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Maciej Zaremba Bielawski

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Maciej Zaremba Bielawski

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1951-03-12 （Poznań, Poland）
Nationality
Poland, Sweden
Languages
Swedish, Polish
Residence History
Poznań, Poland → Stockholm, Sweden

Career

Occupations
Journalist, Author
Active Years
1983-
Affiliations
Dagens Nyheter, Moderna tider (editorial team)

Education

Stockholm University
History of Ideas
Degree: B.A.
Period: 在学期間不明 - 1988
Year of Graduation: 1988
Country: Sweden
Received a B.A. in history of ideas

Awards

Stora Journalistpriset
2006
Work: Series on foreign construction workers (Vaxholm)
Organization: Dagens Nyheter / Swedish journalism community
Result: 受賞
Hasse Olsson's Award for Business Journalist of the Year
2006
Work: Series on foreign construction workers (Vaxholm)
Organization: Hasse Olsson Awarding Body
Result: 受賞
Gösta Bohman Award / Stipend
2005
Organization: Gösta Bohman-related fund
Result: 受賞
Prize from the Swedish Academy (funded)
2005
Organization: Swedish Academy
Result: 受賞
Ryszard Kapuściński Award
2019
Work: Huset med de två tornen (A House with Two Turrets)
Organization: Ryszard Kapuściński Award organizers
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Rzeszów: bland polska bönder

1983 Non-fiction / Reportage

A reportage on rural life and farmers in Poland.

local communitieslabor

Arbete före kapital: den katolska kyrkans sociallära

1985 Essay / Social thought

Examines Catholic social teaching in relation to labor and capital.

religion and societylabor

Minken i folkhemmet: [ Essays ]

1992 Essays

A collection of essays on the welfare state and society.

welfare statesocial criticism

De rena och de andra: on forced sterilizations, eugenics and original sin

1999 Investigative journalism / Non-fiction

Investigates Sweden's compulsory sterilisation program and the history of eugenics, based on his 1997 series.

human rightseugenicsstate responsibility

Kyrkan & friheten: a debate book about the identity and democracy of the free Church of Sweden

2000 Debate / Religious study

A debate book concerning identity and democracy in the Swedish Church.

religiondemocracy

The Polish Plumber and Other Stories from Sweden

2006 Reportage / Short stories

Collection of pieces portraying Swedish society from the viewpoint of immigrants and workers.

migrationlaborsocial inequality

Huset med de två tornen (A House with Two Turrets)

2019 Non-fiction / Reportage

A work portraying contemporary Sweden through social issues and personal stories; recipient of the Ryszard Kapuściński Award.

social issuespersonal history

Bibliography

  • Rzeszów: bland polska bönder (1983)
  • Arbete före kapital: den katolska kyrkans sociallära (1985)
  • Minken i folkhemmet: [essäer] (1992)
  • De rena och de andra: on forced sterilizations, eugenics and original sin (1999)
  • Kyrkan & friheten: a debate book about the identity and democracy of the free Church of Sweden (2000)
  • Den polske rörmokaren och andra berättelser från Sverige (2006)
  • Huset med de två tornen (2019)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Investigative journalism grounded, essayistic styleDetailed fact-based narration
Recurring Motifs
social injusticemigration and workers' perspectivesissues of the welfare state

Legacy

Maciej Zaremba is known as an influential investigative journalist and author in Sweden; his reporting on compulsory sterilisation and immigrant labor sparked public debate. He has received multiple journalism awards.

Archives

  • Dagens Nyheter archives (related articles and materials)

Trivia

  • Emigrated to Sweden in 1969 with his mother and two younger brothers due to rising anti‑Semitism in Poland.
  • Has written for Dagens Nyheter since 1989.
  • Married to author Agneta Pleijel; sources in the provided data disagree on the marriage year (1982 vs 1988).