Youth Activism and Global Awareness: The Emergence of the <i>Operation Dagsverke</i> Campaign in 1960s Sweden

Lundberg, B.

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“…Regarding Swedish educational history research on pupils' democratic influence and collective action, Lundberg (2022) has analysed pupils' involvement in charity work. Landahl (2022) has examined the pupils' protests against rules of conduct and against grades.…”

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Between obedience and resistance: transforming the role of pupil councils and pupil organisations in Sweden (1928–1989)

Landahl

2023

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PurposeThe overall aim of this article is to discuss the conditions and character of collective protest in schools. When do pupils as a collective gain the ability to express critical views on the policies of schools, and what is that criticism about? Using Sweden as an example, I discuss this question by studying the collective organisation of pupils from the 1920s to the 1980s.Design/methodology/approachThe article discusses and compares two phases of pupils' collective organisation in Sweden: one dominated by pupil councils, one by national organisations. The article discusses how pupil councils at individual schools arose in the wake of the 1928 grammar school charter, and illustrates its influence using a case study of a grammar school in Stockholm. Furthermore, the article investigates how national organisations, first formed in 1952, expressed their concerns about national school policies.FindingsThe first phase (ca. 1928–1951) was dominated by the idea of discipline, and the main task of pupil councils was to help teachers in maintaining discipline. The second phase (ca. 1952–1989) was instead characterised by a heightened focus on protests and democracy. From then on, the main idea was that pupil councils and national pupil organisations should change the school, making it more suited to the needs of the pupils.Originality/valueThere is much research on university students and student uprisings. However, much of the previous research on the student voice is related to the upheavals of the long 1968. By concentrating its efforts on a limited time period when protest was more obvious, previous research has arguably not been able to discuss transformations over time.

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Between obedience and resistance: transforming the role of pupil councils and pupil organisations in Sweden (1928–1989)

Landahl

2023

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The History of Knowledge

Östling,

Larsson Heidenblad

2023

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This Element provides a pedagogical overview of the history of knowledge, including its main currents, distinguishing ideas, and key concepts. However, it is not primarily a state-of-the-art overview but rather an argumentative contribution that seeks to push the field in a certain direction – towards studying knowledge in society and knowledge in people's lives. Hence, the history of knowledge envisioned by the authors is not a rebranding of the history of science and intellectual history, but rather a reinvigoration of social and cultural history. This implies that many different forms of knowledge should be objects of study. By drawing on ongoing research from all across the world dealing with different time periods and problems, the authors demonstrate that the history of knowledge can enrich our understanding of past societies. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

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Youth Activism and Global Awareness: The Emergence of the Operation Dagsverke Campaign in 1960s Sweden

Cited by 2 publications

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Between obedience and resistance: transforming the role of pupil councils and pupil organisations in Sweden (1928–1989)

Between obedience and resistance: transforming the role of pupil councils and pupil organisations in Sweden (1928–1989)

The History of Knowledge

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