Neutrality and Statebuilding in Sweden

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Neutrality and Statebuilding in Sweden is written by M. Malmborg and published by Springer. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1403900922 (ISBN 10) and 9781403900920 (ISBN 13).

The successful maintenance of peace since 1814 made neutrality a widely popular doctrine in Sweden. Rather than a security policy in the strict sense, it has become a cornerstone of Swedish national identity. Yet, in the past decade the neutrality tradition has been called into question. What is meant by neutrality? Has Sweden ever been neutral? This book analyses the emergence, institutionalisation and reassessment of neutrality, of the notion of peace as a national good, from the sixteenth century to the present debate on NATO membership.