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NIKK will be reopened according to a decision taken by the Nordic ministers of gender equality. The reason of closing NIKK as an independant Nordic institution was to save money (lower administration costs). Harald Eia is irrelevant in this respect.
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NIKK was located at the [[University of Oslo]] in Norway. NIKK employed research coordinators, researchers, information advisors and administrative personnel - 2010 the staff consisted of 6 employees from four of the [[Nordic countries]].
NIKK was located at the [[University of Oslo]] in Norway. NIKK employed research coordinators, researchers, information advisors and administrative personnel - 2010 the staff consisted of 6 employees from four of the [[Nordic countries]].


The institute was closed in December 2011 by a decision of the Nordic Council of Ministers. NIKK had initiated important projects with the goal of gender equality, coordinated and carried out, including Investigations, studies, surveys, reports and opinions.<ref>http://www.nikk.no/NIKK+has+closed.b7C_wljY3-.ips</ref><ref name="NIKK1">{{Internetquelle|titel=NIKK is dismantled as a Nordic Institution|hrsg=Nordic Gender Institute|url=http://www.nikk.no/NIKK+is+dismantled+as+a+Nordic+Institution.b7C_wljS2d.ips|datum=2011-10-19|zugriff=2012-08-30|sprache=en|offline=}}</ref><ref name="NIKK2">{{Internetquelle|autor=Solveig Bergman|titel=NIKK is dead – long live NIKK!|hrsg=Nordic Gender Institute|url=http://www.nikk.no/NIKK+is+dead+%E2%80%93+long+live+NIKK!.b7C_wljYZL.ips|datum=2011-12-13|zugriff=2012-09-02|sprache=en|offline=}}</ref>
The institute was closed in December 2011 by a decision of the Nordic Council of Ministers, but will be reopened as a co-operative body.<ref name="NIKK1>www.atgender.eu/index.php/news/atgendernews/216-nikk</ref> NIKK had initiated important projects with the goal of gender equality, coordinated and carried out, including Investigations, studies, surveys, reports and opinions.<ref>http://www.nikk.no/NIKK+has+closed.b7C_wljY3-.ips</ref><ref name="NIKK2">{{Internetquelle|titel=NIKK is dismantled as a Nordic Institution|hrsg=Nordic Gender Institute|url=http://www.nikk.no/NIKK+is+dismantled+as+a+Nordic+Institution.b7C_wljS2d.ips|datum=2011-10-19|zugriff=2012-08-30|sprache=en|offline=}}</ref><ref name="NIKK2">{{Internetquelle|autor=Solveig Bergman|titel=NIKK is dead – long live NIKK!|hrsg=Nordic Gender Institute|url=http://www.nikk.no/NIKK+is+dead+%E2%80%93+long+live+NIKK!.b7C_wljYZL.ips|datum=2011-12-13|zugriff=2012-09-02|sprache=en|offline=}}</ref>

The public debate in response to the 7-part documentary series "Hjernevask" (brainwashing) of the comedian and sociologist [[Harald Eia]], which aired in spring 2010 in the Norwegian television NRK had influence on the closing.<ref>{{Internetquelle | url=http://www.svd.se/opinion/ledarsidan/hur-gar-det-for-norge-utan-genusvetenskap_6687272.svd | titel=Hur går det för Norge utan genusvetenskap? | autor=Ledare Johan Ingerö | hrsg=[[Svenska Dagbladet]] | datum=2011-12-06 | zugriff=2012-08-31 | sprache=sv }}</ref><ref>{{Internetquelle | url=http://www.aftenposten.no/kultur/Kjnnsforskningen-mister-56-millioner-6704899.html | titel=Kjønnsforskningen mister 56 millioner | autor=Kjersti Nipen | hrsg=[[Aftenposten]] | datum=2011-11-23 | zugriff=2012-08-31 | sprache=no}}</ref> The Norwegian Parliament addressed these television reports, the core of the criticism concerned the scientific neglect of the biological to the social component.<ref name="Stortinget1">{{Internetquelle|titel=Stortinget - Møte onsdag den 28. april 2010 kl. 10|hrsg=[[Stortinget]]|url=http://www.stortinget.no/no/Saker-og-publikasjoner/Publikasjoner/Referater/Stortinget/2009-2010/100428/ordinarsporretime/16/|datum=2010-04-28|zugriff=2012-09-01|sprache=no|offline=}}</ref><ref name="Stortinget2">{{Internetquelle|titel=Stortinget - Møte tirsdag den 8. juni 2010 kl. 10|hrsg=[[Stortinget]]|url=http://www.stortinget.no/no/Saker-og-publikasjoner/Publikasjoner/Referater/Stortinget/2009-2010/100608/8/|datum=2010-06-08|zugriff=2012-09-01|sprache=no|offline=}}</ref> The Norwegian network for Gender Studies states correlations between "Hjernevask" and increased discussion on the gender studies in its Annual report 2010.<ref>{{Internetquelle | url=http://www.uis.no/getfile.php/genderresearch/%C3%A5rsrapport%20NFK%202010%201.pdf | titel=Årsrapport NFK 2010 | hrsg=Nettverk for kjønnsforskning | werk= | seiten=3 | datum= | zugriff=2012-08-31 | sprache=no }}</ref>


== Projects ==
== Projects ==

Revision as of 10:00, 19 September 2012

The Nordic Gender Institute (NIKK) (Norwegian: Nordisk institutt for kunnskap om kjønn), previously Nordic Institute for Women's Studies and Gender Research, was a transnational resource- and information centre on gender research and gender equality in the Nordic countries. NIKK was established in 1995 by the Nordic Council of Ministers.

NIKK aimed at constituting a bridge between Nordic gender research and equality politics. The institute co-operated closely with the Nordic Ministers for Co-operation on Gender Equality and the Nordic Executive Committee on Gender Equality. NIKK claimed to contribute to the implementation of the Nordic cooperation programme on gender equality: "Focus on Gender: Working toward an Equal Society" (2006-2010).

NIKK was located at the University of Oslo in Norway. NIKK employed research coordinators, researchers, information advisors and administrative personnel - 2010 the staff consisted of 6 employees from four of the Nordic countries.

The institute was closed in December 2011 by a decision of the Nordic Council of Ministers, but will be reopened as a co-operative body.[1] NIKK had initiated important projects with the goal of gender equality, coordinated and carried out, including Investigations, studies, surveys, reports and opinions.[2][3][3]

Projects

NIKK initiated, co-ordinated, and executed projects that focus on central gender equality issues, i.e. research and development, statements, surveys, and reports. The most recent projects were:

  • Gender and Power in the Nordic Countries (2008-2009)
  • Gendered Citizenship in Multicultural Europe: The Impact of Contemporary Women's Movements (FEMCIT) (2007-2011)
  • Prostitution in the Nordic Countries (2007-2008)
  • Multidimensional Discrimination Policies in the Nordic Countries (2007)
  • Gender Equality and Quality of Life. A Norwegian Perspective (2007)
  • Youth, Gender and Pornography in the Nordic Countries (2004-2006)

A large NIKK study on prostitution for the Nordic ministers of gender equality was presented in October 2008.[4][5]. The study on gender and power was presented in November 2009.[6]

Magasin

NIKK magasin (free subscription) writes about new and current themes and perspectives on gender research and gender equality politics in the Nordic countries. It is published three times a year: two issues in Scandinavian languages - one issue in English. [7]

References

  1. ^ www.atgender.eu/index.php/news/atgendernews/216-nikk
  2. ^ http://www.nikk.no/NIKK+has+closed.b7C_wljY3-.ips
  3. ^ a b "NIKK is dismantled as a Nordic Institution". Nordic Gender Institute. 2011-10-19. Retrieved 2012-08-30. Cite error: The named reference "NIKK2" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  4. ^ Stackpole Dahl, Miriam (2008-10-17). "Sexkjøpforbud kan bli sovepute" (in Norwegian). Ny Tid. Retrieved 2009-01-23.
  5. ^ Bjurwald, Lisa (2008-10-17). "Bland liljor och rhododendronbuskar" (in Swedish). Dagens Nyheter. Retrieved 2009-01-23.
  6. ^ Björk, Evalis (2009-11-19). "Få kvinnor i styrelser" (in Swedish). GP. Retrieved 2010-07-15.
  7. ^ "NIKK magasin". NIKK. Retrieved 2009-01-23.
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