Abstract Democracy festivals are an emerging phenomenon in Northern European democracies. Currently, such found 10 different countries, yet they have received virtually no scholarly attention. This article is a first attempt to subject systematic study, by means of survey event organizers at one the largest, most longstanding festivals, Norwegian Arendalsuka. A stated goal Arendalsuka give orga...

This article uses a combination of qualitative and quantitative methods to analyze the contemporary interest group systems eleven Northeastern states compares these with in fifty as whole. It is found that recent changes socio-economic political life Northeast have affected surface aspects region's systems, such range groups represented styles representation, has extended power some new interes...