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The Nordic media welfare state and the challenge of imagining livable futures: Keynote speech, NordMedia2025, Odense, Denmark, 13–15 August (revised and edited) Cover

The Nordic media welfare state and the challenge of imagining livable futures: Keynote speech, NordMedia2025, Odense, Denmark, 13–15 August (revised and edited)

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|Dec 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/nor-2025-0023 | Journal eISSN: 2001-5119 | Journal ISSN: 1403-1108
Language: English
Page range: 280 - 295
Published on: Dec 16, 2025
Published by: University of Gothenburg Nordicom
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

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