Transformations of the Swedish Welfare State From Social Engineering to Governance?
by Thrn, Hkan; Larsson, Bengt; Johnson, Ericka; Letell, Martin; Thörn, HÃ¥kan; Thörn, HåkanFormat: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2012-02-15
Publisher(s): Palgrave Macmillan
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Summary
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.
Author Biography
Bengt Larsson is Associate Professor at the Department of Sociology, University of Gothenburg Sweden.
Table of Contents
| List of Tables and Figures | p. vii |
| Acknowledgements | p. viii |
| Notes on Contributors | p. ix |
| Approaching the Swedish Model | |
| Transformations of the Swedish Welfare State: Social Engineering, Governance and Governmentality - An Introduction | |
| Pathways of the Welfare State: Growth and Democracy | p. 23 |
| Security and Control | |
| The Swedish Welfare-Warfare Nexus and the New Security Architecture | p. 41 |
| Governing Unruly Technology: Swedish Politicians and Nuclear Power | p. 56 |
| Policy Reforms in Sweden: New Perspectives on Rights and Obligations | p. 71 |
| Labour Market Policies in Transition: From Social Engineering to Standby-Ability | p. 86 |
| Decentring Economic Regulation and Control: Reinforcing Trust through Self-Regulation | p. 104 |
| Criminal Records: Governing Symbols | p. 120 |
| Public Health | |
| The Advanced Liberal Logic of Nicotine Replacement and the Swedish Invention of Smoking as Addiction | p. 137 |
| From Medicine by Wire to Governing Wireless: Changing Geographies of Healthcare | p. 153 |
| Governing End of Life: The Case of Sweden | p. 168 |
| Governing by Drugs: The Denial of Subsidy for Viagra Use in Sweden | p. 181 |
| The City | |
| Governing Movements in Urban Space | p. 199 |
| From Hidden Homophiles to Public Rainbows: A Story of Liberation? | p. 215 |
| Real Estate Ownership Concentration and Urban Governance | p. 230 |
| Homelessness as Politics and Market | p. 247 |
| Conclusions: Re-Engineering the Swedish Welfare State | p. 262 |
| Afterword: Social Change, Scholarly Change and Scholarly Continuity | p. 283 |
| References | p. 287 |
| Index | p. 320 |
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