Based on two unique survey studies of elites in Norway this book examines whether elite
attitudes towards central national issues have changed in the wake of international and
national events and developments since 2000. The chapters examine elite integration and
relations between elites and citizens in Norway as a means to discuss the continued viability
of the Nordic welfare state model. This insight into how elites relate to central issues in
Norwegian society and how they look upon citizens' political interest and competence in general
will be of interest to academics within sociology and political science as well as journalists
and commentators and policy makers.
