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Knowledge on the Nordics

Listen to researchers talk about the history, society and culture of the Nordic region (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and the autonomous territories, Greenland, the Faroe Islands and Åland). Mainly interviews and panel discussions, but also synopses of particular historical events and topics within the humanities and social sciences written by researchers and read out in one of the Nordic languages as well as English.

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Knowledge on the Nordics

Regionalisation and the Baltic Sea Region

April 17, 2024 • nordics.info • Season 1 • Episode 21

Listen to a podcast about when and why states in and around the Baltic Sea have worked together for economic, social or geopolitical reasons, with a focus on Poland.
After the end of the Cold War, regional initiatives like the Council of the Baltic Sea States sprung up to keep Russia around the table and as a vehicle to work collectively towards common aims, inspired at least in part by Nordic regional institutions. But are such initiatives still as important now Russia no longer plays a part in them?

Nicola Witcombe, editor of nordics.info, talks to researchers Damian Szacawa and Jakub Olchowski political scientists at the Department of International Relations, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin, Poland. It was recorded in September 2023.