Description:
Six pivotal political junctions in early modern Sweden from 1538 to 1810 show regimes challenged, replaced, and reshaped.
This book deals with six critical junctions in early modern Sweden between 1538 and 1810. It highlights intense periods of change when a prevailing system of government was challenged and replaced by something radically different - a new political regime. Drawing on both history and the social sciences, this book presents a novel interpretation of Sweden's early modern political history. Sweden's conflict-ridden history is highly relevant as an example to understand the process of state formation in early modern Europe. How did the turbulent changes in government affect Sweden's subsequent development into a modern, democratic state?
Brief description: Associate Professor of History at Stockholm University, Sweden. He has published on state formation, institutions and organisations in the early modern period. He is currently leading a research project on welfare cities in the Nordic countries, c. 1870-1920, investigating the increase in municipal responsibilities for public services and the common good. He has previously studied political conflicts over the organisation of public services.