Open AccessThe Professional Landscape: The Historical Development of Professions in Sweden
Author(s) -
Thomas Brante
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
professions and professionalism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.31
H-Index - 6
ISSN - 1893-1049
DOI - 10.7577/pp.558
Subject(s) - professionalization , health professions , field (mathematics) , sociology , typology , professional development , professional association , transition (genetics) , engineering ethics , political science , social science , public relations , pedagogy , law , health care , engineering , anthropology , biochemistry , mathematics , chemistry , pure mathematics , gene
This special issue of Professions & Professionalism seeks to explain the transition of occupations from non-professions to professions and the conditions and causes that generate professions (i.e., the bases of professionalization). Empirically, we use the histories of the Swedish professions, positing that these histories have several close similarities (and, of course, differences) with those of other nations, thus making this project of international interest. Theoretically, we define a number of general concepts that are employed to explain the processes of professionalization. The most general concept, which covers the professional layer, is called the professional landscape. It is divided into a number of professional fields and generations, creating a typology of professions. The fields that are presented, together with the professions assuming key positions in the fields, are technology, health, social integration, social regulation, education, and academia. The historical emergence of the fields and the transition from occupation and pre-profession to full profession are outlined