The dominant theory of elite power, grounded in Weberian bureaucracy, has analyzed elites
in terms of stable positions at the top of enduring institutions. Today, many conditions that …

Although the triggering effect of economic crises on revolt is a classic sociological topic,
crises have until recently mostly triggered large-scale collective action in developing …

Iceland is an unusually pure example of the dynamics that blocked regulation and caused
financial fragility across the developed world for 20 years. This essay describes the statist …

Welfare and the Great Recession surveys and analyses welfare consequences in the period
following the financial crisis in Europe. It investigates how the burdens of the recession were …

Iceland enjoys an international reputation as one of the most gender equal countries in the
world. This article analyses how young men in Reykjavík, the country's capital, perceive …

The five Nordic countries are often imagined as a unit, especially by the outside world. As
the final chapter in this volume discusses, external stereotypes of the Nordic region have …

If we believe that the small, open economies of Nordic Europe are paragons of good
governance, why are they so prone to economic crisis? In Good Governance Gone Bad …

The Nordic countries–including Iceland–have been portrayed in the political-science
literature as consensual democracies, enjoying a high degree of legitimacy and institutional …

This article uses the case of Iceland to study how neoliberal globalization impacts class
discourse in the political field and broader perceptions of class division. Analyzing a leading …

This article explores income redistribution in Iceland stemming from taxes and transfers,
both in terms of its development (1995–2009) and in comparison with European countries …