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The crisis game – poker or chicken?
Norwegian newspaper Aftenposten had an interesting report before the weekend about the games surrounding the Norwegian government relief packages. They compare the game now played between the...
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Norwegian roads and swing voters
In recent weeks, there has been som controversy in Norwegian media over an article by Leif Helland and Rune J. Sørensen of the Norwegian School of Management (BI) about a systemic skew in Norwegian...
View ArticleRacism paving the way to government?
The so called “long campaign” before the Norwegian parliamentary election is well under way, and once again it appears that immigration will be a central topic. In the aftermath of a controversy over...
View ArticleNYT sings the praise of Norwegian economic management
“As a socialist, I have always said that the market can’t regulate itself,” she said. “But even I was surprised how strong the failure was.” These are the words of Norway’s Finance Minister Kristin...
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The death of a giant
On May 25th a giant in Norwegian politics, passed away. Haakon Lie might not be very well known to foreginers, but he was certainly one of the most influential people in Norway in the 20th century. He...
View ArticleNorwegian universities opening up to the world
The Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research today announced its appointment of new external board members for the university boards of seven universities and academic colleges in Norway. In the...
View ArticleNorwegian election thriller
Votes are being counted in the Norwegian parliament election. At the moment, 78 % of the votes are counted and the official prognosis is at 86 seats to the government centre-left block and 83 seats to...
View ArticleCentre-left victory in Norway
It now seems more or less certain that Norway will see 4 more years with a centre-left government under Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg from Labour. At the moment the right wing parties are throwing...
View ArticleAccusations of anti-Semitism in Norway
It seems to be a recurring trend to accuse Norway of anti-Semitism and hate against Israel. Lately these criticisms have come from Israeli foreign minister Avigdor Lieberman over the decisions to...
View ArticleNonsensical boycott uproar
My university, The Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), has been the centre of an international controversy blown ridiculously out of proportion for the last few weeks. It peaked...
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