Investigating the Norwegian government's shift from a liberal to a biopolitical Covid-19 approach

What is it about?

This text covers how the Norwegian government originally embraced a liberal, laissez-faire approach to Covid-19, before it radically shifted to an authoritarian, biopolitical approach where freedoms and rights were sacrificed in order to protect lives.

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Why is it important?

This text is important as it reveals a potential contradiction between two values - life and freedom - which contemporary governments so far seem unsuccessful in making compatible. Furthermore, it explains an interesting shift from noninterventionism to interventionism - a shift likely to be relevant far beyond the Norwegian context.

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