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9780230293410

Transformations of the Swedish Welfare State From Social Engineering to Governance?

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  • ISBN13:

    9780230293410

  • ISBN10:

    0230293417

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2012-02-15
  • Publisher: 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 Figuresp. vii
Acknowledgementsp. viii
Notes on Contributorsp. 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 Democracyp. 23
Security and Control
The Swedish Welfare-Warfare Nexus and the New Security Architecturep. 41
Governing Unruly Technology: Swedish Politicians and Nuclear Powerp. 56
Policy Reforms in Sweden: New Perspectives on Rights and Obligationsp. 71
Labour Market Policies in Transition: From Social Engineering to Standby-Abilityp. 86
Decentring Economic Regulation and Control: Reinforcing Trust through Self-Regulationp. 104
Criminal Records: Governing Symbolsp. 120
Public Health
The Advanced Liberal Logic of Nicotine Replacement and the Swedish Invention of Smoking as Addictionp. 137
From Medicine by Wire to Governing Wireless: Changing Geographies of Healthcarep. 153
Governing End of Life: The Case of Swedenp. 168
Governing by Drugs: The Denial of Subsidy for Viagra Use in Swedenp. 181
The City
Governing Movements in Urban Spacep. 199
From Hidden Homophiles to Public Rainbows: A Story of Liberation?p. 215
Real Estate Ownership Concentration and Urban Governancep. 230
Homelessness as Politics and Marketp. 247
Conclusions: Re-Engineering the Swedish Welfare Statep. 262
Afterword: Social Change, Scholarly Change and Scholarly Continuityp. 283
Referencesp. 287
Indexp. 320
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