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Daniel Ankarloo, "Swedish 'Socialism', Not What It Used To Be"
October 31, 2009 - 12:40am -- jim
Swedish "Socialism" – Not What It Used To Be, But Then Again It Never Was
A talk by Daniel Ankarloo
Wed. Nov. 4 at 7:00 p.m.
at TRS Inc. Professional Suite, 11th floor, 44 East 32nd Street, Manhattan
(bet. Madison & Park Aves.)
Contribution requested.
In light of the crisis of neoliberalism that the "financial crisis" has made apparent, but also the impasse of the Left, political analysts and activists increasingly turn to Sweden as a "socialist" example. However, the "socialist" character of Swedish society is a severely limited one. For the last 20 years or more, Swedish society has been moving steadily in the opposite direction of socialism, in a wave of privatization, retrenchment of social services and social security, "flexibilization" of labor-market relations, and increasing inequalities. Furthermore, Swedish socialism – "the social policy road to socialism" – was a class-collaborationist attempt to achieve "socialism within capitalism," a project that from the outset was bound to fail because of its inner contradictions. From this perspective the speaker deduces some political implications for the Swedish labor movement and the international Left in general.
Daniel Ankarloo holds a doctorate in economic history and is a Senior Lecturer of
social policy and social work at Malmö University in Sweden. He is a frequent contributor to the theoretical and political debate within the Swedish labor movement and the Left. He has published widely in Swedish journals on topics of economics and politics – recently with specific focus on the prospects and limitations of the Swedish Welfare Model. He has published two books in Swedish on the topic: Kris i välfärdsfrågan (Crisis in the Welfare Issue) and Marknadsmyter: en kritisk granskning av nyliberala påståenden (Market myths: a Critical Look at Neo-Liberal Assertions). Ankarloo is currently working on a book on the Swedish Welfare Model in English.
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Marxist-Humanist Initiative
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toll-free phone (800) 377-6183
Swedish "Socialism" – Not What It Used To Be, But Then Again It Never Was
A talk by Daniel Ankarloo
Wed. Nov. 4 at 7:00 p.m. at TRS Inc. Professional Suite, 11th floor, 44 East 32nd Street, Manhattan (bet. Madison & Park Aves.)
Contribution requested.
In light of the crisis of neoliberalism that the "financial crisis" has made apparent, but also the impasse of the Left, political analysts and activists increasingly turn to Sweden as a "socialist" example. However, the "socialist" character of Swedish society is a severely limited one. For the last 20 years or more, Swedish society has been moving steadily in the opposite direction of socialism, in a wave of privatization, retrenchment of social services and social security, "flexibilization" of labor-market relations, and increasing inequalities. Furthermore, Swedish socialism – "the social policy road to socialism" – was a class-collaborationist attempt to achieve "socialism within capitalism," a project that from the outset was bound to fail because of its inner contradictions. From this perspective the speaker deduces some political implications for the Swedish labor movement and the international Left in general.
Daniel Ankarloo holds a doctorate in economic history and is a Senior Lecturer of social policy and social work at Malmö University in Sweden. He is a frequent contributor to the theoretical and political debate within the Swedish labor movement and the Left. He has published widely in Swedish journals on topics of economics and politics – recently with specific focus on the prospects and limitations of the Swedish Welfare Model. He has published two books in Swedish on the topic: Kris i välfärdsfrågan (Crisis in the Welfare Issue) and Marknadsmyter: en kritisk granskning av nyliberala påståenden (Market myths: a Critical Look at Neo-Liberal Assertions). Ankarloo is currently working on a book on the Swedish Welfare Model in English.
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Marxist-Humanist Initiative "A new beginning for Marxist-Humanism, a new organization for a time of crisis" www.marxist-humanist-initiative.org mhi@marxisthumanistinitiative.org toll-free phone (888) 579-2245
New SPACE (The New School for Pluralistic Anti-Capitalist Education) http://new-space.mahost.org new-space@mutualaid.org toll-free phone (800) 377-6183