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    The academic–vocational divide in three Nordic countries: implications for social class and gender 
    Nylund, Mattias; Rosvall, Per-Åke; Eiriksdottir, Elsa; Holm, Ann-Sofie; Isopahkala-Bouret, Ulpukka; Niemi, Anna-Maija; Ragnarsdóttir, Guðrún (Informa UK Limited, 2018-01-02)
    In this study we examine how the academic–vocational divide is manifested today in Finland, Iceland and Sweden in the division between vocationally (VET) and academicallyoriented programmes at the upper-secondary school level. The paper is based on a ...
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    Choosing private compulsory schools: A means for class distinctions or responsible parenting? 
    Auðardóttir, Auður Magndís; Kosunen, Sonja (SAGE Publications, 2020-05-29)
    This study aims to explore the social and ethnic background of pupils admitted to private schools at the compulsory level in Iceland so as to identify possible social class segregation between public and private schools. Additionally, we examine how ...
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    Even in Iceland? Exploring mothers’ narratives on neighbourhood choice in a perceived classless and feminist utopia 
    Auðardóttir, Auður Magndís; Magnúsdóttir, Berglind Rós (Informa UK Limited, 2020-09-21)
    The study explores how mothers in Iceland, a relatively new nation state that is perceived as being gender equal, classless and homogeneous, adapt and respond to international trends of consumer cultures. Building on studies about parental neighbourhood ...
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    The Great Recession and new class voting in Iceland 
    Helgason, Agnar (Institute of Public Administration and Politics - Icelandic Review of Politics and Administration, 2018-12-13)
    Conventional wisdom suggests that occupational class plays a limited role in explaining vote choice in Iceland. In this paper, we argue that the death of class in Icelandic politics may be premature and that it still plays a role in structuring political ...
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    The Icelandic power structure revisited 
    Kristinsson, Gunnar Helgi (Stofnun stjórnsýslufræða og stjórnmála við Háskóla Íslands, 2018-05-30)
    Political scientists have developed three main interpretations of the Icelandic power structure – namely, traditional elitism, competitive elitism and professional pluralism. These can be seen to some extent as successive regimes, with traditional ...
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    ‘I am the black duck’ affective aspects of working-class mothers’ involvement in parental communities 
    Auðardóttir, Auður Magndís (Routledge, 2021-11-09)
    The aim of this study is to analyse working-class mothers’ narratives of social interactions among parents at their children’s schools. A special focus is paid to the emotions that arise in such interactions and their role in the reproduction of class. ...