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Neutrality and State-building in Sweden
M. Malmborg
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Description for Neutrality and State-building in Sweden
Hardcover. This text is a reappraisal of Swedish neutrality from the end of the 18th century to the beginning of the 21st century. It offers a new chronology of the history of Swedish neutrality that rocks the established view of neutrality as a source of stability. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 237 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DNS; JPHC; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 143 x 219 x 19. Weight in Grams: 414.
The successful maintenance of peace since 1814 made neutrality a widely popular doctrine in Sweden. Rather than a security policy in the strict sense, it has become a cornerstone of Swedish national identity. Yet, in the past decade the neutrality tradition has been called into question. What is meant by neutrality? Has Sweden ever been neutral? This book analyses the emergence, institutionalisation and reassessment of neutrality, of the notion of peace as a national good, from the sixteenth century to the present debate on NATO membership.
The successful maintenance of peace since 1814 made neutrality a widely popular doctrine in Sweden. Rather than a security policy in the strict sense, it has become a cornerstone of Swedish national identity. Yet, in the past decade the neutrality tradition has been called into question. What is meant by neutrality? Has Sweden ever been neutral? This book analyses the emergence, institutionalisation and reassessment of neutrality, of the notion of peace as a national good, from the sixteenth century to the present debate on NATO membership.
Product Details
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Series
St Antony's Series
Condition
New
Weight
432g
Number of Pages
227
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780333949238
SKU
V9780333949238
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99-15
About M. Malmborg
MIKAEL AF MALMBORG is Associate Professor of History and European Studies at the Swedish Institute of International Affairs, Stockholm, and University College of South Stockholm. His publications include The Resilient Nation-State: Sweden and West European Integration, 1945-59, and numerous articles on Sweden, Finland and European integration history, nation-building and identities in Europe.
Reviews for Neutrality and State-building in Sweden
'This is a groundbreaking analysis of neutrality in general in the context of European state systems through the centuries. It is also an astute scrutiny of Sweden's traditional neutrality up to its present predicament since Sweden joined the EU, with an innovative emphasis on the societal purposes neutrality has served. Though a privileged observer, af Malmborg writes with the detachment ... Read more