CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2018
| Author | Gerin, Enna |
|---|---|
| Title | Social Democracy and The Crisis of Solidarity: The Swedish Model and The Refugee Crisis of 2015 |
| Summary | During the year of the European Refugee Crisis in 2015 an unprecedented number of 162 877 asylum seekers arrived to Sweden. As a response the Swedish government, led by the Social Democrats, drastically shifted the Swedish asylum- and refugee policy from one of the most generous and open, to one only complying with EU minimum standards. This thesis sets out to explore how the Refugee Crisis of 2015, and the restrictive U-turn in Swedish asylum policies, are debated, negotiated and justified within the Swedish Social Democratic Party (SAP). The research interest is primarily inspired by Keith Banting and Will Kymlicka’s (2017) recent elaborations on the political sources of solidarity in diverse societies and focuses on the important role of political actors in promoting inclusive solidarity. The restrictive policy shift has not passed uncontested and a divide has emerged within the party on immigration. By looking into the box and analyzing the internal party debates I hope to contribute with valuable insights in how a central progressive political actor is negotiating the notion of solidarity, as well as, the notion of a possible progressive dilemma. One of the clearest findings in the discourse analysis of the 2017 Social Democratic congress debate show an ongoing crisis of solidarity within the party and a struggle over the understanding of what solidarity entails when it comes to migration policies. |
| Supervisor | Pelinka, Anton |
| Department | Nationalism Studies MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2018/gerin_enna.pdf |
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