Integration is a hot topic in our society today and we have a greater influence of other religious beliefs than ever before. As Swedish society grows with influences from other cultures to a greater extent, the Swedish political agenda focuses more and more on integration. I perceive working for integration in a multicultural society as something of a balancing act on the framework of laws and regulations that we must comply to with in Sweden. For example, according to the Freedom of Religion Act, we all have the right to practice religion and believe what we want, while the law also gives us the right to refrain from having a religious belief. Following, interpreting, and considering the Freedom of Religion Act can sometimes be complex, as religion has many definitions and in many cases is so much more than just a belief. In many cases, a person's identity and cultural background are strongly influenced by religious traditions and moral positions. The purpose of my study is to widen the knowledge about the relation between integration and freedom of religion by investigating how the political integration agenda works together with the Freedom of Religion Act. This have I tried to achieve through a discursive analysis of motions of the Swedish Riksdag. Three questions are posed to guide the study: Do the motions highlight religion as a factor to be considered in connection with the political integration work? Do the motions present religion as inner faith or something more cultural and/or identity-based? Are the proposed integration policy measures compatible with the Freedom of Religion Act? I have found in my study that the integration policy is compatible with religious freedom on certain levels. On which levels and to what extent it differs between the various parties, as well as on how to define religion and religious freedom. / Syftet med min studie är att fördjupa kunskaperna kring relationerna mellan integration och religionsfrihet utifrån hur diskursen i politiska motioner utspelar sig. Såväl integration som religionsfrihet är två debatterade ämnen och jag vill med min studie se om dessa är förenliga med varandra. Denna studie är utförd med diskursanalys utav 33 riksdagsmotioner inlämnade under perioderna 21/22 samt 22/23 som berör integration och religionsfrihet eller integration och religion. Resultatet av min analys har jag nått genom att som utgång använda mig av diskursteorin och dess begrepp. Analysen har sedan legat till grund för att genom diskussion finna svar på om det integrationspolitiska arbetet som framställs i motionerna är förenligt med lagen om religionsfrihet. Jag har i min studie funnit att man i politiska motioner artikulerar religion i samband med integration samt att integrationspolitiken på vissa plan är förenlig med lagen om religionsfriheten. På vilka plan och i vilken utsträckning den är det skiljer sig åt mellan de olika partierna samt på hur man definierar religion och religionsfrihet.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:hig-42276 |
| Date | January 2023 |
| Creators | Djupfeldt, Emma |
| Publisher | Högskolan i Gävle, Religionsvetenskap |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | Swedish |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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