A Political History of Sport in Sweden, 1st ed. 2024 Palgrave Studies in Sport and Politics Series

This book presents a history of Swedish sport, highlighting in particular the relationship between sport politics and people?s changing attitudes towards sport from the eighteenth century until today. It scrutinizes the interaction between sport politics and people?s different approaches to sport in everyday life. By investigating how different ways of pursuing and conceptualizing sport have progressed and interacted, and how they have influenced as well been influenced by sport politics, this book discerns the role of both governmental and municipal politics in the development of sport in Sweden.

Jens Ljunggren is Professor of History at Stockholm University, Sweden.

Presents a history of Swedish sport from the eighteenth century until today

Explores the role of both governmental and municipal politics in the development of sport in Sweden

Investigates how different ways of pursuing and conceptualizing sport have progressed and interacted