Why do so many voters around the world vote for authoritarian men? These voters voluntarily give their vote to politicians who are not particularly interested in democracy.
At one point, a quarter of all Norwegians lived in the USA. These sailors marked the beginning of mass emigration Many of the emigrants were young and adventurous.
A large Gross Domestic Product doesn’t necessarily lead to better lives SHARE YOUR SCIENCE: More than 20 countries perform better than the USA on the Human Development Index (HDI). If money can buy happiness, the economic resources of the USA are clearly not spent well.
Researchers fear the US will not help Europe as they have in the past if a new war hits the continent The US has so far accounted for 90 per cent of arms aid to Ukraine. Going forward, Europeans must prepare to manage without so much help from the USA, researchers say.
Biden calls Trumpism semi-fascism – he’s right, says Norwegian researcher "The USA is by no means protected against fascism," says Norwegian researcher. He warns against dangerous polarization and a potential democratic collapse.
There is no evidence that many Norwegian immigrants supported slavery in the USA OPINION: A scintillating, but very misleading narrative, claims Nancy L. Coleman.
American politicians use the Nordic region as both a role model and a scare tactic Different groups use the Nordic countries for different rhetorical purposes, one political scientist observes.
Ordinary Scandinavians tweeted more about the American 2016-elections than the Russian trolls accused of interference OPINION: “Foreign interference” in US elections isn’t just for Russian trolls. Social media have made American politics accessible to ordinary users.