Political turmoil in Iceland

• Published in: Nordiques
• Main Author: Ólafsson, Stefán
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Association Norden 2022
• Subjects: crise politique; crise financière; parti politique; élection; Panama Papers; Islande; political crisis; financial crisis; political party; Iceland; scipo; droit; Déception; Gauche; Reykjavík; Verte
• Online Access: http://journals.openedition.org/nordiques/3601

The financial crisis of 2008 upset Icelandic politics extensively. The crisis was a result of a neoliberal experiment, which produced an excessive bubble economy between 2003 and 2008. The first political reaction to the crisis was a major swing to the left in 2009, following extensive protests in t...