EAN: 9783031273728

PALGRAVE STUDIES IN THE HISTORY OF SOCIAL MOVEM...

This open access book discusses the emergence and development  and in some cases also the
disappearance  of social movements and activism in Sweden during the 1980s. Its aim is to
nuance and problematize the image of the 1980s as unilaterally dominated by right-wing politics
and neoliberalism  as well as the idea of a conflict-free Scandinavian model. The 1980s have
often been described as a period when the influence of radical-left movements during the 1970s
diminished. Instead  this book argues that the 1980s was a decade in which new radical social
movements emerged in opposition to the prevalent political order  including the nuclear
disarmament movement  the women's movement  anti-fascist movements  and the punk and
environmental movements. The authors also demonstrate how issues such as squatting  nuclear
resistance  rent strikes and the environment  included a variety of contentious collective
action. Sweden  therefore  presents an interesting example of how resistance and conflict in a
strong welfare state have been influenced by contentious social movements. Placing Sweden
within the wider context of Scandinavia and Europe  this edited collection makes an important
contribution to the history of social movements.

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