Overview
- Fills a gap in Scandinavian history by focusing on hitherto understudied social movements in Sweden
- Nuances the idea of a conflict-free Swedish model and the image of a decade primarily containing right-wing politics
- Provides interdisciplinary insights for those researching social, political and labour history
- This book is open access, which means that you have free and unlimited access
Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Social Movements (PSHSM)
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
This open access book discusses the emergence and development, and in some cases also the disappearance, of social movements and activism in Sweden during the 1980s. Its aim is to nuance and problematize the image of the 1980s as unilaterally dominated by right-wing politics and neoliberalism, as well as the idea of a conflict-free Scandinavian model. The 1980s have often been described as a period when the influence of radical-left movements during the 1970s diminished. Instead, this book argues that the 1980s was a decade in which new radical social movements emerged in opposition to the prevalent political order, including the nuclear disarmament movement, the women's movement, anti-fascist movements, and the punk and environmental movements. The authors also demonstrate how issues such as squatting, nuclear resistance, rent strikes and the environment, included a variety of contentious collective action. Sweden, therefore, presents an interesting example of how resistance and conflict in a strong welfare state have been influenced by contentious social movements. Placing Sweden within the wider context of Scandinavia and Europe, this edited collection makes an important contribution to the history of social movements.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Helena Hill is Associate Professor of the History of Ideas and Lecturer in Gender Studies at Södertörn University in Sweden. Helena’s main research areas are social and political movements, gender and sexuality in a historical perspective and gender equality.
Andrés Brink Pinto is Associate Professor of History and Researcher in Gender Studies at Lund University in Sweden. Andrés’ main research areas are radical social movements, urban history and the history of sexuality.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Social Movements in 1980s Sweden
Book Subtitle: Contention in the Welfare State
Editors: Helena Hill, Andrés Brink Pinto
Series Title: Palgrave Studies in the History of Social Movements
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-27370-4
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: History, History (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2023
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-27369-8Published: 04 May 2023
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-27372-8Published: 04 May 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-27370-4Published: 03 May 2023
Series ISSN: 2634-6559
Series E-ISSN: 2634-6567
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXIII, 249
Number of Illustrations: 7 b/w illustrations, 7 illustrations in colour
Topics: Social History, Political History, History of Modern Europe, Labor History, Politics of the Welfare State