Welcome to a NLHN webinar where a panel will discuss research into social democracy history in the Nordic countries.

The purpose of the panel is to bring history researchers from every Nordic country to a virtual roundtable to discuss new directions and perspectives on the research into social democracy history and to create a dialogue between researchers at the Nordic level. Each participant will briefly present their research interest and perspectives. After there will be time for discussion.

Chair: Pauli Kettunen, Professor Emeritus of Political History at the University of Helsinki.

Iben Bjørnsson, Ph D is a researcher and curator at Stevnsfort Museum of the Cold War in Denmark.

Matti Hannikainen, senior researcher, Finnish Labour Archives. 

Guðmundur Jónsson is a Professor of History at the Department of History, University of Iceland.

Dag Einar Thorsen, associate professor of political science at the University of South-Eastern Norway.

Kjell Östberg is a Professor of history at Södertörn University.

The webinar is open but requires registration. You will get a zoom-link by e-mail one or two days before the event.

IMAGE: The Danish Social Democratic Party celebrates 50 years, together with Nordic guests, 23-24 July 1921.