Den tokiga svensken - Synen på vansinne i statliga utredningar

Sammanfattning: The disciplinary role of madness in the European society was major during the 17th century rise of the national state. By studying the view on madness in Swedish governmental investigations during the modern years of the Swedish psychiatry, 1950 to today, it's possible to see how madness function in society have changed. The study is based on a discourse analysis and done in three important aspects of Michel Foucault's philosophy: terms of existence, control and knowledge. Based on Foucault's theories of self-discipline, exclusion mechanisms and a detailed investigation on the concept of power, the empirical survey shows how the ?crazy? Swede changes from a disciplinary object of society into a drone to serve under the structures of capitalism. In a psychological condition previous science has judged as animal.