Danish

This course first focuses on history and culture, starting with a brief historical view of Danish society since 1800. It then analyses culture both from a history of ideas perspective and by exploring Danish cultural values. The course thereafter takes an institutional approach to various sectors of Danish society, providing more in-depth descriptions of, among other things, the Danish political system, its labor market structures, welfare regime, education system, most important industries, civil society, and the relationship with the European Union. This version of the course also focuses on the international institutions in which Denmark is embedded and on the internationalization of the Danish economy and Danish firms. This entails a dual focus on internationalization and comparison with other countries and markets. The course comprises a student project work module where students do either a comparative study with a focus on a particular feature of Danish society, (e.g. elements of the business regime, welfare regime, labor market and their development) or an analysis of how a given Danish sector has been transformed by internationalization.