03642nam 2200733 a 450 991046234870332120200520144314.01-78170-126-11-84779-199-9(CKB)2670000000258894(EBL)1069534(OCoLC)818847233(SSID)ssj0000767428(PQKBManifestationID)12257278(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000767428(PQKBWorkID)10740368(PQKB)10600863(SSID)ssj0001645686(PQKBManifestationID)16414062(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001645686(PQKBWorkID)14970858(PQKB)11599208(StDuBDS)EDZ0000099244(MiAaPQ)EBC1069534(MiAaPQ)EBC4083713(Au-PeEL)EBL1069534(CaPaEBR)ebr10623343(CaONFJC)MIL843610(EXLCZ)99267000000025889420121129d2006 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe social construction of Swedish neutrality[electronic resource] challenges to Swedish identity and sovereignty /Christine AgiusManchester Manchester University Press20061 online resource (264 p.)New approaches to conflict analysisDescription based upon print version of record.0-7190-7153-4 0-7190-7152-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.Copyright; CONTENTS; ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; Introduction; 1 Writing neutrality: from the Peloponnesian War to the Cold War; 2 Neutrality 'is what states make of it': rethinking neutrality through constructivism; 3 Neutrality as a Social Democratic project: tracing the origins of Swedish neutrality,1814-1945; 4 Sweden's post-war neutrality doctrine: active internationalism and 'credible neutrality'; 5 The crisis in Swedish Social Democracy: paving the path for a new identity; 6 A new Swedish identity? Bildt, Europe and neutrality in the post-Cold War era7 Into Europe with the SAP: Sweden as an EU member state8 The 'war on terror' and globalisation: implications for neutrality and sovereignty; Conclusion: The failure of neutrality?; Bibliography; INDEXThe end of the Cold War and the 'War on Terror' has signalled a shift in the security policies of all states. It has also led to the reconsideration of the policy of neutrality, and what being neutral means in the present age. This book examines the conceptualisation of neutrality from the Peloponnesian War to today, uncovering how neutrality has been a neglected and misunderstood subject in International Relations (IR) theory and politics. By rethinking neutrality through constructivism, this book argues that neutrality is intrinsically linked to identity. Using Sweden as a case study, it linNew approaches to conflict analysis.NeutralitySwedenNational characteristics, SwedishNeutralitySocial aspectsSwedenElectronic books.NeutralityNational characteristics, Swedish.NeutralitySocial aspects320.109485341.6409485Agius Christine1000070MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910462348703321The social construction of Swedish neutrality2295642UNINA