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Research paper thumbnail of Towards a New Education Regime: The Neo-liberal Turn in Swedish Education Policy

Ålund, Aleksandra et al. (eds) Reimagineering the Nation: Essays on 21 Century Sweden

The focus of this paper is on the developments in Swedish education policy in the last two decade... more The focus of this paper is on the developments in Swedish education policy in the last two decades, following the lines of a neo-liberal economic re-orientation in Sweden, and its consequences for the democratic visions and realities of the education system. Focusing on the relationships between the goals of equality and equivalence, and the neo-liberal turn in Swedish education, we argue that the changes in the Swedish education system in the last two decades illustrate the effects of the priorities of the market principles that, when normalized in education, have created the foundation of the present divisions of school, educational options and outcomes for different students, along ethno-cultural/racial, gender, and class lines.

Research paper thumbnail of Place and Identity: a new landscape of social and political change in Sweden

Sweden is internationally renowned for its generous welfare state. However, over the past decades... more Sweden is internationally renowned for its generous welfare state. However, over the past decades, changes in economic circumstances and population composition, as well as increasing population concentration in larger urban areas, have imposed new challenges to the Swedish model. What does this imply for individual and collective identity formation? Why and how have some places become more attractive than others? What individuals or groups prosper from these changes and who looses? The authors of this anthology highlight social and political change in Sweden from different perspectives, based on various studies in urban and rural Sweden. They represent five disciplines: history, human geography, political science, social work and sociology. Contextualised by theories on place and identity, the book's ten chapters focus on ageing, lifestyle migration, rural landscape, place branding, group identity, religion, music, the school as a meeting place, unsafety and residential projects...

Research paper thumbnail of Place and Identity : A new landscape of social and political change in Sweden

ABSTRACT Sweden is internationally renowned for its generous welfare state. However, over the pas... more ABSTRACT Sweden is internationally renowned for its generous welfare state. However, over the past decades, changes in economic circumstances and population composition, as well as increasing population concentration in larger urban areas, have imposed new challenges to the Swedish model. What does this imply for individual and collective identity formation? Why and how have some places become more attractive than others? What individuals or groups prosper from these changes and who looses? The authors of this anthology highlight social and political change in Sweden from different perspectives, based on various studies in urban and rural Sweden. They represent five disciplines: history, human geography, political science, social work and sociology. Contextualised by theories on place and identity, the book's ten chapters focus on ageing, lifestyle migration, rural landscape, place branding, group identity, religion, music, the school as a meeting place, unsafety and residential projects. The participating authors are affiliated with the Centre for Urban and Regional Studies (CUReS) at Örebro University, Sweden.

Research paper thumbnail of Towards a New Education Regime: The Neo-liberal Turn in Swedish Education Policy

Ålund, Aleksandra et al. (eds) Reimagineering the Nation: Essays on 21 Century Sweden

The focus of this paper is on the developments in Swedish education policy in the last two decade... more The focus of this paper is on the developments in Swedish education policy in the last two decades, following the lines of a neo-liberal economic re-orientation in Sweden, and its consequences for the democratic visions and realities of the education system. Focusing on the relationships between the goals of equality and equivalence, and the neo-liberal turn in Swedish education, we argue that the changes in the Swedish education system in the last two decades illustrate the effects of the priorities of the market principles that, when normalized in education, have created the foundation of the present divisions of school, educational options and outcomes for different students, along ethno-cultural/racial, gender, and class lines.

Research paper thumbnail of Place and Identity: a new landscape of social and political change in Sweden

Sweden is internationally renowned for its generous welfare state. However, over the past decades... more Sweden is internationally renowned for its generous welfare state. However, over the past decades, changes in economic circumstances and population composition, as well as increasing population concentration in larger urban areas, have imposed new challenges to the Swedish model. What does this imply for individual and collective identity formation? Why and how have some places become more attractive than others? What individuals or groups prosper from these changes and who looses? The authors of this anthology highlight social and political change in Sweden from different perspectives, based on various studies in urban and rural Sweden. They represent five disciplines: history, human geography, political science, social work and sociology. Contextualised by theories on place and identity, the book's ten chapters focus on ageing, lifestyle migration, rural landscape, place branding, group identity, religion, music, the school as a meeting place, unsafety and residential projects...

Research paper thumbnail of Place and Identity : A new landscape of social and political change in Sweden

ABSTRACT Sweden is internationally renowned for its generous welfare state. However, over the pas... more ABSTRACT Sweden is internationally renowned for its generous welfare state. However, over the past decades, changes in economic circumstances and population composition, as well as increasing population concentration in larger urban areas, have imposed new challenges to the Swedish model. What does this imply for individual and collective identity formation? Why and how have some places become more attractive than others? What individuals or groups prosper from these changes and who looses? The authors of this anthology highlight social and political change in Sweden from different perspectives, based on various studies in urban and rural Sweden. They represent five disciplines: history, human geography, political science, social work and sociology. Contextualised by theories on place and identity, the book's ten chapters focus on ageing, lifestyle migration, rural landscape, place branding, group identity, religion, music, the school as a meeting place, unsafety and residential projects. The participating authors are affiliated with the Centre for Urban and Regional Studies (CUReS) at Örebro University, Sweden.