{"product_id":"200-years-of-peace-new-perspectives-on-modern-swedish-foreign-policy-9781800735897","title":"200 Years of Peace: New Perspectives on Modern","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tSince 1814 Sweden has avoided involvement in armed conflicts and carried out policies of non-alignment in peacetime and neutrality during war. Even though the Swedish government often describes Sweden as a ‘nation of peace’, in 2004 the 200-year anniversary of that peace passed by with barely any attention. Despite its extraordinary longevity, research about the Swedish experience of enduring peace is underdeveloped. \u003cem\u003e200 Years of Peace\u003c\/em\u003e places this long period of peace in broader academic and public discussions surrounding claimed Swedish exceptionality as it is represented in the nation’s social policies, expansive welfare state, eugenics, gender equality programs, and peace.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“This generous collection of essays portrays salient aspects of Sweden’s policy of neutrality throughout the last 200 years. A truly stimulating read including splendid and sometimes thought-provoking interpretations. The book deserves international attention.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e• Rasmus Mariager\u003c\/strong\u003e, University of Copenhagen\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“This is an interesting volume that (1) provides a clear survey of official (governmental) Swedish foreign policy since 1814 and (2) introduces readers to new perspectives that focus on aspects of ‘public diplomacy’ – diplomacy or elements of international relations that may or may not have had influence on official state policies. The scholarship in the book is excellent and reflects deep dives into neglected topics and neglected sources.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e• Byron Nordstrom\u003c\/strong\u003e, Gustavus Adolphus College\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pax Suecia 1814–2020\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eNevra Biltekin, Leos Müller \u0026amp; Magnus Petersson\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 1.\u003c\/strong\u003e ‘Long Peace’, Neutrality and Sweden-Norway’s Foreign Policy, 1794–1856\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eLeos Müller\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 2.\u003c\/strong\u003e How Small States Manage to Stay Out of Wars: Explaining Sweden’s 200 Years of Peace\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eJacob Westberg\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 3.\u003c\/strong\u003e Swedish Peace Movements and the Breakup of the Forced Union Between Sweden and Norway in 1905\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eFredrik Egefur\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 4.\u003c\/strong\u003e The Swedish Lotta Movement and its Neighbours: Navigating Neutrality, Peace Building and Women’s Issues in the Twentieth Century\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eAnne Hedén\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 5.\u003c\/strong\u003e The Quest for Neutrality: Sweden, Finland and the Language Question in a Cold War Context\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eJanne Väistö\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 6.\u003c\/strong\u003e No Peace Without Equality: The ‘North-South Conflict’ and its Effects on Sweden, the Netherlands and West Germany\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eChristopher Seiberlich\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eConclusion\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eNevra Biltekin, Leos Müller \u0026amp; Magnus Petersson\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042747580759,"sku":"9781800735897","price":89.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781800735897.jpg?v=1750955449","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/200-years-of-peace-new-perspectives-on-modern-swedish-foreign-policy-9781800735897","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}