Inramning av klimatfrågor i svenska riksdagspartiers EU-valmanifest 2024: En analys av klimathot, åtgärder och relationen till EU:s klimatstrategier
2025 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE credits
Student thesis
Abstract [en]
The climate crisis is one of humanity’s biggest challenges, mainly caused by the ongoing use of fossil fuels and rising global temperatures. This thesis examines how Swedish parliamentary parties describe climate threats and solutions in their manifestos for the 2024 EU election. It also examines how well their ideas align with the European Union's climate policies and goals. Using framing theory, mainly Entman’s four functions of framing and VDP analysis, the study analyzes EU policy documents and the manifestos of Sweden’s eight parliamentary parties. The analysis focuses on three main areas: how much the parties support EU climate goals, how they view climate issues, and what solutions they propose. Swedish parties are grouped into three categories: those fully supporting EU climate policies (e.g., the Green Party, Social Democrats, and Liberals), those partly supporting them (e.g., the Moderates and Center Party), and those critical of EU climate strategies (e.g., the Sweden Democrats, Christian Democrats, and Left Party). EU-aligned parties focus on shared responsibility and global action, partly aligned parties suggest changes to fit national needs, and critical parties argue for national control over climate policies. These findings show the differences among Swedish parties in their views on climate issues and the EU’s role in fighting the climate crisis. The study helps explain how national and EU climate policies interact and highlights how political framing influences public and institutional responses to the climate crisis.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2025. , p. 39
Keywords [en]
Sweden, EU, climate change policies, manifestos, EU-election 2024, political parties
National Category
Political Science
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:hh:diva-55308OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hh-55308DiVA, id: diva2:1930779
Subject / course
Political Science
Educational program
Social Analysis and Communication, 180 credits
Supervisors
Examiners
2025-01-242025-01-232025-10-01Bibliographically approved