abstract: To rediscover Nordic cooperation this article develops a 'conceptual grammar' that provides general theoretical 'images' of cooperation that are systematically applied.Being supplementary analytical constructs, moreover, these images capture great variety and differentiation in Nordic cooperation.Next, this article provides a review of two sets of literature that are of particular relevance to this thematic issue.The first is a broader literature on European integration.The second is studies of 
journal: Politics and Governance