Author : Corinna Mailänder
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3656726531
Total Pages : 14 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (567 download)
Book Synopsis The development of sovereign and democratic states. Norway and Sweden by : Corinna Mailänder
Download or read book The development of sovereign and democratic states. Norway and Sweden written by Corinna Mailänder and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2014-08-22 with total page 14 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essay from the year 2008 in the subject Politics - Political systems in general and in comparison, grade: 1,7, University of Bergen, language: English, abstract: In this essay, I will compare the development as sovereign and democratic states of two of the Nordic countries, Norway and Sweden. But why exactly these neighboring states which seem to be so similar in most respects? The answer is based on different types of nation building that distinguishes two main ways of that process in Norden: One happened in Denmark and Sweden where the state evolved first and then afterwards the nation in it. The other way is just opposite with having the nation exist at first and shaping the state around it – this was the case in Norway, Finland, and Iceland. In order to get a better understanding of the nation building processes, I chose Norway and Sweden, so as to have one representing country for each type of nation building. The beginning of the discussion shall be a historical overview on Sweden and will then continue with Norway, whose history took place quite differently. I will continue with a discussion about the nation building process and finally analyze today’s situation concerning the current state of development, especially the sovereignty of the countries – are they really as sovereign as they seem to outsiders? The essay will finish with a summarizing conclusion.