200 سال صلح: دیدگاه‌های جدید درباره سیاست خارجی مدرن سوئد

Since 1814 Sweden has avoided involvement in armed conflicts and carried out policies of non-alignment in peacetime and neutrality during war. Even though the Swedish government often describes Sweden as a ‘nation of peace’, in 2004 the 200-year anniversary of that peace passed by with barely any attention. Despite its extraordinary longevity, research about the Swedish experience of enduring peace is underdeveloped. __200 Years of Peace__ places this long period of peace in broader academic and public discussions surrounding claimed Swedish exceptionality as it is represented in the nation’s social policies, expansive welfare state, eugenics, gender equality programs, and peace. Contents Introduction. Pax Suecia, 1814–2020 Chapter 1. ‘Long Peace’, Neutrality and Sweden-Norway’s Foreign Policy, 1794–1856 Chapter 2. How Small States Manage to Stay Out of Wars: Explaining Sweden’s 200 Years of Peace Chapter 3. Swedish Peace Movements and the Breakup of the Forced Union between Sweden and Norway in 1905 Chapter 4. The Swedish Lotta Movement and Its Neighbours: Navigating Neutrality, Peace Building and Women’s Issues in the Twentieth Century Chapter 5. The Quest for Neutrality: Sweden, Finland and the Language Question in a Cold War Context Chapter 6. No Peace without Equality: The ‘North-South Conflict’ and Its Effects on Sweden, the Netherlands and West Germany Conclusion Index "Since 1814 Sweden has avoided involvement in armed conflicts and carried out policies of non-alignment in peacetime and neutrality during war. Even though the Swedish government often describes Sweden as a 'nation of peace', in 2004 the 200-year anniversary of that peace passed by with barely any attention. Despite its extraordinary longevity, research about the Swedish experience of enduring peace is underdeveloped. 200 Years of Peace places this long period of peace in broader academic and public discussions surrounding claimed Swedish exceptionality as it is represented in the nation's social policies, expansive welfare state, eugenics, gender equality programs, and peace"-- Provided by publisher

Since 1814 Sweden has avoided involvement in armed conflicts and carried out policies of non-alignment in peacetime and neutrality during war. Even though the Swedish government often describes Sweden as a 'nation of peace', in 2004 the 200-year anniversary of that peace passed by with barely any attention. Despite its extraordinary longevity, research about the Swedish experience of enduring peace is underdeveloped. 200 Years of Peace places this long period of peace in broader academic and public discussions surrounding claimed Swedish exceptionality as it is represented in the nation's social policies, expansive welfare state, eugenics, gender equality programs, and peace.