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Syftet med studien var att analysera Moderaternas argument till att slopa straffrabatt för unga lagöverträdare. Studien utgick från en kvalitativ metod och använde en argumentationsanalys för att besvara syftet. Moderaternas motion är en offentlig handling och användes som urval. Den teoretiska utgångspunkten i studien var Garlands teori “acting out”. Teorin problematiserar olika politiska strategier. För att undersöka argumenten i motionen applicerades pro et contra-metoden. En teoretisk modell användes vid sammanvägning av argumentens beviskraft. Resultatet i studien visade att argumenten i Moderaternas motion innehöll moraliska värderingar snarare än faktabaserad information. Resultatet visade även att motionen innehöll otydliga motiveringar till att slopa straffrabatt för unga lagöverträdare. Tesen som framförts i motionen var enligt resultatet inte styrkt av de argument som tagits fram. Argumenten lyfte inte fram någon lösning på den problematik som framförts, utan var enbart något som Moderaterna själva ansåg vara mer rättvist. Vidare tolkades det som att Moderaterna argumenterar på ett sätt som ökar medborgarnas förtroende genom att använda känslostyrda formuleringar. För framtida studier rekommenderas det att analysera argument skrivna av andra politiska partier, som diskuterar straffrättsliga åtgärder för unga lagöverträdare. Det kan bidra till bredare perspektiv och förståelse. / The aim of this study was to analyse the Moderate party´s arguments to remove penalty reduction for young offenders. The study was based on a qualitative method and used an argumentation analysis to answer the purpose of this study. The Moderate party´s proposal is a public document and was used as a sample. The theoretical framework in this study was Garlands theory “acting out”. Acting out problematizes different political strategies. To be able to examine the arguments in the proposal we used the pro et contra-method. A theoretical model was used to put together the arguments probative value. The results in the study showed that the arguments in the proposal contained morale values rather than information based on facts. The results also showed that the proposal contained unclear motivations for removing penalty reduction for young offenders. The thesis in the proposal was according to the results not confirmed by the arguments that were brought up. The arguments did not conclude any solutions on the problem that the proposal mentioned. The arguments were solely built on something that the moderate party considered as fair. Moreover, it was interpreted that the Moderate party uses arguments in ways that increases the citizens trust by using sentences based on emotions. For future studies it is recommended to also do analyse arguments on other political parties that discusses criminal proceedings for young offenders. It can contribute to a broader perspective and understanding.

Society must defend openness and respect for human rights as well as the fundamental values of democracy, which is threatened by terrorism. The purpose of the thesis is to elucidate and analyze whether there has been a change in Sweden's internal security policy with regard to combating terrorism, the terror legislation more specifically. This will be done by studying different positions in a new terrorist legislation. The essay will be based on realism and liberalism. In this essay, the scientific starting point will be qualitative content analysis in order to be able to analyze the work in the best possible way in order to be able to categorize the positions that partition before. Terrorism is one of the more serious threats to democracy and human rights. The terrorist act that took place in April 2017 has shown that we are not spared an attack, that the terror threat is real. The current situation in Sweden means that new political priorities and initiatives are needed to overcome the terrorist offenses.

During the first part of the twentieth century the Swedish Moderate party described themselves as a classical conservative party. During the later part of the century the party started to adopt a more prominent liberal mindset and by 1978 the Moderate party described themselves combining the liberal and conservative tradition. Within the academia there is a difference of opinion when it comes to the relationship between liberalism and conservatism within the Moderate party. This study aims to shine new light on this debate by using a new model of analysis. By constructing typical ideas of the liberal and conservative tradition and using these ideas to analyse the party’s political programs this study describes the relationship between liberalism and conservatism between 1956 to 1993. The study shows that there has been a substantial ideological shift during the time period analysed. In 1956 the typical conservative ideas where the centerpiece of the party ́s ideological viewpoints but in 1993 this focus had shifted completely and the party had at this point adopted and centered its ideological viewpoints around the ideas of classical liberalism. The conservative ideas have not been replace and the conservative idea of preserving old institutions and norms is a constant in the party ́s ideology during the whole time period.

I takt med den allt eskalerande våldsvågen i Sverige, som i allt högre grad letat sig ner i åldrarna har ungdomsbrottsligheten målats fram som ett allvarligt samhällsproblem. Det har medfört ett ökat intresse och fler debatter gällande vilka kriminalpolitiska åtgärder som anses vara lämpliga för att komma till bukt med problemet. Under de senaste åren har flera tuffa lagreformer gjorts och efter riksdagsvalet 2022 har ytterligare straffskärpande lagförslag presenterats. Straffskärpningarna har gett uttryck för ett skifte i hur unga lagöverträdare betraktas inom det kriminalpolitiska fältet. Det är därför viktigt att synliggöra och fördjupa förståelsen kring vilka antaganden och uppfattningar som ligger till grund för dessa förslag. Syftet med föreliggande studie är att belysa hur Sveriges tre största partier, Socialdemokraterna, Sverigedemokraterna och Moderaterna, rättfärdigar straffskärpningar gentemot unga lagöverträdare. Forskningsfrågan besvarades genom en reflexiv tematisk analys av 10 interpellationer med tillhörande debatt samt 8 motioner. Studien förankras i de teoretiska begreppen ansvariggörande, moralpanik och straffpopulism. Analysen av de politiska dokumenten visade att rättfärdiganden bakom straffskärpningar grundar sig i en påstådd alarmerande samhällsutveckling, där ungdomsbrottsligheten beskrivs vara ett hot mot välfärdssamhället. Det handlar vidare om att tillgodose såväl samhället som brottsoffrens intressen, som tydligt ligger i framkant för de kriminalpolitiska prioriteringarna. En dubbelhet i framställningen av barn förblir också noterbar, där straffskärpande åtgärder både straffar dem för den samhällsfara de beskrivs vara men även skyddar dem från vidare exploatering från kriminella gäng. Dessutom visar analysen att lagstiftningen bör spegla brottets straffvärde, eftersom unga lagöverträdare idag begår allt grövre brott. Samtliga tre partier ställer sig bakom ett hårdare straffande men det finns en viss skillnad i nivå och sättet som de framför sin politik på.

This essay examines the ideological change in the Swedish moderate party during the time period between 2002-2022. This ideological analysis is based on Andrew Heywoods theoretical framework on ideology (2021) and Jan Hyléns (1991) operationalized apparatus on central values associated with liberalism and conservatism. The results show significant ideological value change in the Swedish moderate party’s view on state power as well as a weakened ideological anchoring in liberalism towards the end of the studied time period.

<p>Title: Similarities or differences within the centre-right? A study of the potential for party fusions within in the Swedish centre-right</p><p>Author: Charlie Weimers</p><p>Aim: The thesis seeks to find the potential for party fusions within the Swedish centre-right by analyzing the ideological similarities and differences between the parties.</p><p>Method/Material: In the thesis, four dimensions of the parties’ ideologies are analyzed: view of man, theory for societal structures, fiscal theory and moral values. The results of the study of the ideologies are then compared. The investigation is done with the party manifestos as starting point and with the analysis of ideas as theoretical tool.</p><p>Main Results: The comparative analysis, based on the parties’ ideological views, shows specific party constellations are more probable than others. The biggest ideological similarities are to be found between the Liberal People’s Party and the Centre Party, out of which I conclude that these two parties have the best potential for a fusion. The Moderate Party and the Christian Democratic Party also have clear similarities, thus there is a potential for fusion to a certain degree. The Moderate Party also shows some similarities with the Liberal People’s Party and the Centre Party, hence the possibility for a merger can not be excluded. My conclusion is based upon social liberalism and neo-conservatism as ideal types, which gives the Christian Democratic Party a position to the right. Thus, it would possible to claim that this party has the least options regarding fusion partners. The Moderate Party has the most alternatives, since the party is in a kind of “middle ground” between social liberalism and neo-conservatism.</p><p>Number of pages: 49</p><p>Course: Political Science C</p><p>University: Faculty of Social and Life Sciences, Karlstad University</p><p>Period: Fall, 2006</p><p>Tutor: Anders Broman</p><p>Keywords: centre-right, Sweden, party fusion, ideology, Moderate Party, Liberal People’s Party, Christian Democratic Party, Centre Party</p>

En undersökning över hur ordet "ansvar" använts i svensk politik 1991-2013 och den förändring ordet genomgått i avsende på argumentativ funktionalitet under Fredrik Reinfeldts tid som statsminister.

The purpose with this study is to investigate how the two biggest political parties, the Social Democrats and the Moderate/Conservative Party, looks at a membership in the defense alliance North Atlantic Treaty Organization. The question have the illegal annexation of Crimea affected how the parties look at a membership in Nato will be answered and analyzed. How they discuss, how they believe that a membership can affect the Swedish foreign policy will be examined in this paper.   Nato is a topic that during the last century’s have divided the Swedish population into two groups: one that advocates a membership and one that fight’s against a Swedish membership in the alliance. The debate about Nato has, since the illegal annexation of the Crimea, changed and are now more relevant than ever to discuss. This paper illustrates how the Moderate/Conservative Party and the Social Democrats argues in the debate regarding a membership in Nato.   Since 2003 the Moderate/Conservative Party are in favor of a membership in the defense alliance Nato, what this paper will find out is why they want Sweden to become a member in Nato and how they argue for a membership. The Social Democrats are not in favor of a membership in the defense alliance, they advocates the defense line Sweden have had since the mid 1900s, the Non-alignment.

The Swedish Moderate Party had for a long time varied widely in election results. This essay emerges that the theory of dealignment and realignment explains the variation. Dealignment meaning that contemporary voters in western democracies don’t establish relations with political parties in a wide form as traditional. This essay show that the traditional ways of political identity and later voting acts are not important in the same way as before. The Moderate party has in the public eye been a party that people tend to have strong feelings about. The established explanation, the right left scale and class, were found to be less likely to explain why people like or don ́t like the Moderate Party. It is part of a major social change that has been established in most Western democracies. Essentially, this is about new post material value based parties. This study shows that it also affects a large established party like the Moderate Party and a part of a realignment in Swedish politics where new patterns are established. Also that it is an ongoing development were social background and political scale of the traditional values are becoming more and more ineffective in the cause of contemporary voters' behavior.