GENERAL INFORMATION & SCHEDULE 2016 SAS H63 Swedish Politics Past and Present

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1 GENERAL INFORMATION & SCHEDULE 2016 SAS H63 Swedish Politics Past and Present General Information Information about this course (such as necessary course literature, the schedule, and the syllabus) can be found on the course web site: Lecturer notes, instructions for seminars, and the take home exam will be added to this site as the course progresses. Teaching, schedules, examination and marking This course on Swedish politics emphasizes the collaboration between two academic disciplines: History and Political Science. Eight lectures focus on Swedish political history (taught by Björn Lundberg) and seven focus on politics and the political system (taught by Johan Bo Davidsson). A detailed schedule with reading instructions is provided for the whole course in this document (see below). All instruction takes place at LUX B237. LUX is located at Helgonavägen 3, Lund. The instruction for this course consists primarily of lectures. Two seminars are also included, with short papers that will need to be completed beforehand. Please note that it is compulsory to attend the two paper SEMINARS and to do the required preparatory work. Students unable to attend or complete the preparations will need to complete an extra assignment to receive a passing grade. The course is examined through a take-home exam. The exam will be handed out on the 23rd of May (12:00) and is due on the 30th of June (12:00). The grades awarded are A, B, C, D, E or Fail. The highest grade is A and the lowest passing grade is E. Course Literature Lund University Library holds a number of copies of the three books on the course literature list. These can be found through the University Library online catalogue at The books can also be purchased. Note that Hadenius book from 1999 is out of print. However, photocopies of Hadenius 1999 can be bought from the LUX Reception (price: 100 sek). The book The Swedish Success Story can only be purchased through the publisher s website: Most of the articles are available at the University Library portal LubSearch ( ). One article not available through LubSearch (Berggren & Trädgårdh) can be bought from the LUX Reception in compendium form (price: 15 sek). The article by Esping- Andersen (1992, 2000) has to be borrowed or copied through the University Library; alternatively, it can also be found on Google Books and read online. Please contact a teacher if you have questions about or problems locating the course literature. Teachers etc. - Björn Lundberg, Ph.d. Fellow, Department of History, bjorn.lundberg@hist.lu.se - Johan Bo Davidsson, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science Johan_Bo.Davidsson@svet.lu.se - Anna Wallette, Academic advisor, Department of History, studievagledare@hist.lu.se 1

2 Schedule :15-12 LUX B237 COURSE INTRODUCTION [Compulsory] & Overview of Swedish history from the Vikings to the 18 th century (Björn Lundberg, Anna Wallette, and Johan Bo Davidsson) :15-12 LUX B237 The long struggle for democracy (BL) Readings: Hadenius 1999, pp 9-34; (Larsson & Bäck 2008, chapter 3) :15-12 LUX B237 The birth of the Peoples Home (BL) Readings: Esping Andersson 1992/2000, pp 35-47; Hadenius 1999, pp 35-70; Stråth 2004; Almqvist & Glans 2004, pp ; :15-12 LUX B237 The harvest time and the welfare state (BL) Readings: Esping Andersson 1992/2000, pp 47-53; Hadenius 1999, pp ; Berggren & Trädgårdh 2010; Almqvist & Glans 2004, pp :15-12 LUX B237 Crisis and end of Social democratic hegemony (BL) Readings: Andersson 2009; Blyth 2001; Almqvist & Glans 2004, pp ; Lindbom 2001; Esping Andersson 1992/2000, pp 54-65; Hadenius 1999, pp :15-12 LUX B237 Emigration, Immigration and Integration Policies (BL) Readings: Almqvist & Glans 2004, pp ; ; ; Wickström (2013); Borevi (2014) :15-12 LUX B237 Foreign policy during the 20 th century (BL) Readings: Almqvist & Glans 2004, pp , , ; Hadenius

3 :15-12 LUX B237 Paper Seminar [Compulsory]: Swedish Neutrality (BL) Note: separate instructions provided for this assignment. (See appendix 1) :15-12 LUX B237 Political Institutions/administration (Johan Bo Davidsson) Readings: Larsson & Bäck (2008), chapters: 1, 2, 8, 10, 11, 12, 14; Levin (2009) :15-12 LUX B237 Political Parties (JBD) Readings: Larsson & Bäck (2008), chapter 4; Rydgren (2010) :15-12 LUX B237 Voting Behavior (JBD) Readings: TBA :15-12 LUX B237 Gender and Welfare (JBD) Readings: Sainsbury (2004); Eduards (1991); Lewis & Åström(1992) :15-12 LUX B237 Political Economy (JBD) Readings: Korpi & Palme (1998) :15-12 LUX B237 Sweden and the EU (JBD) Readings: Larsson & Bäck, pp ; Scharpf (2010); Algotsson, (2001); Hegeland; Mattson (2000) :15-12 LUX B237 Paper Seminar [Compulsory]: The Swedish Model (JBD) Note: separate instructions provided for this assignment. (See appendix 2) Turn in date for take-home exam. Aug. 12, 2016 Aug. 19, 2016 Re-exam (Deadline: 23:59 on Aug. 19 th Students who wish to take the re-exam must announce this by no later than August 5) 3

4 Appendix 1: Instructions for the seminar on the Swedish Neutrality The idea of Swedish neutrality is an important part of forming an understanding of Swedish politics in the 20 th century. It has also earned Sweden a reputation in the global community. However, the idea of Swedish neutrality is debated and discussed broadly by scholars. On April 27, we will have a two-hour seminar discussing the importance of Sweden s neutrality in the 20 th century. For this seminar, students are required to write a short essay and participate in the seminar. Literature: You are allowed to use any of the literature on the literature list and you are of course free to use any other literature or resources that you find relevant during this seminar. However, particular attention should be given to the texts listed below (see it as minimum reading list for the seminar): 1. Hadenius, Stig (1999). Pages: 25-28, 50,51, 55-70, 87-94, , , , , 2. Östling, Johan (2011). The Rise and Fall of Small-State Realism: Sweden and the Second World War 3. Almqvist, Kurt & Kay Glans (eds.) (2004). Pages: , , Short essay Each student shall write a short essay in preparation for the seminar. This paper should be pages long, written in good English in New Times Roman, 12 pt letters, and with a line spacing of one-and-a-half. your paper to the teacher holding the seminar latest 12:00 p.m. the day before the seminar (April 26; bjorn.lundberg@hist.lu.se). The essay shall use the course literature to discuss two of the following questions: 1.Discuss, using the course literature, the goals and motives behind Sweden s neutrality policy in the 20 th century. Did the aims and motives behind Swedish neutrality change with the shift to a doctrinal policy of non-alignment/neutrality in the Cold War? 2. Discuss the rise and fall of what Östling refers to as small state realism. In which context or contexts should we understand the shifts in the dominant narrative of World War II in Sweden? 3. Critically assess Hadenius representation of Swedish foreign policy during WWII. What do you think of the manner in which Hadenius represents Swedish foreign policy? Discuss this using Östling and other course literature (Almqvist, Kurt & Kay Glans, 2004). The essay shall end with a (one sentence) question or statement to further the discussion during the seminar. 4

5 Seminar The seminar will broadly discuss the topic of Swedish Neutrality in the 20 th century. The class will be divided into two groups. Group One will meet to Group Two will meet to A student whose surname (family name, last name) begins with A to L belongs to Group One. A student whose surname begins with M to Z belongs to Group Two. Longer essay Students that cannot attend the seminar are instead required to write an essay. The essay shall discuss two of the questions above in greater length. It shall be three to four pages long, written in good English in New Times Roman, 12 pt letters, with a line spacing of one-and-a-half. For this essay students are required to use footnotes or references. Stated otherwise: if you do not use them, you will not pass this assignment. Appendix 2: Instructions for the seminar on the Swedish Model Introduction The People's Home. The Welfare State. The Swedish Model. These terms are important for any understanding of 20 th century Swedish society. They are (or have been) important for the self-image of Sweden and have (allegedly) made Sweden internationally known as a model society or at least as a particular, perhaps even unique society. Yet their meanings are vague and partly overlapping. As many such words, they lack precision. This is what we will study in this seminar. On the 23 rd of May we will have a seminar discussing these concepts. For this seminar, students are required to write a short essay and participate in the seminar or, failing that, to write a longer essay. Literature You are allowed to use any of the literature on the literature list and you are of course free to use any other literature or resources that you find relevant. However, particular attention should be given to the texts listed below (see it as minimum reading list for the assignment): Andersson, Jenny (2009). Nordic Nostalgia and Nordic Light: the Swedish model as Utopia , Scandinavian Journal of History, 34:3, pp , 17 pp. Berggren Henrik & Trädgårdh, Lars (2010). Pippi Longstocking: The Autonomous Child and the Moral Logic of the Swedish Welfare State, in Mattsson, Helena & Wallenstein, Sven-Olov (eds.), Swedish Modernism: Architecture, Consumption and the Welfare State, pp , 14 pp. Bonoli, Giuliano (1997). Classifying Welfare States: a Two-dimension Approach, Journal of Social Policy, 26:3, pp , 22 pp. Esping-Andersen, Gøsta (1992, 2000). The Making of a Social Democratic Welfare State, in Misgeld, Klaus, Molin, Karl & Åmark, Klas (eds), Creating Social Democracy: A Century of the Social Democratic Labor Party in Sweden pp , 32 pp. Korpi, Walter and Joakim Palme (1998), The Paradox of Redistribution and Strategies of Equality: Welfare State Institution, Inequality, and Poverty in the Western Countries American Sociological Review, 63(5): Available online. 5

6 Lindbom, Anders (2001). Dismantling the Social Democratic Welfare Model? Has the Swedish Welfare State Lost its Defining Characteristics?, Scandinavian Political Studies, 24:3, pp , 23 pp. Lundberg, Urban & Åmark, Klas (2001), Social Rights and Social Security: The Swedish Welfare State, , Scandinavian Journal of History vol 26:3, pp , 20 pp. Stråth, Bo (2004). Nordic Modernity: Origins, trajectories and prospects, Thesis Eleven, vol 77, pp. 5-20, 16 pp. From Almqvist, Kurt & Glans Kay (eds.) (2004). The Swedish Success Story? read the following articles: Almqvist, Kurt & Glans Kay, Introduction, pp Magnusson, Lars, Adaption or over-confidence? Swedish economic history in the twentieth century, pp Torstendahl, Rolf, Sweden in a European perspective special path or mainstream?, pp Berman, Sheri, The folkhem was a success story, pp Short essay Each student shall write a short essay in preparation for the seminar. This paper should between one and two pages long, written in good English in New Times Roman, 12 pt letters, and with a line spacing of one-and-a-half. your paper to the teacher holding the seminar latest 12:00 p.m. the day before the seminar. The essay shall use the course literature to discuss one of the two topics below: 1) What are the essential traits of the welfare state that was built in Sweden from the 1930s onwards? Is this welfare state unique in comparison to other Western countries? Your answer should say something about how the Swedish welfare state is related to the concept of a Nordic or Scandinavian model. 2) The Swedish Model can be used with quite different meanings. What do the authors of the course literature seem to mean when they use the term? How do they define the Swedish Model? In what ways does the Swedish Model overlap (or not overlap) with the terms the People's Home and the Welfare State? The essay shall end with a (one sentence) question or statement to further the discussion during the seminar. Seminar The seminar will discuss the two topics given above. The class will be divided into two groups. Group One will meet to Group Two will meet to A student whose surname (family name, last name) begins with A to L belongs to Group One. A student whose surname begins with M to Z belongs to Group Two. Longer essay Students that cannot attend the seminar are instead required to write an essay. The essay shall discuss both topics above in greater length. It shall be three to four pages long, written in good English in New Times Roman, 12 pt letters, with a line spacing of one-and-a-half. For this essay students are required to use footnotes or references. Stated otherwise: if you do not use them, you will not pass this assignment. 6