Ulf Hedetoft
Ashgate
Hardback
716
1995
The future development of the European Union (and Sweden?s role within it) is the subject of intense debate. Whilst to outsider observers, the Swedish case may seem peripheral to mainstream events on the continental mainland due to the country?s status as a small state, Sweden will nevertheless have an important contribution to make to the future evolution of the European Union. The purpose of this book is to examine the complex interrelationship between Sweden and European integration (1950-96). It introduces the concept of the ?Swedish Diamond? to explain why the country's governing elite resisted and then went on to seek and attain full EU membership. The author also argues that a revised ?Membership Diamond? represents a useful conceptual framework for examining elite attitudes and perspectives now that Sweden is a full EU member. In addition, the book also includes a foreword written by the Swedish Defence Minister, Bj?rn von Sydow.
Ashgate
Hardback
716
1995
The future development of the European Union (and Sweden?s role within it) is the subject of intense debate. Whilst to outsider observers, the Swedish case may seem peripheral to mainstream events on the continental mainland due to the country?s status as a small state, Sweden will nevertheless have an important contribution to make to the future evolution of the European Union. The purpose of this book is to examine the complex interrelationship between Sweden and European integration (1950-96). It introduces the concept of the ?Swedish Diamond? to explain why the country's governing elite resisted and then went on to seek and attain full EU membership. The author also argues that a revised ?Membership Diamond? represents a useful conceptual framework for examining elite attitudes and perspectives now that Sweden is a full EU member. In addition, the book also includes a foreword written by the Swedish Defence Minister, Bj?rn von Sydow.