Many people interested in a movement or an organisation often encounter lesser-known names in the sources. It can be difficult to get an overview of the importance of individuals for an organisation’s daily work or how organisations are connected through personal networks. One way to find information about individuals is to search in biographical encyclopaedias. During periods, labour movements in the Nordic countries have published bibliographic encyclopaedias, but they are far from complete. Women are often underrepresented and often cover a shorter period of history. We have invited specialists in historical biographies to discuss how a historical encyclopaedia for the Nordic labour movement could be designed based on experiences from similar projects.

Participants
Jesper Jørgensen (Arbejdermuseet)
Eirik Wig Sundvall (Oslo University)
Byron Rom-Jensen (Oslo University)
Marco van Leeuwen (Utrecht University)
Ineke Maas (Utrecht University)
Kevin Morgan (Manchester University)
Saijaleena Rantanen (Sibelius Academy of the University of the Arts Helsinki)
Maria Sjöberg (University of Gothenburg)

Chair: Jonas Söderqvist (Swedish Labour Movement Archives and Library)

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