The Nordic constitutions: a comparative and contextual study

This text analyses the Nordic constitutional systems of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden in a comparative context.

It has two main aims: first to fill a gap in the literature by providing an accessible English language account of the Nordic constitutions, and second by providing a comparative analysis of them, revealing their similarities and differences within their political, historical and cultural contexts.

In this respect, the book challenges the assumption that the Nordic countries form a homogeneous constitutional system due to their cultural and historical affinities, a view not necessarily supported by a close comparative examination.

A key issue is EU membership, where the Nordic countries have made different choices at different times, and the book will show how this has affected the individual countries and whether a divide between EU member states has appeared.