Cohousing-L Mailing List: RE: the Denmark connection

[Forbes Jan (jan.forbes]

Yes.  A centuries long tradition of co-operative living amongst Danish
farmers; the rise of the Danish folk high schools in the mid 1800's to
educate farmers's children, influenced by educator, N.F. S. Grundvig,
resulting in independent community owned schools with the aim of educating
people for citizenship and a successful economy that rose out of adversity
(see book by Stephen Borish); the rise of farmers and workers co-operatives
around the same time; a century of predominantly left wing government that
gave rise to a strong welfare state; government support for the Building
Research Institute which led the world in innovation in building methods and
neighbourhood design; an assertive and educated citizenry who practice true
democracy by speaking up about what they want; a free thinking democracy
that was a centre for educational (e.g.Roskilde University) and social
experimentation during the student revolution of the late '60's and early
'70's and a responsive government at the time; the rise of student communes
that were the direct precursors to the development of cohousing.

What a shame it's all now being eroded by a backlash to right wing govt. and
global economic forces.

Jan

-----Original Message-----
From: Alex Hempton [mailto:alexhempton [at] mac.com]
Sent: Monday, 3 March 2003 5:28 PM
To: cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org
Subject: [C-L]_the Denmark connection



Does anyone have thoughts on why cohousing was rooted in Demark?

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