Fabricating Sweden : studies of Swedish public diplomacy in France from the 1930s to the 1990s

Andreas Hellenes

This thesis considers three major projects of Swedish public diplomacy in Paris: the Pavillon suédois at the International Exposition of 1937, the Centre culturel suédois opening in 1971, and the blockbuster exhibition Le Soleil et l’Étoile du Nord in 1994. Situated at decisive moments in 20th centu