The Icelandic Review of Politics and Administration (www.irpa.is) is pleased to announce the publication of a special issue on power and democracy in Iceland (14 Vol., 1 Issue): http://www.irpa.is/issue/view/297. The special issue is among the products of a five year power and democracy project, funded by the University of Iceland Centenary Fund and directed by Professor Gunnar Helgi Kristinsson. The special issue brings together 10 peer-reviewed papers focusing on different aspects of power and democratic governance in Iceland, all written in English and in open access.

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Power and democracy in Iceland: An Introduction

Guðmundur Heiðar Frímannsson (guest editor)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.13177/irpa.a.2018.14.1.11

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Peer Reviewed Articles

The Icelandic power structure revisited

Gunnar Helgi Kristinsson

DOI: https://doi.org/10.13177/irpa.a.2018.14.1.1

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1-34

Icelandic politics in light of normative models of democracy

Vilhjálmur Árnason

DOI: https://doi.org/10.13177/irpa.a.2018.14.1.2

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35-60

A small state in world politics: Iceland’s search for shelter

Baldur Thorhallsson

DOI: https://doi.org/10.13177/irpa.a.2018.14.1.3

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61-82

Autonomy or integration: Historical analysis of the debate on the purpose of Icelandic local self-government

Eva Marín Hlynsdóttir

DOI: https://doi.org/10.13177/irpa.a.2018.14.1.4

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81-100

Political cleavages, party voter linkages and the impact of voters’ socio-economic status on vote-choice in Iceland, 1983-2016/17

Eva H. Önnudóttir, Ólafur Þ. Harðarson

DOI: https://doi.org/10.13177/irpa.a.2018.14.1.5

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101-130

The politics of diversity: Social and political integration of immigrants in Iceland

Þorgerður Einarsdóttir, Thamar M. Heijstra, Guðbjörg Linda Rafnsdóttir

DOI: https://doi.org/10.13177/irpa.a.2018.14.1.6

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131-148

The role of parliament under ministerial government

Indriði H. Indriðason, Gunnar Helgi Kristinsson

DOI: https://doi.org/10.13177/irpa.a.2018.14.1.7

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149-166

Public committees and corporatism: How does Iceland compare to Scandinavia?

Stefanía Óskarsdóttir

DOI: https://doi.org/10.13177/irpa.a.2018.14.1.8

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167-188

The Icelandic news media in times of crisis and change

Valgerður Jóhannsdóttir, Jón Gunnar Ólafsson

DOI: https://doi.org/10.13177/irpa.a.2018.14.1.9

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189-210

Political trust in Iceland: Performance or politics?

Sjöfn Vilhelmsdóttir, Gunnar Helgi Kristinsson

DOI: https://doi.org/10.13177/irpa.a.2018.14.1.10

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211-234

For more information on the power and democracy project, see https://vol.hi.is/um-verkefnid/english/

For more information on the IRPA and its editorial policies, see www.irpa.is

For further enquiries, contact:

Sjöfn Vilhelmsdóttir, Director
Institute of Public Administration & Politics
University of Iceland
Email: sjofn@hi.is

Stofnun stjórnsýslufræða og stjórnmála/Institute of Public Administration & Politics
Faculty of Political Science University of Iceland
Gimli við Sæmundargötu , 101 Reykjavík.

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