Changes in the governance of the reading subject: Swedish reading policy, c.1949-1984

• Published in: International journal of cultural policy : CP Vol. 30; no. 2; pp. 253 - 267
• Main Authors: Lindsköld, Linnéa, Hedemark, Åse
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Abingdon Routledge 23.02.2024; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Change agents; Changes; Cultivation; Cultural policy; Governance; historical analysis; Policy analysis; policy change; Policy making; Rationality; Reading; Reading policy; Reading promotion; Sociological aspects; Sweden

This paper analyses significant changes in the political rationality underpinning Sweden's official reading policy between the 1940s and 1980s. Using official inquiry reports as empirical material and drawing on a discourse analytical method, we examine policy changes regarding ideal readers (w...