Dr Andrew Scott is Emeritus Professor of Politics and Policy at Deakin University. He is the author of five books including Northern Lights: The Positive Policy Example of Sweden, Finland, Denmark and Norway (2014); Running on Empty: ‘Modernising’ the British and Australian labour parties (2000); and Fading Loyalties: The Australian Labor Party and the Working Class (1991). His Northern Lights book has just been translated into Japanese. Andrew is also lead editor, and contributor to three chapters, of another book – The Nordic Edge: Policy Possibilities for Australia (2021).