Abstract Due to the escalating spiral of violence that hit the country, Sweden's government has drawn up proposals for measures to end the violence. Among the proposals there are a number of criticized ones, including legislative proposals to introduce safety zones, previously known as visitation zones. The process for drawing up legislative proposals starts with an investigation, which is later sent out to the proposed, concerned authorities and interest organizations regarding the proposal.After the investigation of safety zones, the bill was sent for referral to, among other things, municipalities around the country before it was forwarded to the Legislative Council for an opinion. It is the municipalities' response to this referral that will be treated and studied in this study.In a modern, representative democracy, there are norms to relate to, including a strong rule of law, power to act and citizens.How do the municipalities react to the bill on safety zones? Are there differences in how the municipalities respond? What differences are there? In what way do the municipalities relate to the theories of democracy and the rule of law? The result shows that there is a connection between response and political governance in the municipality where the municipalities that are governed by the majority in the government, support the proposal to a greater extent. The municipalities which are governed by the opposition parties are to a greater extent negative towards the proposal. This research also shows that most of the municipalities believe that something needs to be done and that action is advocated with efficiency, but there are, on the other hand, divided opinions about how it should be done. The municipalities that oppose the proposal believe that more emphasis should instead be placed on preventive work and is pointing out the risks that exist when introducing safety zones, further questioning the proposal's real effectiveness. The municipalities that support the proposal believe that it is a prerequisite for the police to be able to perform their job in the best way with the best possible conditions.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:mau-67892 |
| Date | January 2024 |
| Creators | Fransson, Veronica |
| Publisher | Malmö universitet, Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS) |
| 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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