Publications
A Special Section - The Nordic Countries’ crisis management of the Covid-19 pandemic: The effect of size
Guest Editors: Ásthildur Elva Bernhardsdóttir and Baldur Thorhallsson in the journal Small States & Territories (ISSN: 2616-8006), Vol. 8, No. 2, November 2025, (pages 375-440).
This special section in SST deals with size-related challenges and opportunities in the seven Nordic countries (Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Greenland and the Faroe …
Introduction: Nordic countries’ crisis management of the COVID-19 pandemic: The effect of size
The effect of size – Á. E. Bernhardsdóttir and B. Thorhallsson (pages 375-388).
The effect of size and the Nordic states’ responses to the COVID-19 pandemic: Reactive or proactive?
M. Ackrén, N. Hokkala, P. Lægreid, E. Palmujoki, A. Trengereid, Á. E. Bernhardsdóttir, M. Koraeus, R. Olavson, B. Thorhallsson and K. Vrangbæk (pages 389-408)
This paper examines whether the small size of the public administration of the seven Nordic countries affected the nature of their crisis responses, focusing on the …
Cooperation problems and bureaucratic infighting in small states: Lack of planning and unclear rules?
M. Ackrén, N. Hokkala, P. Lægreid, E. Palmujoki, A. Trengereid, Á. E. Bernhardsdóttir, M. Koraeus, R. Olavson, B. Thorhallsson and K. Vrangbæk (pages 409-422)
This comparative study of the seven Nordic countries supports the assumption that cooperation problems and bureaucratic infighting in small states during the early stages of the …
Small elite network and less formal governance structure: Efficient knowledge sharing and rapid policy responses?
M. Ackrén, N. Hokkala, P. Lægreid, E. Palmujoki, A. Trengereid, Á. E. Bernhardsdóttir, M. Koraeus, R. Olavson, B. Thorhallsson and K. Vrangbæk (pages 423-440)
This paper analyzes whether the seven Nordic countries, by virtue of their limited administrative size and less formalized governance arrangements, were particularly well-suited to fostering rapid …
