Scandinavia is a subregion in Northern Europe, with strong historical, cultural, and linguistic ties between its constituent peoples. Scandinavia most commonly refers to Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. In English usage, it can sometimes also refer more narrowly to the Scandinavian Peninsula, or more broadly to all of the Nordic countries, also including Finland, Iceland, and the Faroe Islands.
The American-Scandinavian Foundation (ASF) is an American non-profit foundation dedicated to promoting international understanding through educational and cultural exchange between the United States and Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. The Foundation's headquarters, Scandinavia House: The Nordic Center in America, is located at 58 Park Avenue, New York City.
The purge in Norway after World War II was a purge that took place between May 1945 and August 1948 against anyone who was found to have collaborated with the German occupation of the country. Several thousand Norwegians and foreign citizens were tried and convicted for crimes committed in Scandinavia during the Second World War. However, the scope, legal basis, and fairness of these trials has since been a matter of some debate. A total of 40 people—including Vidkun Quisling, the self-proclaimed and Nazi supported Prime Minister of Norway during the occupation—were executed after capital punishment was reinstated in Norway. Thirty-seven of those executed were executed under Norwegian law, while the other three were executed under Allied military law.
H. Aschehoug & Co. , commonly known as Aschehoug,(pronounced [ˈɑ̂skəhæʉ]) is one of the largest independent publishing companies in Norway, founded in 1872. Headquartered in Oslo, the publishing house has 480 employees. The Aschehoug group also comprises other publishing houses owned partially or wholly by Aschehoug. Aschehoug can be directly translated to "ash hill."
Magnus Bernhard Olsen was a Norwegian philologist who specialized in Old Norse studies.
Olaf Olsen Norli was a Norwegian bookseller and publisher.
Edda. Scandinavian Journal of Literary Research is a magazine for research on Scandinavian literature, and for literary researchers in the Scandinavian countries. The magazine is based in Oslo.
Olav Riste was a Norwegian historian.
Carl Frithjof Tidemand-Johannessen was a Norwegian designer, illustrator, writer, author, and craftsman. He is best known today for his woodcut prints and for the decorative works on the Torshov Church in Oslo.
The Nordic Journal of Human Rights is a peer-reviewed academic journal published by the Norwegian Centre for Human Rights in collaboration with Universitetsforlaget. The journal takes a broad and cross-disciplinary view on human rights, particularly in a Nordic context.
Tidsskrift for Rettsvitenskap is a Norwegian law journal. It was established in 1888 by Francis Hagerup to "form a link between legal research in the Nordic countries" and is currently published by Universitetsforlaget. The journal is one of Scandinavia's preeminent academic journals in the field of law. It is ranked as a Level 2 journal, the highest level in the official Norwegian ranking. Articles are published in the three Scandinavian languages: Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish.
Retfærd, subtitled Nordic Journal of Law and Justice, is a Nordic peer-reviewed academic journal of legal science, publishing research from a "theoretical and practical point of view on the basis of not only jurisprudence, but also sociology, criminology, political science, history, philosophy, economics, ecology, anthropology, feminism and other sciences." Principally oriented towards Scandinavia, it primarily publishes articles in the Scandinavian languages, but also publishes special issues in English with a broader international focus. The journal was established in 1976 and since 2002 is published by the Association of Danish Lawyers and Economists. It was formerly published by Universitetsforlaget/the Scandinavian University Press. The journal is ranked as a Level 2 journal, the highest level, in the official Norwegian ranking.
The Nordic Journal of Criminology is a peer-reviewed academic journal covering the field of criminology. It is published biannually by Taylor and Francis on behalf of the Scandinavian Research Council for Criminology, together with the Danish, Finnish and Norwegian Crime Prevention Councils, the Finnish National Research Institute of Legal Policy, and the Department of Criminology and Sociology of Law at Oslo University. The journal focuses on the Scandinavian or Nordic tradition of criminology research. The editor-in-chief is Sébastien Tutenges and co-editor is Susanne Boethius.
Vagant is a Norway-based, pan-Scandinavian literary magazine, established in 1988.
Erling E. Guldbrandsen is a Norwegian musicologist. He is a professor of musicology at the University of Oslo.
Marianne Nordli Hansen is a Norwegian sociologist. She is a professor of sociology at the University of Oslo.
Jon Marius Sæland Haarberg is a Norwegian literary scholar, and professor of literature at the University of Oslo.
Hendrik Storstein Spilker is a Norwegian sociologist and media studies scholar. He is a professor of media and technology at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU).
Siemke Böhnisch is a German theatre and media scholar. She is a professor of theatre studies at the University of Agder in Norway.
Nora Simonhjell is a Norwegian literary scholar, author and poet. She is a full professor of Norwegian literature at the University of Agder.
