The Oxford Handbook of Swedish Politics

Edited by Jon Pierre

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Provides a detailed and broad introduction to Swedish politics and policy making
Features contributions from leading experts

The Oxford Handbook of Swedish Politics

Edited by Jon Pierre

Description

The Handbook of Swedish Politics provides a state of the art analysis of political development in Sweden. Covering all essential aspects of politics in Sweden, this volume provides detailed accounts of policy making, governance, institutional arrangements, foreign relations, electoral behavior, the party system, the public administration, the constitutional framework, and the welfare state. The Handbook shows how many of the features that once were exceptional to Sweden, for example, the welfare state, the consensual policy making, the historical compromise between capital and labor, and the dominance of social democracy, are less prominent today compared to a few decades ago although they are still certainly present. Global forces, increasing affluence, and an ideological shift towards neo-liberalism have contributed to making Sweden more of an average European industrialized democracy.
The Handbook is divided into ten thematic Sections with four chapters and an Introduction in each Section. Thus, each theme is studied from different perspectives in order to provide the reader with a more multi-faceted picture of the political development in each theme.

The Oxford Handbook of Swedish Politics

Edited by Jon Pierre

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Section 1: The Politics of the Welfare State (Section Editor: Bo Rothstein)
1:Introduction, Bo Rothstein
2:Who Loves the Swedish Welfare State? Attitude trends 1980-2010, Stefan Svallfors
3:Political Partisanship and Policy Feedback: The Swedish Welfare State after Eight Years of Center-Right Government, Anders Lindbom
4:The Welfare State and Gender Equality, Christina Bergqvist
5:The Moral, Economic and Political Logic of the Swedish Welfare State, Bo Rothstein
Section 2: Constitutional Design (Section Editor: Shirin Ahlbäck Öberg)
6:Introduction, Shirin Ahlbäck Öberg
7:Constitutional History, Olof Petersson
8:The Election System, Jörgen Hermansson
9:The Parliamentary System, Tommy Möller
10:The Public Sector and the Courts, Shirin Ahlbäck Öberg and Helena Wockelberg
Section 3: The Party System (Section Editors: Hanna Bäck and Gissur Erlingsson)
11:Introduction, Hanna Bäck and Gissur O. Erlingsson
12:The Party System, Nicholas Aylott
13:The Party Organizations, Gissur O. Erlingsson, Ann-Kristin Kölln and Patrik Öhberg
14:Political Parties and Political Representation, Peter Esaiasson and Lena Wängnerud
15:The Parties in Government Formation, Hanna Bäck and Torbjörn Bergman
Section 4: Electoral Behaviour (Section Editors: Sören Holmberg and Henrik Ekengren Oscarsson)
16:Introduction, Sören Holmberg and Henrik Ekengren Oscarsson
17:Voter Turnout, Richard Öhrvall
18:The Never-Ending Story of Class-Voting in Sweden, Maria Oskarson
19:Issue Voting Structured by Left-Tight Ideology, Henrik Ekengren Oscarsson and Sören Holmberg
20:Swedish Election Campaigns, Jesper Strömbäck
Section 5: Public Administration (Section Editor: Göran Sundström)
21:Introduction, Göran Sundström
22:The Swedish Administrative Model, Patrik Hall
23:Administrative Reform, Göran Sundström
24:The Public Servant, Peter Ehn
25:Governing the State, Bengt Jacobsson and Göran Sundström
Section 6: Subnational Government (Section Editor: Anders Lidström)
26:Introduction, Anders Lidström
27:Municipalities, Regions, and County Councils: Actors and Institutions, Stig Montin
28:Subnational Government in a Multi-Level Perspective, David Feltenius
29:Challenges and Reforms of Local and Regional Governments in Sweden, Lars Niklasson
30:Swedish Local and Regional Government in a European Context, Anders Lidström
Section 7: Sweden's International Relations (Section Editor: Ole Elgström)
31:Introduction, Ole Elgström
32:Swedish Foreign Policy: The Policy of Neutrality and Beyond, Ulf Bjereld and Ulrika Möller
33:Sweden in the Baltic Sea Region, Rikard Bengtsson
34:Swedish Internationalism and Development Aid, Annika Bergman Rosamond
35:A Force for Good? Paradoxes of Swedish Military Activism, Lisbeth Aggestam and Adrian Hyde-Price
Section 8: Sweden and the EU (Section Editor: Ulrika Mörth)
36:Introduction, Ulrika Mörth
37:Sweden in a Multigovernance Polity, Ulrika Mörth
38:The Europeanization of the Swedish State, Bengt Jacobsson and Göran Sundström
39:The Europeanization of Swedish Foreign Policy and Beyond: On Multiple Roles in Swedish Post-Cold War Foreign Policy, Douglas Brommesson
40:Leading the European Union: Sweden's EU Presidencies 2001 and 2009, Malena Rosén Sundström
Section 9: The Political Economy of Swedish Governance (Section Editor: Johannes Lindvall)
41:Introduction, Johannes Lindvall
42:A Model of Welfare Capitalism? Perspectives on the Swedish Model, Then and Now, Jenny Andersson
43:One Hundred Years of Swedish Economic Policy, Leif Lewin and Johannes Lindvall
44:The Swedish Macroeconomic Policy Framework, Lars Calmfors
45:The Swedish Model of Industrial Relations, Torsten Svensson
Section 10: Policy Making in Sweden (Section Editor: Carl Dahlström)
46:Introduction, Carl Dahlström
47:Policy Coordination Under Minority and Majority Rule, Torsten Persson
48:Rational Politics: Commissions of Inquiry and the Referral System in Sweden, Olof Petersson
49:Interest Organizations in the Policy Process: Interest Advocacy and Policy Advice, PerOla Öberg
50:Parliamentary Committees: A Ground for Compromise and Conflict, Ingvar Mattson

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Author Information

Edited by Jon Pierre, Professor, University of Gothenburg

Jon Pierre is Professor of Political Science at the University of Gothenburg and Professor of Public Governance at the University of Melbourne. He is author, co-author, editor, and co-editor of more than 25 books. Jon Pierre is editor of Debating Governance (Oxford University Press, 2000) and co-author (with Guy Peters) of Governance, Politics and the State (Palgrave, 2000) and Governing Complex Societies (Palgrave, 2005). His most recent books include Globalization and Governance (Edward Elgar, 2013) and (with Bengt Jacobsson and Göran Sundström) Governing the Embedded State (Oxford University Press, 2015). His work has also appeared in journals like Governance, Journal of Politics, Journal of Public Administration and Theory and Journal of European Public Policy.

Contributors:

Lisbeth Aggestam,Gothenburg University
Shirin Ahlbäck Öberg, Uppsala University
Jenny Andersson, Centre d'études européennes, Sciences Po, Paris
Nicholas Aylott, Södertörn University
Rikard Bengtsson, Lund University
Annika Bergman Rosamond, Lund University
Hanna Bäck, Lund University
Torbjörn Bergman, Umeå University
Christina Bergqvist, Uppsala University
Ulf Bjereld, Gothenburg University
Douglas Bromesson, Lund University
Lars Calmfors, Stockholm University
Carl Dahlström, Gothenburg University
Peter Ehn, The Swedish Agency for Public Management
Ole Elgström, Lund University
Gissur Ó Erlingsson, Linköping University
Peter Esaiasson, Gothenburg University
David Feltenius, Umeå University
Patrik Hall, Malmö University
Jörgen Hermansson, Uppsala University
Sören Holmberg, Gothenburg University
Adrian Hyde-Price, Gothenburg University
Bengt Jacobsson, Södertörn University
Ann-Kristin Kölln, Gothenburg University
Leif Lewin, Uppsala University
Anders Lidström, Umeå University
Anders Lindbom, Uppsala University
Ingvar Mattson, Swedish Agency for Public Management
Stig Montin, Gothenburg University
Tommy Möller, Stockholm University
Ulrika Möller, Gothenburg University
Ulrika Mörth, Stockholm University
Lars Niklasson, Linköping University
Henrik Oscarsson, Gothenburg University
Maria Oskarson, Gothenburg University
Thomas Persson, Uppsala University
Olof Petersson, Uppsala University
Jon Pierre, University of Melbourne
Bo Rothstein, Gothenburg University
Jesper Strömbäck, Mid Sweden University
Stefan Svallfors, Umeå University
Torsten Svensson, Uppsala University
Göran Sundström, Stockholm University
Helena Wocklelberg, Uppsala University
Lena Wängnerud, Gothenburg University
Patrik Öhberg, Gothenburg University and Université de Montréal
PerOla Öberg, Uppsala University
Richard Öhrvall, Linköping University