The death of African-American citizen George Floyd while in police custody on May has triggered a wave of protests against racism. In Sweden, the support to the movement #BlackLivesMatter has been enormous. Many have been the mobilisations taking place in the country during the last days. Would you like to learn more about it? Black […]
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You may be entitled to vote in Sweden’s Elections
Written by Patricia Salas I don’t know if you have heard about the coming elections in Sweden. Citizens select three (3) different bodies called the national parliament (Riksdag), the county councils (landsting), and municipal assemblies (kommunfullmäktige). Sweden’s Elections are held once every four years on the second Sunday of September this year, and you may […]
Gender Equality in Sweden
The Welcome! Hej, Valkommna! I was greeted by a feminine voice as I swiped my SL card at the entrance of the buss dörR, (do not mistake the capital ‘R’ to be a typo error and also don’t forget to emphasize on the extra ‘R’ while speaking to a Swede, one way to pronounce it […]
Sweden ranked the world’s fifth best country
Is Sweden the best country to have children, be a citizen and live an environmentally friendly life? Sweden is ranked highest in several areas according to a study made by the US News & World Report. The report presented at the summit in Davos, Switzerland, ranks Sweden in fifth place and is based on responses […]
Sweden – where men are women and women do men’s things
There are lots of different ways to look at culture, and with all of them we have to tread very carefully. It is very easy to misuse these approaches and fall into the quagmire of stereotyping. One body of research that is widely bandied about, and also widely misused is Hofstede’s dimensions of culture. Using […]
