries from 2012 to 2022 and applying fixed‐effects OLS, two‐stage least squares (2SLS), and robust generalized ...
Md Yousuf Ali
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Theories and Practices of Societal Security in the Scandinavian Countries: A Comparative Analysis
RUDN Journal of PhilosophyThe research attempts to conduct a comparative analysis of conceptual representations of societal security, its functions and practices in Scandinavian countries after the Cold War, when traditional security strategies focusing on geopolitics, specific ...
Mikhail S. Topchiev
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ICT IMPLEMENTATION IN THE SYSTEM OF TEACHER EDUCATION: NORDIC DIMENSION
Інформаційні технології і засоби навчання, 2019 The main subject of the research is implementation of information and communication technologies in teacher education system of Nordic countries. The article offers a comparative analysis of the main stages in the ICT development in the professional ...
Angelina O. Roliak
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper analyses how large Swedish firms and financial institutions integrate climate change and biodiversity into their business strategies and governance structures. Using unique 2022 and 2023 survey data and logistic probability models, we examine how internal and external factors shape early responses to the EU Taxonomy and the CSRD ...
Fredrik N. G. Andersson +1 more
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Dimensions of the Wage-Unemployment Relationship in the Nordic Countries: Wage Flexibility without Wage Curves [PDF]
This paper analyses wage formation in the Nordic countries at the regional level by the use of micro-data. Our results deviate systematically from the main conclusions drawn by Blanchflower and Oswald (1994).
Vifill Karlsson +6 more
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