Essays & Papers

Except for Vandana Shiva’s essay, all the essays and papers listed below were delivered during the workshop Revisiting Nordic Colonialism: Local Amnesia – Global Impact held at The Reykjavik Academy, Reykjavik on March 25, 26 & 28, 2006. You can either download them here as printable PDF files or listen to an audio recording of the workshop presentations by clicking here. Vandana Shiva was supposed to have delivered a paper during the third day of Act 1's workshop. However, she was unable to attend and turned in an essay for the documentation DVD and website instead.

Ívar Jónsson
“From Colonialism to Institutional Dependency”
© 2006 Ívar Jónsson

Mikela Lundahl
“Nordic Complicity? Some Aspects on Nordic Identity as ‘Non-Colonial’ and Non-Participatory in the European Colonial Event”
© 2006 Mikela Lundahl

Humphrey Polepole
“Third World Underdevelopment, Foreign Aid and Aids Policies as a Legacy of Colonialism: Challenges and Opportunities”
© 2006 Humphrey Polepole