Stein Ringen

Stein Ringen is a Norwegian political scientist and author, professor emeritus at the University of Oxford. He has written extensively about democracy, governance and the welfare state. The Story of Scandinavia, available as an audiobook and book, is his sweeping history of the Nordic nations — how they became the world's most admired societies and what the rest of the world can learn from them. Ringen writes with authority and affection for his subject, engaging readers and listeners.