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Skolan – ett politiskt slagfält
Margit Silberstein
Feb 07, 2008
Skolpolitiken är en förklaring till att de borgerliga vann valet och att socialdemokraterna förlorade. I efterhand har socialdemokraternas nya partiledare, Mona Sahlin, idkat självkritik och medgett att partiets skolpolitik varit flummig och att väljarna tappat förtroendet för den. Nu pågår en omprövning av skolpolitiken, vilket leder till hårda interna motsättningar inom socialdemokratin.
Swedish dispute on green growth
Eva Franchell
Apr 07, 2011
The new leader of the Social Democratic Party, Håkan Juholt, gave a popular policy speech at the party congress a couple of weeks ago. He is amusing, has a moustache and on the podium he offered an almost chortling optimism for the future.
Skolorna bäst, universiteten handfallna
Markku Heikkilä
Feb 07, 2008
Den ena undersökningen efter den andra bekräftar att inlärningsresultaten i de finländska skolorna toppar världsstatistiken. Detsamma gäller emellertid inte universiteten. Högskoleutbildningen i Finland trevar efter nya koncept och har ännu inte riktigt hittat sin roll.
I krydsfelt mellem frihed og kontrol
Thomas Larsen
Feb 07, 2008
Uddannelse og forskning et blevet ”varme” politiske temaer. I Danmark har kernen i diskussionerne handlet om, hvor vidt frihed eller styring er bedst, når der skal skabes resultater og sikres mest mulig værdi for pengene. Siden Anders Fogh Rasmussen vandt sin knusende valgsejr og erobrede magten i 2001, har uddannelse og forskning stået højt på den politiske dagsorden.
Clean technology and new knowledge about natural resources
Markku Heikkilä
Apr 07, 2011
Finland, sobering up after the Nokia frenzy, is looking with a new perspective at the resources that no wave of globalisation can take away from the country. Finland will continue to safeguard its welfare by means of clean technology – bio-energy from the forests, water and minerals know-how. It is looking for a combination of these in order to realise a sustainable economy and green growth.
Sustainable step in the right direction on the Faroe Islands
Ingolf S. Olsen
Apr 07, 2011
It is absolutely imperative that the Faroese fishing fleets are reduced if there is a desire for the fisheries industry of the future to be biologically, economically and socially sustainable. So far, passivity in the industry itself and the politicians' reluctance to get involved has prevented such a reduction.
Consumer happy nation in vulnerable nature
Egill Helgason
Apr 07, 2011
About a quarter of Iceland was probably covered by forest before settlement. In a short time the settlers managed to destroy the forests. Iceland is known for its unspoiled nature, open country, wilderness and sand deserts; much of which actually came about through destruction of the vegetation and erosion. Icelanders have to starting thinking about how they treat nature.
Everything in Norway is green
Aslak Bonde
Apr 07, 2011
The debate on green growth and sustainability is characterized by the concept of diversity, fuzzy statistics and shifting perspectives. Sometimes it seems as if everything that is IT-based or runs on rails is green, and that climate and environmentally harmful activities in Norway are really sustainable, because the same activities would have been even more harmful to the environment in other countries. Somewhat self-righteous perhaps, but it could be right.