Neutrality and Statebuilding in Sweden

MIKAEL AF MALMBORG is Associate Professor of History and European Studies at the Swedish Institute of International Affairs, Stockholm, and University College of South Stockholm. His publications include The Resilient Nation-State: Sweden and West European Integration, 1945-59, and numerous articles on Sweden, Finland and European integration history, nation-building and identities in Europe.

• Preface Introduction: National Peace and Neutrality PART I: SOVEREIGNTY FROM THE TOP-DOWN Neutrality in the Old Regime PART II: SOVEREIGNTY FROM THE BOTTOM-UP Neutrality in the Revolutionary Era, 1789-1815 Neutrality in the Era of Balance of Power, 1815-1917 PART III: SOVEREIGNTY AND SECURITY COMMUNITY SINCE 1917 Between Neutrality and Collective Security Neutrality in the Euro-Atlantic Security Community (Post-) neutrality in the New Europe Conclusion: Peace, Neutrality and the Nation-State Bibliography Index

'This is a groundbreaking analysis of neutrality in general in the context of European state systems through the centuries. It is also an astute scrutiny of Sweden's traditional neutrality up to its present predicament since Sweden joined the EU, with an innovative emphasis on the societal purposes neutrality has served. Though a privileged observer, af Malmborg writes with the detachment of an international historian taking the long view. A remarkably rewarding read.' - Krister Wahlback, Ambassador and Professor of Political Science, University of Umea 'This book is a subtle blend of history, political theory and contemporary analysis. Mikael af Malmborg's readable and wide-ranging analysis deserves reading by historians and decisionmakers alike, as concepts of neutrality change in the post-cold war world'. - Dr Anne Deighton, University of Oxford, United Kingdom 'This interesting, well-argued book will be useful to international relations theorists and those interested in comparative foreign policy.' - J.H. Eastby, Choice