The concept of Nordic added value has increasingly come to serve as a guiding principle of inter-ministerial Nordic co-operation and its related institutions. However, there is an enduring sense among stakeholders in Nordic co-operation that the exact meaning of the concept of “Nordic added value” is unclear, along with uncertainty around how the concept can be operationalised in practice. Interpretations of the concept and its significance vary from sector to sector of Nordic co-operation as well as from person to person.
Authors
Forrai Ørskov, Frederik, Liimatainen, Tuire, Turva, Essi, Berg, Emilia, Akintug, Hasan
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.6027/temanord2024-529
- ISBN
- 978-92-893-7897-0 (electronic) 978-92-893-7898-7 (electronic)
- OAI
- oai:DiVA.org:norden-13286
- Pages
- 137
- Published in
- Copenhagen: Nordisk Ministerråd
- Responsible organisation
- Nordic Council of Ministers, Nordic Council of Ministers Secretariat Nordic Council of Ministers, NordForsk
- URN
- urn:nbn:se:norden:org:diva-13286
- Year
- 2024
- pages
- 137
Table of Contents
- Nordic Added Value in Inter- ministerial Nordic Co-operation 2
- Acknowledgements 2
- 2 Authors 3
- 5 Executive summary 3
- 8 Chapter 1 Introduction 3
- Chapter 2 Conceptual characteristics of Nordic added value 3
- 20 Chapter 3 Nordic added value An historical outline 3
- Chapter 4 Nordic added value in inter-ministerial Nordic co-operation 3
- 33 The Nordic Council of Ministers and its Secretariat 3
- 44 Ofices and cultural institutions 3
- 66 Research and innovation 3
- 95 Comparative analysis and indings 3
- 105 Chapter 5 Conclusions and recommendations 4
- 110 Endnotes 4
- 136 4
- Executive summary 5
- Background and aim 5
- Methods and materials 5
- Main indings 6
- Recommendations 6
- Chapter 1 Introduction 8
- Starting points 10
- The challenges of Nordic added value 11
- Translating Nordic added value in a multilingual framework of co-operation 13
- Aims and objectives 14
- Materials and methods 16
- Chapter 2 Conceptual characteristics of Nordic added value 17
- Nordic added value as a contested concept 17
- Nordic added value as a composite concept 17
- Nordic added value as a temporally multi-layered concept 19
- Summary 19
- Chapter 3 Nordic added value An historical outline 20
- Nordisk nytta the Need to have of Nordic co-operation 20
- Nordiskt mervärde An alternative or extension to nordisk nytta 23
- Nordic added value and the Europeanisation of Nordic co- operation 25
- Nordic added value in Nordic co-operation reform initiatives 28
- Nordic added value today and in the future 30
- Summary 32
- Chapter 4 Nordic added value in inter-ministerial Nordic co- operation 33
- The Nordic Council of Ministers and its Secretariat 33
- History of the Nordic Council of Ministers 34
- Institutional history of Nordic added value 35
- Current use of Nordic added value 40
- Meanings of Nordic added value 41
- The Nordic House in Reykjavik 44
- History of the Nordic House in Reykjavik 44
- Institutional history of Nordic added value 45
- Current use of Nordic added value 46
- Meanings of Nordic added value 48
- Nordic Culture Point 50
- History of Nordic Culture Point 50
- Institutional history of Nordic added value 50
- Current use of Nordic added value 51
- Meanings of Nordic added value 53
- The Nordic ofices in the Nordic autonomous territories 55
- History of the Nordic ofices in the autonomous territories 55
- Institutional history of Nordic added value 56
- Current use of Nordic added value 56
- Meanings of Nordic added value 57
- The Nordic ofices in the Baltic countries and Northwestern Russia 59
- History of the Nordic Council of Ministers ofices in the Baltic countries and Northwestern Russia 59
- Institutional history of Nordic added value 60
- Current use of Nordic added value 61
- Meanings of Nordic added value 63
- Nordic Welfare Centre 66
- History of Nordic Welfare Centre 66
- Institutional history of Nordic added value 67
- Current use of Nordic added value 68
- Meanings of Nordic added value 69
- Nordregio 71
- History of Nordregio 71
- Institutional history of Nordic added value 72
- Current use of Nordic added value 73
- Meanings of Nordic added value 75
- NordForsk 77
- History of NordForsk 77
- Institutional history of Nordic added value 78
- Current use of Nordic added value 79
- Meanings of Nordic added value 82
- Nordic Energy Research 84
- History of Nordic Energy Research 84
- Institutional history of Nordic added value 85
- Current use of Nordic added value 86
- Meanings of Nordic added value 88
- Nordic Innovation 90
- History of Nordic Innovation 90
- Institutional history of Nordic added value 91
- Current use of Nordic added value 92
- Meanings of Nordic added value 94
- Comparative analysis and indings 95
- Domains of Nordic added value 96
- Inter-sectoral differences 99
- Terminological instability 101
- Evaluation of Nordic added value 102
- Nordic added value or Vision 2030 103
- Summary 103
- Chapter 5 Conclusions and recommendations 105
- Recommendations 107
- Endnotes 110
- About this publication 136
- Nordic Added Value in Inter-ministerial Nordic Co- operation 136
- Disclaimer 136
- Rights and permissions 136
- Nordic co-operation 137
