Sten Ottosson, holds a PhD. in History from Uppsala University, Sweden, 2000. The title of my dissertation is Den (o)moraliska neutraliteten. Tre politikers och tre tidningars moraliska värdering av svensk utrikespolitik 1945-1952, [(Im)moral Neutrality. Three Politicians’ and Three Newspaper Editors’ Moral Assessment of Swedish Foreign Policy 1945-1952]. The dissertation is written in Swedish, with an English abstract. You can purchase the dissertation from my publisher Santérus  förlag. The dissertation studies norms and values in the Swedish foreign policy debate during the early Cold war years. The main focus is on the evaluation of the neutral policy.

My primary research interests are: Swedish foreign policy during the 20^th century, Cold war history and Contemporary history. 

    I am currently working on a study of the Swedish self-image during the Cold war. This project will analyse the image of Sweden among the most important decision-makers, among politicians, in the common debate and among the citizens. In the study I will apply and test theories of collective identity. A presentation of this project has been published in the report Svensk självbild under kalla kriget. En studie av stats- och utrikesministrarnas bild av Sverige 1950-89 [Swedish Self-Image During the Cold War. A Study of the Prime- and Foreign Ministers Image of Sweden 1950-89]. This report is published by The Swedish Institute of International Affairs. 

For those interested in Swedish foreign policy during the cold war, but not able to read Swedish, I have some suggested readings. All recommended books and articles are in English.

Suggested Readings: Sweden During the Cold War [pdf]