Neutrality and Statebuilding in Sweden

Neutrality and Statebuilding in Sweden
ISBN-10
1403900922
ISBN-13
9781403900920
Category
Political Science
Pages
227
Language
English
Published
2001-10-02
Publisher
Springer
Author
M. Malmborg

Description

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.

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