Revolution eller reformation? : historisk orientering kring Sveriges vägval 1809
(2021) HISK37 20211History
- Abstract
- This study examines five key actors in the events between the coup and the adoption of a new constitution in Sweden in 1809. In traditional historiography, mainly advocated by Fredrik Lagerroth, these events has been described as a revolution. The purpose of this study relates to the research problem and understanding of Sweden's "revolution" in 1809 and other revolutions such as the American and French. If all three contexts can be described as revolutions, then what is significant about revolutions?
A first approach of this thesis is based on a hypothesis of an alternative path in Sweden 1809 that relates to reformism rather than revolution. To test this hypothesis, Hannah Arendt's concept of revolution is applied, which is also... (More) - This study examines five key actors in the events between the coup and the adoption of a new constitution in Sweden in 1809. In traditional historiography, mainly advocated by Fredrik Lagerroth, these events has been described as a revolution. The purpose of this study relates to the research problem and understanding of Sweden's "revolution" in 1809 and other revolutions such as the American and French. If all three contexts can be described as revolutions, then what is significant about revolutions?
A first approach of this thesis is based on a hypothesis of an alternative path in Sweden 1809 that relates to reformism rather than revolution. To test this hypothesis, Hannah Arendt's concept of revolution is applied, which is also supplemented by Alexis de Tocqueville's rendering of the French Revolution. Arendt's concept of revolution is defined by the establishment of a new order in time, in the form of a revolt and the adoption of a new constitution. The intention of this approach is to examine whether the revolutionary interpretation of Sweden in 1809 can be falsified. Central to this study is how the Swedish actors in 1809 - between the coup and the adoption of a new constitution - oriented themselves historically, to form an prognosis about the relationship between the past and the future, and their own role in the process.
Historical orientation, based on Reinhart Kosellecks concept “space of experience” (Erfahrungsraum) and “horizon of expectation” (Erwartungs-horizont), as well as how the revolution also functions as a kind of compass between the past and the future, relates to the second approach of this thesis. The intention with this approach is to qualify the historical knowledge, apart from events, focusing on actors' understanding and interpretations between historical time and space, which they form an prognosis about the possibilities of the future.
A main result of this study is that Sweden 1809 not should be described or interpreted as a revolution, based on the central actors' prognosis; that a slow and reformist process was more fruitful. The “space of experience” in which the actors shape their prognosis was different, but their conclusion was the same, which supports the hypothesis of reformism. (Less) - Abstract (Swedish)
- Denna uppsats undersöker fem centrala aktörer kring händelserna mellan statskupp och antagandet av en ny regeringsform i Sverige 1809. I traditionell historieskrivning, främst förespråkad av Fredrik Lagerroth, har dessa händelser beskrivits som en revolution. Syftet med denna uppsats relaterar till forskningsproblemet och motsatsförhållandet mellan Sveriges ”revolution” 1809 och andra revolutioner i närtid som den amerikanska och franska. Om alla tre kontexter kan beskrivas som revolutioner, vad är då signifikativt med revolutioner?
En första ansats för uppsatsen utgår i en hypotes om en alternativ väg och relaterar till reformism snarare än revolution. För att pröva denna hypotes tillämpas Hannah Arendts revolutionsbegrepp, som också... (More) - Denna uppsats undersöker fem centrala aktörer kring händelserna mellan statskupp och antagandet av en ny regeringsform i Sverige 1809. I traditionell historieskrivning, främst förespråkad av Fredrik Lagerroth, har dessa händelser beskrivits som en revolution. Syftet med denna uppsats relaterar till forskningsproblemet och motsatsförhållandet mellan Sveriges ”revolution” 1809 och andra revolutioner i närtid som den amerikanska och franska. Om alla tre kontexter kan beskrivas som revolutioner, vad är då signifikativt med revolutioner?
En första ansats för uppsatsen utgår i en hypotes om en alternativ väg och relaterar till reformism snarare än revolution. För att pröva denna hypotes tillämpas Hannah Arendts revolutionsbegrepp, som också kompletteras med Alexis de Tocquevilles undersökning av den franska revolutionen. Arendts revolutionsbegrepp definieras av inrättandet av en ny ordning i tiden, i form av ett uppror och antagande av en ny författning. Avsikten med denna ansats är att pröva om revolutionstolkningen av Sverige 1809 kan falsifieras. Centralt för uppsatsen är hur aktörerna i Sverige 1809 mellan statskuppen och antagandet av en ny regeringsform orienterade sig historiskt, för att bilda sig en uppfattning om relationen mellan det förflutna och framtiden, och sin egen roll i den tid de verkade i.
Den andra ansatsen handlar om historiska orientering och ansluter till Reinhart Kosellecks begrepp erfarenhetsrum och förväntningshorisont, samt hur revolutionen fungerar som ett slags kompass mellan det förflutna och framtiden. Avsikten med denna ansats är att kvalificera den historiska kunskapen, inte bara om aktörernas varanden och göranden, utan genom aktörernas förståelse av historien ur vilken de bildar sig en uppfattning om framtidens möjligheter.
Undersökningens främsta resultat är att det i Sverige 1809 inte var frågan om en revolution, baserat på de centrala aktörernas prognos om att en långsam och reformistisk process var mer fruktbar. Erfarenhetsrummen som aktörerna formar sina prognoser ser olika ut, men aktörernas prognos är densamma, något som snarare styrker hypotesen om reformism. (Less)
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- Rossheim, Marcus LU
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- HISK37 20211
- year
- 2021
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- M2 - Bachelor Degree
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- keywords
- Revolution, 1809, reformism, Arendt, erfarenhetsrum, förväntningshorisont, regeringsform, konstitutionsutskott
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- Swedish
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- 9051735
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A first approach of this thesis is based on a hypothesis of an alternative path in Sweden 1809 that relates to reformism rather than revolution. To test this hypothesis, Hannah Arendt's concept of revolution is applied, which is also supplemented by Alexis de Tocqueville's rendering of the French Revolution. Arendt's concept of revolution is defined by the establishment of a new order in time, in the form of a revolt and the adoption of a new constitution. The intention of this approach is to examine whether the revolutionary interpretation of Sweden in 1809 can be falsified. Central to this study is how the Swedish actors in 1809 - between the coup and the adoption of a new constitution - oriented themselves historically, to form an prognosis about the relationship between the past and the future, and their own role in the process.
Historical orientation, based on Reinhart Kosellecks concept “space of experience” (Erfahrungsraum) and “horizon of expectation” (Erwartungs-horizont), as well as how the revolution also functions as a kind of compass between the past and the future, relates to the second approach of this thesis. The intention with this approach is to qualify the historical knowledge, apart from events, focusing on actors' understanding and interpretations between historical time and space, which they form an prognosis about the possibilities of the future.
A main result of this study is that Sweden 1809 not should be described or interpreted as a revolution, based on the central actors' prognosis; that a slow and reformist process was more fruitful. The “space of experience” in which the actors shape their prognosis was different, but their conclusion was the same, which supports the hypothesis of reformism.}},
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note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Revolution eller reformation? : historisk orientering kring Sveriges vägval 1809}},
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