Nordic Working Life Research - Continuity and Renewal

Nordic Working Papers

Cluster Renewal in Old Industrial Regions – Continuity or Radical Change?

The purpose of this paper is to explore conceptually the role of clusters for the economic recovery of old industrial regions. We will identify three types of clusterbased renewal, distinguishing between an innovation-oriented adjustment of mature clusters (incremental change), the emergence of new agglomerations in established industries (diversification) and the rise of knowledge intensive an...

Sociality and the life-mind continuity thesis

The life-mind continuity thesis holds that mind is prefigured in life and that mind belongs to life. The biggest challenge faced by proponents of this thesis is to show how an explanatory framework that accounts for basic biological processes can be systematically extended to incorporate the highest reaches of human cognition. We suggest that this apparent „cognitive gap‟ between minimal and hu...

Occupational cancer research in the Nordic countries.

Occupational cancer research in the Nordic countries benefits from certain structural advantages, including the existence of computerized population registries, national cancer registries with high-quality data on cancer incidence, and a personal identification number for each inhabitant. This article outlines the utilization of this research infrastructure in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway,...

Enhancing the Effectiveness of Nordic Research Cooperation