Centre for European Studies
School of International Studies
Workshop on
The Nordics: An Exception in Europe?
6 September 2017
10am-1pm, Venue Room 344 SIS II
Welcome Remarks 10 - 10.10 am
Bhaswati Sarkar, Chairperson, CES
Prof S.N. Malakar, Acting Dean, SIS
Prof Chintamani Mahapatra, Rector, JNU
Session I: 10.10 am - 11.45pm
Ambassador’s Roundtable
India and the Nordics: Do we need each other?
Chair: Prof Chintamani Mahapatra, Rector, JNU
Ambassador Nina Vaskunlathi, Finland
Ambassador Ragnar Kamsvag, Norway
Ambassador Thorir Ibsen, Iceland
Gautam Bhattacharyya, Chargé d’Affaires, Sweden
Ms Mette Ekeroth, Deputy Head of Mission, Denmark
Ambassador Ashok Sajjanhar, Former Ambassador to Sweden
Session II: 11.45 – 1pm
Unpacking the Nordics’ Exception
Prof Stein Oluf Kristiansen, School of Business and Law, University of Agder, Norway
Institutional Basis for Economic Performance in the Nordics
Prof Gulshan Sachdeva, CES, SIS, JNU
Implementing 2030 Agenda in India & the Nordics
Prof Stina Torjesen, Department of Economics and Finance, University of Agder, Norway
Security Issues: Dealing with Russia and Renewing NATO
Prof Bhaswati Sarkar, CES, SIS, JNU
The Right Matter in Politics
Dr Sheetal Sharma, CES, SIS, JNU
Decoding Gender Equality in Nordic countries
Sharing Outcomes
M.Phil/Ph.D Research at the Centre
Lunch