A Swedish culture of advocacy?

• Published in: Sociologisk forskning Vol. 55; no. 2-3
• Main Authors: Malin Arvidson, Håkan Johansson, Anna Meeuwisse, Roberto Scaramuzzino
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Danish; Japanese
• Published: Swedish Sociological Association 03.07.2018
• Subjects: advocacy culture; advocacy strategies; civil society organizations; critical voice function; political influence

This article sets out to identify a culture of advocacy that has come to characterise Swedish civil society, formed around a long-standing tradition of close and cordial relations between civil society organisations, popular movements, and state and government officials. We argue that Swedish civil...