This book explores the history of Nordic human rights politics and
practices from the 1930s to present day. The authors use previously
unexplored archival materials to bring to light how a broad range
of Nordic actors have engaged with international human rights
globally and at a European level and how these norms have been
taken up and interpreted in the region. Do the Nordic countries
warrant the label 'global good Samaritans' in human rights
promotion? Is the Nordic welfare state a close to perfect
realisation of human rights norms? Or do Nordic international and
domestic human rights policies constitute a peculiar 'Nordic human
rights paradox' where norms are supported internationally while not
being implemented at home? Are the ideals of the national welfare
state and universal human rights compatible? In this book, the
authors take issue with previous scholarship and argue for the need
for careful historical investigations into how a broad range of
Nordic actors have contributed to creating international human
rights. This history is much more varied than what was previously
assumed. The lack of prior interest in the region means there are
several promising avenues for historical investigations of both the
Nordic countries in human rights history and the role of human
rights in the history of the region. The chapters in this book were
originally published as a special issue of the journal, Nordic
Journal of Human Rights.
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