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		<title>The State of the Right</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We once again interrupt the blocation to send you to your one-stop guide to all things centre-right in Denmark and Sweden. You can buy a paper copy or simply download it for free. And look: There is even a French version. On a slightly more serious note, I go through the recent history of the [...]


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<li><a href='http://jacobchristensen.name/2010/05/12/quotes-from-the-webs/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Quotes from the Webs'>Quotes from the Webs</a> <small>Jonathan Hopkin: This arrangement [Parliamentary elections as "presidential elections"] has...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://jacobchristensen.name/2009/09/27/some-very-very-short-notes-on-the-german-election/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Some Very Very Short Notes on the German Election'>Some Very Very Short Notes on the German Election</a> <small>1. Lowest turn-out since the creation of the Federal Republic...</small></li>
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		<title>Vacation Reading</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Just two quick notes about my vacation reading &#8211; vacation, that is when I&#8217;m not finishing manuscripts: 1. Peter Baldwin: &#8220;The Narcissism of Minor Differences&#8221; US historian with European links goes mediaeval on tales of American exceptionalism and whatever Europeans have claimed in their favour in a frenzy of (easily accessible) statistics. If it wasn&#8217;t [...]


Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://jacobchristensen.name/2009/09/08/bleg-2-how-many-morning-papers-do-i-really-need/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Bleg #2: How Many Morning Papers Do I Really Need?'>Bleg #2: How Many Morning Papers Do I Really Need?</a> <small>Right. Bleg #1 didn&#8217;t solve the problem, but it gets...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://jacobchristensen.name/2010/04/16/amalienborg-we-have-a-problem/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Amalienborg, We Have a Problem&#8230;'>Amalienborg, We Have a Problem&#8230;</a> <small>One word: Ouch! The summer break could be really interesting...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://jacobchristensen.name/2009/09/05/maybe-they-ought-to-learn-a-bit-from-mr-gallup/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Maybe They Ought to Learn a Bit from Mr. Gallup'>Maybe They Ought to Learn a Bit from Mr. Gallup</a> <small>Newspaper #1, quoting an opinion poll: HELLE GETS SPANKED IN...</small></li>
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		<title>Blacation!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[And with this, the blog takes a vacation. See you in mid-August unless something really exciting happens. Related posts:Vacation Reading Just two quick notes about my vacation reading &#8211; vacation,... Amalienborg, We Have a Problem&#8230; One word: Ouch! The summer break could be really interesting... 10 irrelevant facts about me and a very large tin-foil [...]


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<li><a href='http://jacobchristensen.name/2010/04/16/amalienborg-we-have-a-problem/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Amalienborg, We Have a Problem&#8230;'>Amalienborg, We Have a Problem&#8230;</a> <small>One word: Ouch! The summer break could be really interesting...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://jacobchristensen.name/2009/08/20/10-irrelevant-facts-about-me-and-a-very-large-tin-foil-hat/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: 10 irrelevant facts about me and a very large tin-foil hat'>10 irrelevant facts about me and a very large tin-foil hat</a> <small>.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { }...</small></li>
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		<title>Tales from the Periphery (III)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If we ask the experts (these days, political experts in the media are invariably &#8220;communications experts&#8221;), Fælleslisten&#8217;s chances of making it to the Folketing are negligible. The reason? There are two, according to our experts: The party (which strictly speaking does not exist yet) lacks a full political programme and a charismatic leader. The political [...]


Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://jacobchristensen.name/2010/07/18/tales-from-the-periphery-ii/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Tales from the Periphery (II)'>Tales from the Periphery (II)</a> <small>Last week, Berlingske Tidende published a poll indicating that some...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://jacobchristensen.name/2010/07/16/tales-from-the-periphery-i/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Tales from the Periphery (I)'>Tales from the Periphery (I)</a> <small>So far, political reporting during the silly season this summer...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://jacobchristensen.name/2009/10/28/les-bourgeois/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Les Bourgeois'>Les Bourgeois</a> <small>Ola Nordebo has one or two problems with the political...</small></li>
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		<title>Tales from the Periphery (II)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last week, Berlingske Tidende published a poll indicating that some 9 percent of voters might consider voting for a national equivalent of Fælleslisten &#8211; even if nobody has any idea about the specific policies of such a party. Strangely, Berlingske manages to argue that &#8220;Fælleslisten enjoys support everywhere&#8221; and &#8220;Danes do not believe in Fælleslisten&#8221; [...]


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<li><a href='http://jacobchristensen.name/2009/08/27/centre/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Centre'>Centre</a> <small>It is always a bit annoying when somebody else comes...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://jacobchristensen.name/2009/09/13/in-a-historical-perspective/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: In a Historical Perspective'>In a Historical Perspective</a> <small>Leave aside that all attention this weekend has been focused...</small></li>
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		<title>Tales from the Periphery (I)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[So far, political reporting during the silly season this summer has been taken over by Fælleslisten, a party which has its roots in the north-western parts of Region Midtjylland and which was originally formed in protest to the decision by the regional council &#8211; and the government &#8211; to place a new hospital in Gødstrup [...]


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<li><a href='http://jacobchristensen.name/2010/07/18/tales-from-the-periphery-ii/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Tales from the Periphery (II)'>Tales from the Periphery (II)</a> <small>Last week, Berlingske Tidende published a poll indicating that some...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://jacobchristensen.name/2009/11/16/was-it-a-thoroughly-boring-campaign-or-did-i-miss-something/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Was It a Thoroughly Boring Campaign or Did I Miss Something?'>Was It a Thoroughly Boring Campaign or Did I Miss Something?</a> <small>I must admit that this round of campaigns has put...</small></li>
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		<title>Almedalen and Other Disasters</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last week gave us the 2010 edition of Almedalsveckan, the week when the chattering classes of Stockholm descend on the small town of Visby on Gotland. To put it in another way, it is the Swedish equivalent of the infamous Hellerup-week in Skagen with a dose of politics thrown in for good measure. This year&#8217;s [...]


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<li><a href='http://jacobchristensen.name/2010/02/03/iraq/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Iraq'>Iraq</a> <small>The question about the involvement or non-involvement of the Danish...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://jacobchristensen.name/2010/03/16/yikes-the-conservative-minister-is-a-conservative/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Yikes! The Conservative Minister Is a &#8230; Conservative'>Yikes! The Conservative Minister Is a &#8230; Conservative</a> <small>Leave aside the Brønderslev case (executive summary: Local councils shunting...</small></li>
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		<title>Gone Fishing</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Folketinget, the Danish parliament is in summer recess. And boy is it in summer recess: The homepage has been down for more than a day and nobody noticed. Except for a couple of geeks haunting Twitter. Related posts:Just in Case You Were Wondering What I&#8217;m Doing I have a massive deadline in the too-near future, [...]


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<li><a href='http://jacobchristensen.name/2009/12/03/could-this-be-a-new-word-in-danish/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Could This Be a New Word in Danish?'>Could This Be a New Word in Danish?</a> <small>Via Twitter the &#8211; rhetorical &#8211; question &#8220;how do you...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://jacobchristensen.name/2009/11/23/meanwhile-in-the-comments-section/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Meanwhile, in the Comments Section'>Meanwhile, in the Comments Section</a> <small>1. There are ten twitters in Odense. c|net thinks that...</small></li>
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		<title>Strawberries</title>
		<description><![CDATA[While we&#8217;re at it: The strawberry season is delayed up here but at the risk of being called a horticultural nationalist, I think that Danish and Swedish strawberries are much better than those grown in Southern Europe. So I&#8217;ve been waiting. Related posts:This Week&#8217;s Movies Have been doing some catching up on the DVD collection:... [...]


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<li><a href='http://jacobchristensen.name/2010/01/07/electing-the-mayor/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Electing the Mayor?'>Electing the Mayor?</a> <small>Given all the stories about more or less open conspiracies...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://jacobchristensen.name/2010/03/28/fail-as-in-pass-update/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: &#8220;Fail&#8221;. As in &#8220;Pass&#8221; (Update)'>&#8220;Fail&#8221;. As in &#8220;Pass&#8221; (Update)</a> <small>Unfortunately, the piece is not on the web, as far...</small></li>
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		<title>Erasmus, Internships and Exchanges</title>
		<description><![CDATA[According to reports, the number of Danish students using the Erasmus programme to spend between 3 and 12 months at a university in another EU country has fallen from 1674 to 1648 between 2007-08 and 2008-09. At the same time, the number of students taking international internships have risen by almost 50 percent even if [...]


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<li><a href='http://jacobchristensen.name/2009/08/12/prestigious-unemployment/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Prestigious Unemployment'>Prestigious Unemployment</a> <small>Somehow this is a classic of early and mid-August: The...</small></li>
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