In The Swedish Theory of Love, Henrik Berggren and Lars Trägårdh argue that the long-standing view of Sweden's welfare state as the result of socialist collectivism is flawed. While social values have been and remain strong, they have co-existed with a radical form of individualism.
Speakers:
Henrik Berggren, journalist and historian, co-author of The Swedish Theory of Love
Lars Trägårdh, historian and public intellectual, co-author of The Swedish Theory of Love
Helena Rosenblatt, CUNY Graduate Center
Carl Wennerlind, Barnard College, Columbia University
Moderator:
Adam Tooze, Columbia University
Cosponsors: European Institute, History Department (Barnard College), Swedish Studies in the Department of Germanic Languages, Department of History, Society of Fellows and Heyman Center for the Humanities.