University of Helsinki
Åsa Lundqvist (Lund University): Family policy paradoxes. Gender equality and labour market regulation in Sweden 1930 – 2010. Policy Press 2011.
Family policy paradoxes examines the political regulation of the family in Sweden between 1930 and today. It draws attention to the political attempts to create a ‘modern family’ and the aspiration to regulate the family and establish gender equality, thereby shedding light on ongoing policy processes within Europe and how these can be understood in the light of a particular political experience.