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Danish author and politician Pelle Dragsted will discuss his book Nordic Socialism: The Path Toward a Democratic Economy, newly published in English by University of Wisconsin Press.
This talk will be co-moderated by Rob Larson, a professor of economics at Tacoma Community College, and Andrew Nestingen, Professor and Chair of the Department of Scandinavian Studies at the University of Washington.
By Pelle Dragsted
Translated by William Banks
In recent years, the Nordic countries have been the envy of the world for their economic success, institutional stability, and consistently high levels of social happiness. But are they socialist?
Several prominent members of the American right think so. They may find a surprising ally in Pelle Dragsted, a member of the Danish parliament and the leader of the socialist political party Enhedslisten (Red-Green Alliance); contrary to most Nordic leaders, Dragsted accepts the charge of socialism. Going even further, he here delivers a clarion call to lean into that description.
Pelle Dragsted is the leader of the Enhedslisten party in Denmark and a representative in the Folketing.
Rob Larson is a professor of economics at Tacoma Community College and author of Mastering the Universe: The obscene wealth of the ruling class, what they do with their money, and why you should hate them even more, and Bit Tyrants: The political economy of Silicon Valley.
Andrew K. Nestingen is Professor and Chair of the Department of Scandinavian Studies at the University of Washington. Nestingen’s research is organized around the question: How does textual form figure in the way people construct, imagine, and regulate their social worlds?
