
Moving the Social
Moving the Social 75 - 2025
Böhlau (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 1. September 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
137 pages
978-3-412-53390-8 (ISBN)
Description
In most European states, it was the oppressed and dissatisfied groups who mobilised against the state. However, this was not the case in Scandinavia. Here, people mobilised with the state. Social movements and civil society were generally organised in the image of the state they hoped to access. Those who challenged the status quo pleaded for a compromise with the state, which in turn expanded the social and political space for oppositional currents. Despite taking place under strong state control, the state was forced to introduce political, social, and civic reforms that balanced opposing interests and identities, and integrated large parts of the population into governance and the exercise of power. It is within this historical context that the contributions to this Special Issue are set.
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Edition
Aufl.
Language
English
Place of publication
Köln
Germany
Dimensions
Height: 227 mm
Width: 151 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
240 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-412-53390-8 (9783412533908)
Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Editor
Stefan Berger ist Professor für Sozialgeschichte und Direktor des Instituts für soziale Bewegungen an der Ruhr-Universität Bochum sowie Vorstandsvorsitzender der Stiftung Geschichte des Ruhrgebiets und Honorary Professor an der Cardiff University in Großbritannien. Seine Forschungsschwerpunkt liegen u.a. auf der Geschichte sozialer Bewegungen, der Arbeiterbewegung, der Industriekultur, der Erinnerungsgeschichte und Geschichtstheorie sowie der Geschichte der deutsch-britischen Beziehungen.
Jan Hildenhagen ist Kustos am Historischen Institut der Ruhr-Universität Bochum. Er lehrt und forscht zur Nordamerikanischen Geschichte.
Sean Scalmer is Professor of Australian History in the School of Historical and Philosophical Studies at the University of Melbourne. His major interests are in the histories of social movements, class, and democracy. He is the author of a number of books in these fields.
Contributions
Consultant editor