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Nordic secret presentation

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1. The Nordic countries achieved high levels of societal happiness and good governance through "folk education" movements in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. These movements strengthened citizens' character by cultivating "Bildung", the lifelong shaping of character within a community. 2. The folk schools promoted exposure to new knowledge, compromise, and self-governance under personal freedom and social responsibility. Rosa Parks attended the Highlander Folk School in Tennessee, which was inspired by the Danish folk schools. 3. Modern Nordic societies benefit from a legacy of lifelong learning, strong citizenship, and an emphasis on well-being through education and social policies. The Scottish independence movement could similarly focus

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The Nordic Secret - and what it can teach Scottish Independence politics patkane.global
Speaking tonight with a Nordic hat on
What we know about Nordic societies: Societal happiness =caring, freedom, generosity, honesty, health, income and good governance
What do we know? Very high-performing
Theyre not perfect
But something is emulatable. What is it? And what can indy movement really learn? From McSmorgasbord: All seek a strong (but variable) link with EU as a guarantor of markets for goods All share a commitment to manage maritime resources (fish, gas, oil) All have histories about negotiating freedom with bigger powers or being in bed with an elephant This is external, geopolitical What about internal, cultural?
The Nordic Secret: A European story of beauty and freedom Lene Rachel Andersen Tomas Bjorkman
What is the Nordic Secret? They all had folk- education movements, from late 19th to e20th centuries
Movements which strengthened the confidence, imagination, sympathy and resilience of their citizens
by means of cultivating something called Bildung the shaping and strengthening of character throughout a life, within a communty
The national Springs of Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland Reformers (like Grundtvig) & politicians inspired by German Romantic philosophers Goethe, Schiller, Humboldt To develop the capacity of citizens for national democracy & modernity
meet as equals in their spare time, are exposed to new knowledge, culture, art, and challenges throughout life, learn and evolve throughout life, self-govern under great personal freedom, combined with a high social awareness and sense of responsibility, and work towards compromises of great legitimacy. In folk schools defined by a spirit of bildung, people
The connection with Bildung is that she attended Highlander Folk School, whose founder Myles Horton had visited Denmark's folk schools, and determined to start them in the US. Rosa Parks attended Highlander Folk School. And as cited by this black history page: Highlander was one of the few places in the South where integrated meetings could take place, and served as a site of leadership training for southern civil rights activists. Rosa Parks attended a 1955 workshop at Highlander four months before refusing to give up her bus seat, an act which ignited the Montgomery bus boycott. Lead by Septima Clark, Esau Jenkins and Bernice Robinson, Highlander developed a citizenship program in the mid-1950s that taught African Americans their rights as citizens while promoting basic literacy skills. Reflecting on his experiences with the Citizenship Schools and the emergence of new leaders from noncharismatic people who attended the training, Horton concluded that educational work during social movement periods provides the best opportunity for multiplying democratic leadership. What does Rosa Parks have to do with the Nordic Secret? She went to a folk school in Tennessee
While Nordics were doing bildung (and nation-building) Scotland was largely the workshop (and barracks) of the British Empire Tom Nairn: Scotland missed out on the great European nationalist Springs, and only now catching up (though industry + labour movement = workers education?)
Modern legacy of folk- education and bildung for Nordic societies? - Ethos of life-long learning (see Denmarks flexicurity assumes an agile, capable, confident workforces) (Olaf Palmes study-circle democracy) - Strong sense of active citizenship - Psychologically well-founded - play-based kindergarten & creative schooling, parental leave, shorter work week. (Thus the high happiness/trust indexes?)
BILDUNG 3.0 for our current transition to age of automation/ AI, zero- carbon/climate change, emerging economics, demographics/ longevity, planetary migration As the times get more complex on the outside How much more complex do we have to be on the inside? What image of character do we need?
So what does this have to do with gaining Scottish independence?
1. The indy movement is already doing Bildung 2.0 a) A proper indy public sphere to discuss nation- developing ideas
1. The indy movement is already doing Bildung 2.0 b) Some institutions to start generating them
1. The indy movement is already doing Bildung 2.0 c) a social movement that lets character flourish Commentariat: Who are these people? Where have they come from? Indy movement has been educating, sustaining, building people all this time online, offline
Nordic secret presentation
So what does this have to do with gaining Scottish independence?
2. But are the legislators tapping into the Scottish Spring? How can they use this bildung/building to get to indy? LONG GAME: - Soft Power strategy abroad act as if a nation-state, with full range of powers, complex assets - Steady confidence-building to a new level a pride in Scottish modernity - Generational turnover
2. But are the legislators tapping into the Scottish Spring? How can they use this bildung/building to get to indy? TOO LONG? QUICK DASH? - Brexit is a continuing car- crash, ScotGov pragmatism exhausted - Tension between using mandate now losing it at the next Holyrood election - If it breaks to indyref2 through crisis Do we have the resources, the plan?
The ultimate Bildung lesson for indy movement: How do you be the Scotland you wish to see? Whats the tone - friendly, welcoming, conversational Or angry, fear-inducing, shaming patkane.global

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Nordic secret presentation

  • 1. The Nordic Secret - and what it can teach Scottish Independence politics patkane.global
  • 2. Speaking tonight with a Nordic hat on
  • 3. What we know about Nordic societies: Societal happiness =caring, freedom, generosity, honesty, health, income and good governance
  • 4. What do we know? Very high-performing
  • 6. But something is emulatable. What is it? And what can indy movement really learn? From McSmorgasbord: All seek a strong (but variable) link with EU as a guarantor of markets for goods All share a commitment to manage maritime resources (fish, gas, oil) All have histories about negotiating freedom with bigger powers or being in bed with an elephant This is external, geopolitical What about internal, cultural?
  • 7. The Nordic Secret: A European story of beauty and freedom Lene Rachel Andersen Tomas Bjorkman
  • 8. What is the Nordic Secret? They all had folk- education movements, from late 19th to e20th centuries
  • 10. by means of cultivating something called Bildung the shaping and strengthening of character throughout a life, within a communty
  • 11. The national Springs of Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland Reformers (like Grundtvig) & politicians inspired by German Romantic philosophers Goethe, Schiller, Humboldt To develop the capacity of citizens for national democracy & modernity
  • 12. meet as equals in their spare time, are exposed to new knowledge, culture, art, and challenges throughout life, learn and evolve throughout life, self-govern under great personal freedom, combined with a high social awareness and sense of responsibility, and work towards compromises of great legitimacy. In folk schools defined by a spirit of bildung, people
  • 13. The connection with Bildung is that she attended Highlander Folk School, whose founder Myles Horton had visited Denmark's folk schools, and determined to start them in the US. Rosa Parks attended Highlander Folk School. And as cited by this black history page: Highlander was one of the few places in the South where integrated meetings could take place, and served as a site of leadership training for southern civil rights activists. Rosa Parks attended a 1955 workshop at Highlander four months before refusing to give up her bus seat, an act which ignited the Montgomery bus boycott. Lead by Septima Clark, Esau Jenkins and Bernice Robinson, Highlander developed a citizenship program in the mid-1950s that taught African Americans their rights as citizens while promoting basic literacy skills. Reflecting on his experiences with the Citizenship Schools and the emergence of new leaders from noncharismatic people who attended the training, Horton concluded that educational work during social movement periods provides the best opportunity for multiplying democratic leadership. What does Rosa Parks have to do with the Nordic Secret? She went to a folk school in Tennessee
  • 14. While Nordics were doing bildung (and nation-building) Scotland was largely the workshop (and barracks) of the British Empire Tom Nairn: Scotland missed out on the great European nationalist Springs, and only now catching up (though industry + labour movement = workers education?)
  • 15. Modern legacy of folk- education and bildung for Nordic societies? - Ethos of life-long learning (see Denmarks flexicurity assumes an agile, capable, confident workforces) (Olaf Palmes study-circle democracy) - Strong sense of active citizenship - Psychologically well-founded - play-based kindergarten & creative schooling, parental leave, shorter work week. (Thus the high happiness/trust indexes?)
  • 16. BILDUNG 3.0 for our current transition to age of automation/ AI, zero- carbon/climate change, emerging economics, demographics/ longevity, planetary migration As the times get more complex on the outside How much more complex do we have to be on the inside? What image of character do we need?
  • 17. So what does this have to do with gaining Scottish independence?
  • 18. 1. The indy movement is already doing Bildung 2.0 a) A proper indy public sphere to discuss nation- developing ideas
  • 19. 1. The indy movement is already doing Bildung 2.0 b) Some institutions to start generating them
  • 20. 1. The indy movement is already doing Bildung 2.0 c) a social movement that lets character flourish Commentariat: Who are these people? Where have they come from? Indy movement has been educating, sustaining, building people all this time online, offline
  • 22. So what does this have to do with gaining Scottish independence?
  • 23. 2. But are the legislators tapping into the Scottish Spring? How can they use this bildung/building to get to indy? LONG GAME: - Soft Power strategy abroad act as if a nation-state, with full range of powers, complex assets - Steady confidence-building to a new level a pride in Scottish modernity - Generational turnover
  • 24. 2. But are the legislators tapping into the Scottish Spring? How can they use this bildung/building to get to indy? TOO LONG? QUICK DASH? - Brexit is a continuing car- crash, ScotGov pragmatism exhausted - Tension between using mandate now losing it at the next Holyrood election - If it breaks to indyref2 through crisis Do we have the resources, the plan?
  • 25. The ultimate Bildung lesson for indy movement: How do you be the Scotland you wish to see? Whats the tone - friendly, welcoming, conversational Or angry, fear-inducing, shaming patkane.global