Ideologi eller pragmatism som drivkraft och arbetsvillkor inom politiken? : En kvalitativ studie av unga socialdemokratiska, kommunala politikers förhållningssätt och relation till ideologi och pragmatism i det politiska arbetet

• Main Author: Wrede, Andreas
• Format: Others
• Language: Swedish
• Published: Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST) 2021
• Subjects: Socialdemokrati; pragmatism; Sverige; intervju; politiker; resultatinriktan.; Political Science (excluding Public Administration Studies and Globalisation Studies); Statsvetenskap (exklusive studier av offentlig förvaltning och globaliseringsstudier)
• Online Access: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-104971

In this essay the phenomenon of pragmatism and the social democratic ideology will be examined on a number of young politicians in Swedish municipalities. The relation between the two phenomenon’s are central in the study and the aim of this is to determine which of these are the most influential in the young, municipal politicians work. Previous research has shown that both the social democratic ideology and pragmatism have been key aspects to explain the party’s success in the 20th century. These studies did not however, show the relation between the politician on the local level and these phenomena in the modern era. This study aims to bring this relation into the spotlight. To get a close and intimate look at this, interviews have been conducted to gather information and get a deeper understanding of the driving force behind the young, municipal politician. These answers have been cross examined with the theoretical framework to analyze the central relation. The findings of this study concludes that ideological conviction and pragmatism are both key phenomena that matter a great deal for all of the subjects. The research finds critique from the subjects aimed at the Social democratic party for losing their central ideological compass and the subjects suggests that the party needs to toughen up on some of the central ideological stances while retaining a pragmatic position in the political arena.