Transformations of the Swedish Welfare State

1. Front Matter

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2. Approaching the Swedish Model

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Transformations of the Swedish Welfare State: Social Engineering,Governance and Governmentality

      • Bengt Larsson, Martin Letell, Håkan Thörn

      Pages 3-22

   3. Pathways of the Welfare State:Growth and Democracy

      • Martin Peterson

      Pages 23-37

3. Security and Control

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 39-39

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   2. The Swedish Welfare-Warfare Nexus and the New Security Architecture

      • Hans Glimell

      Pages 41-55

   3. Governing Unruly Technology:Swedish Politicians and Nuclear Power

      • Göran Sundqvist

      Pages 56-70

   4. Social Policy Reforms in Sweden: New Perspectives on Rights and Obligations

      • Ulla Björnberg

      Pages 71-85

   5. Labour Market Policies in Transition: From Social Engineering to Standby-Ability

      • Mattias Bengtsson, Tomas Berglund

      Pages 86-103

   6. Decentring Economic Regulation and Control: Reinforcing Trust through Self-Regulation

      • Bengt Larsson, Oskar Engdahl

      Pages 104-119

   7. Criminal Records: Governing Symbols

      • Christel Backman

      Pages 120-134

4. Public Health

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 135-135

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   2. The Advanced Liberal Logic of Nicotine Replacement and the Swedish Invention of Smoking as Addiction

      • Mark Elam, Andreas Gunnarsson

      Pages 137-152

   3. From Medicine by Wire to Governing Wireless: Changing Geographies of Healthcare

      • Jesper Petersson

      Pages 153-167

   4. Governing End of Life: The Case of Sweden

      • Nora Machado des Johansson

      Pages 168-180

   5. Governing by Drugs: The Denial of Subsidy for Viagra Use in Sweden

      • Ebba Sjögren, Ericka Johnson

      Pages 181-195

5. The City

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 197-197

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   2. Governing Movements in Urban Space

      • Håkan Thörn

      Pages 199-214

   3. From Hidden Homophiles to Public Rainbows: A Story of Liberation?

      • Cathrin Wasshede

      Pages 215-229

   4. Real Estate Ownership Concentration and Urban Governance

      • Michael Landzelius

      Pages 230-246

Using an analytical framework based on Foucault's concept of governmentality and through unique case-studies, this volume explores the ongoing transformations taking place in the Swedish welfare state.

'For many of us Sweden is the iconic social democratic welfare state. But this fascinating collection of essays from the University of Gothenberg, covering a wide range of aspects of contemporary Sweden, helps us to understand that the Swedish welfare state is certainly reconfiguring and may well be transforming'. - Jonathan Bradshaw, Professor at the Social Policy Research Unit, University of York, UK

'The plural in the title signals the break between this book and many others on the topic. Typically seen in monolithic terms, the Swedish Welfare State is invariably regarded as either a continuing marvel or in the 'neoliberal fairytale' alluded to in the Introduction as ineluctably broken. But what if a mix of social engineering by experts and public-private partnerships as much as central governmental administration by design was always intrinsic to the Swedish welfare state? Rather than state versus market versus civil society, the detailed chapters in this volume point to a variety of ways in which human welfare continues to be regarded as a collective political engagement in Sweden even as an emphasis on 'responsibility' represents a renegotiation of the old social contract.' - John Agnew, Professor in the Department of Geography, UCLA, USA

'This collective project of a new generation, the most circumspect and theoretically engaged attempt at grasping contemporary Sweden, is also a manifestation of the continuing vitality of the Sociology Department at Gothenburg University.' - Göran Therborn, Chair and Professor of Sociology, University of Cambridge, UK

• University of Gothenburg, Sweden

  Bengt Larsson, Martin Letell, Håkan Thörn

CHRISTEL BACKMAN Ph.D. Candidate at the Department of Sociology, University of Gothenburg, Sweden MATTIAS BENGTSSON Post-doctoral Researcher at the Department of Sociology, University of Gothenburg, Sweden TOMAS BERGLUND Associate Professor at the Department of Sociology, University of Gothenburg, Sweden ULLA BJÖRNBERG Professor Emerita affiliated to the Department of Sociology, University of Gothenburg, Sweden MARK ELAM Associate Professor at the Department of Sociology, University of Gothenburg, Sweden OSKAR ENGDAHL Associate Professor at the Department of Sociology, University of Gothenburg, Sweden HANS GLIMELL Professor in Science and Technology Studies at the Department of Sociology, University of Gothenburg, Sweden ANDREAS GUNNARSSON Ph.D. Candidate in Science and Technology Studies at the Department of Sociology, University of Gothenburg, Sweden CECILIA HANSEN LÖFSTRAND Associate Professor at the Department of Sociology, University of Gothenburg, Sweden ERICKA JOHNSON Pro Futura Scientia Fellow at the Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study, Uppsala University, and Associate Professor at the Department of Sociology, University of Gothenburg, Sweden MICHAEL LANDZELIUS Associate Professor and Director of the Urban Safety and Societal Security Research Centre, University of Gothenburg and Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden NORA MACHADO DES JOHANSSON Researcher at the Lisbon University Institute in Portugal and Associate Professor at the Department of Sociology, University of Gothenburg, Sweden MARTIN PETERSON Professor Emeritus affiliated with the Research Department of Social Philosophy as well as the Department of Cultural Science at the University of Bergen, Norway JESPER PETERSSON Ph.D. Candidate in Science and Technology Studies at the Department of Sociology, University of Gothenburg, Sweden EBBA SJÖGREN Assistant Professor at the Department of Accounting, Stockholm School of Economics, Sweden GÖRAN SUNDQVIST Professor of Science, Technology and Culture at the University of Oslo, Norway GÖRAN THERBORN Professor Emeritus and former Chair of Sociology at the University of Cambridge, UK CATHRIN WASSHEDE Post-doctoral Researcher at the Department of Sociology, University of Gothenburg, Sweden

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