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COVID‐19, ‘dugnad’ and social control in Bergen and beyond

By now, more than seven months into the pandemic, we have grown accustomed to a range of bizarre phrases: ‘Thank you for keeping distance,’ ‘one meter means a lot,’ etc. Emblazoned on Tshirts worn by shop assistants in the major grocery store chains, and reinforced by signs and marks on the walls and floor, these ever-present reminders demonstrate that these businesses have joined the national dugnad to curb the corona virus. In Bergen, as elsewhere in Norway, some of us have grown tired of exhortations to join the national ‘corona dugnad.’ Dugnad is a form of collective, unpaid voluntary labor that is common in non-commercial groups and organizations in Norway. Whereas dugnad normally entails working together to carry out a specific activity, it now means staying apart. As dugnad is commonly associated with heightened sociality, it is quite a stretch to deploy this term to ensure that people are prepared to maintain physical distance for an indefinite period.