GuÐmundur Hálfdanarson
Biographic Data
| ID | 6251116 |
|---|---|
| NAME | GuÐmundur Hálfdanarson |
| GIVEN NAMES | GuÐmundur |
| FAMILY NAME | Hálfdanarson |
| SIGNATURE | HÁLFDANARSON G |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Iceland |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8803-9756 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 21 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1995 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Understanding Growth Policies and Economic Success
This paper analyses how the small European island nations of Iceland and Malta transitioned from economic dependence to thriving development between 1945 and 1980. Both faced significant challenges during this era, marked by postwar global and European political volatility. In 1945, the newly established Republic of Iceland exhibited a significantly stronger economy than the non-sovereign island of Malta. The economy of Malta, which gained indepe…
Europe in the Age of Post-Truth Politics
This book explores the impact of the phenomenon of post-truth politics on European integration and the European Union. This is an open access book
Nordic Paths to Modernity
Within the growing attention to the diverse forms and trajectories of modern societies, the Nordic countries are now widely seen as a distinctive and instructive case. While discussions have centred on the 'Nordic model' of the welfare state and its record of adaptation to the changing global environment of the late twentieth century, this volume's focus goes beyond these themes. The guiding principle here is that a long-term historical-sociologi…
Why a Scandinavian Journal of History
‘Historians in the Nordic countries – Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden – have long felt the need for a general historical journal in the English language to complement specialized publications a
Severing the Ties – Iceland's Journey From a Union With Denmark to a Nation‐state
At the time of the foundation of the Icelandic republic in 1944, most Icelanders regarded the dissolution of the union with Denmark as a natural conclusion of a long struggle for freedom. The fact is, however, that the idea of self‐determination only emerged in the early 19th century, gaining total hegemony a century later. This article explores this sudden paradigm shift in the Icelandic political discourse
From One, to Two, to Five
Iceland
L'A. retrace les relations historiques entretenues entre l'Islande et la Couronne danoise, puis les origines et les particularites du nationalisme islandais, qui devait aboutir a la souverainete de l'Islande en 1918 puis a son independance totale en 1944. Des similitudes avec le nationalisme allemand peuvent etre trouvees mais les contextes sociaux, historiques et politiques etaient diametralement opposes. Ces conditions favorables, ainsi qu'une …
Defining the Modern Citizen
L'A. etudie la dimension politique et civile des debats autour de la citoyennete en Islande au 19 e siecle. Le parlement, a partir de 1845, s'est attache a definir ce que recouvre la communaute politique islandaise. La premiere constitution, promulguee en 1874, a propose une vision moderne de la citoyennete s'efforcant de garantir la liberte de la presse, la liberte religieuse et la liberte economique. L'A. analyse le statut politique des femmes …
Social distinctions and national unity
Iceland
L'A. retrace les relations historiques entretenues entre l'Islande et la Couronne danoise, puis les origines et les particularites du nationalisme islandais, qui devait aboutir a la souverainete de l'Islande en 1918 puis a son independance totale en 1944. Des similitudes avec le nationalisme allemand peuvent etre trouvees mais les contextes sociaux, historiques et politiques etaient diametralement opposes. Ces conditions favorables, ainsi qu'une …
Social distinctions and national unity
Severing the Ties – Iceland's Journey From a Union With Denmark to a Nation‐state
At the time of the foundation of the Icelandic republic in 1944, most Icelanders regarded the dissolution of the union with Denmark as a natural conclusion of a long struggle for freedom. The fact is, however, that the idea of self‐determination only emerged in the early 19th century, gaining total hegemony a century later. This article explores this sudden paradigm shift in the Icelandic political discourse
Social distinctions and national unity
Defining the Modern Citizen
L'A. etudie la dimension politique et civile des debats autour de la citoyennete en Islande au 19 e siecle. Le parlement, a partir de 1845, s'est attache a definir ce que recouvre la communaute politique islandaise. La premiere constitution, promulguee en 1874, a propose une vision moderne de la citoyennete s'efforcant de garantir la liberte de la presse, la liberte religieuse et la liberte economique. L'A. analyse le statut politique des femmes …
Iceland
L'A. retrace les relations historiques entretenues entre l'Islande et la Couronne danoise, puis les origines et les particularites du nationalisme islandais, qui devait aboutir a la souverainete de l'Islande en 1918 puis a son independance totale en 1944. Des similitudes avec le nationalisme allemand peuvent etre trouvees mais les contextes sociaux, historiques et politiques etaient diametralement opposes. Ces conditions favorables, ainsi qu'une …
Severing the Ties – Iceland's Journey From a Union With Denmark to a Nation‐state
At the time of the foundation of the Icelandic republic in 1944, most Icelanders regarded the dissolution of the union with Denmark as a natural conclusion of a long struggle for freedom. The fact is, however, that the idea of self‐determination only emerged in the early 19th century, gaining total hegemony a century later. This article explores this sudden paradigm shift in the Icelandic political discourse
From One, to Two, to Five
Why a Scandinavian Journal of History
‘Historians in the Nordic countries – Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden – have long felt the need for a general historical journal in the English language to complement specialized publications a
Nordic Paths to Modernity
Within the growing attention to the diverse forms and trajectories of modern societies, the Nordic countries are now widely seen as a distinctive and instructive case. While discussions have centred on the 'Nordic model' of the welfare state and its record of adaptation to the changing global environment of the late twentieth century, this volume's focus goes beyond these themes. The guiding principle here is that a long-term historical-sociologi…
Europe in the Age of Post-Truth Politics
This book explores the impact of the phenomenon of post-truth politics on European integration and the European Union. This is an open access book
Understanding Growth Policies and Economic Success
This paper analyses how the small European island nations of Iceland and Malta transitioned from economic dependence to thriving development between 1945 and 1980. Both faced significant challenges during this era, marked by postwar global and European political volatility. In 1945, the newly established Republic of Iceland exhibited a significantly stronger economy than the non-sovereign island of Malta. The economy of Malta, which gained indepe…
Political science (7 works) · Politics (6 works) · History (5 works) · Law (5 works) · European Socioeconomic and Political Studies (4 works) · History (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Philosophy (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Political economy (3 works)