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Not Great Impulse Control, Not Great Planning
Not Great Impulse Control, Not Great PlanningHere are two pages out of this week's Swedish crime chronicle, showcasing the rare beauties of the small-town criminal mind. Both remind me of the movie...
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Between Technocracy and Populism
Between Technocracy and PopulismI'm confused by this political science paper I'm editing. The guy wants to find a middle way for the EU between two kinds of authoritarianism: technocracy and populism.I...
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Archaeology Programmes At Swedish Universities Evaluated
Archaeology Programmes At Swedish Universities EvaluatedThe Swedish Higher Education Authority (Universitetskanslersämbetet) has evaluated our basic university programmes in a long series of subjects....
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Freedom Fighters vs. Weak PositionsOn Aardvarchaeology, Martin Rundkvist tells the story of a 14-year old Swedish Muslim girl who also happens to be very good at karate. Recently this young woman was...
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An Unfortunate Name Change
An Unfortunate Name ChangeSweden’s largest and oldest contract archaeology organisation with five units spread across the country is known as ”UV”. This is an old in-house abbreviation that means...
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Vikings, Santa & Jól
Vikings, Santa & Jól Grímfrost in Sweden give their take on the Meaning of the Season - the Goat of Þór is serious business though... catdynamicsMon, 12/12/2016 -...
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My Ancestry
My AncestryInspired by Karin Bojs's and Peter Sjölund's recent book Svenskarna och deras fäder, I've looked into my ancestry by means both genetic and genealogical. Here's a few highlights.Like most...
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Hiking In Abisko
Hiking In AbiskoAbisko national park is in the mountains of extreme northern Sweden, Sámi country, reindeer country, where half of the year is lit by constant sun and the other half is frigid darkness...
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Yeah, Screw You Too, Academia
Yeah, Screw You Too, AcademiaI recently received a long-awaited verdict on an official complaint I had filed: there was in fact nothing formally wrong with the decision by the Dept of Historical...
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Good Recent Swedish Popular History
Good Recent Swedish Popular HistoryI don't read much in Swedish. On a whim I decided to check what recent Swedish books I've read and liked outside work. Turns out they're all popular history. Alla...
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