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Sweden articles on Democracy Chronicles

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​News about the struggle for better democracy in Sweden.​ ​​​​​​​According to Freedom House, Sweden is an electoral democracy and "eight political parties are currently represented in the unicameral Parliament known as the Riksdag, elected every 4 years". Also check out our section on World Democracy and our Europe articles.

Scandinavia Offers Clues For Road Map To Successful Democracies

by DC Editors - October 16, 2022

C-SPAN Won’t Solve Your Democracy Problem, America

Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark always rate highly on scales assessing democratic health, but it’s not easy to replicate their systems.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Europe, Sweden

Sweden’s Democracy In A Global Perspective

by DC Editors - September 15, 2022

Sweden’s Democracy In A Global Perspective

Sweden’s democracy… remain[s] among the highest performing in the world. It nonetheless faces challenges from a rising tide of populism.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Europe, Sweden

Swedish Election, No Surprises

by Mats Sederholm - September 9, 2022

Swedish election, no surprises

The problem is not that we are walking on thin ice that will crack at any moment, the problem is that the longer time goes on the worse the consequences will be.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Europe, Green Party News, Sweden

Shed More Light On Money In Swedish Politics

by DC Editors - September 8, 2022

Shed More Light On Money In Swedish Politics

Some Swedish political parties try to work around donation restrictions, thus the need to revisit Sweden’s lenient regulatory stance.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Europe, Money Politics, Sweden, Worldwide Corruption

New Swedish Prime Minister resigns hours after being voted in

by DC Editors - November 25, 2021

New Swedish Prime Minister resigns hours after being voted in

Sweden’s parliament voted a female Prime Minister Wednesday. But only a few hours after being voted in, Magdalena Andersson resigned.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Europe, Sweden, Women and Democracy

Sweden sacrificing democracy on nuclear waste. Why?

by DC Editors - August 27, 2021

Sweden sacrificing democracy on nuclear waste. Why?

As a democracy, Sweden cannot separate a final high-level nuclear waste repository from the expansion of the interim one, authority.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Europe, Sweden

Would A Peace Prize To Greta Have Caused A Political Crisis?

by Mats Sederholm - December 9, 2019

Peace Prize To Greta

On December 10, the Nobel Peace Prize will be awarded, and many have wanted Greta Thunberg to be the recipient. But would the world’s leaders really have been able to take in Greta’s message?

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Capitalism and Big Business, Sweden, Worldwide

Capitalism vs democracy: Europe’s hard problem – or source of resilience?

by DC Editors - August 31, 2019

Capitalism vs democracy: Europe’s hard problem – or source of resilience?

Mark Mazower Modern Europe’s political structure is based on supposition that capitalism and democracy can be compatible. This requires closer examination.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Europe, Sweden, Switzerland

2 Activists Linked to Pussy Riot Get Asylum in Sweden

by DC Editors - May 3, 2019

2 Activists Linked to Pussy Riot Get Asylum in Sweden

Two activists linked to the Russian protest group Pussy Riot have successfully appealed their rejected asylum application and received shelter in Sweden.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Europe, Political Dissidents, Russia, Sweden

Our Political Polarization Lacks an Ideological Solution

by Mats Sederholm - January 3, 2019

Our Political Polarization

The increasing political polarization, a problem of the entire western world, is based on misconceptions to which today’s politicians find themselves without an ideological solution. They are as trustworthy as a runaway train!

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: American Corruption, Capitalism and Big Business, Socialism and Labor, Sweden, Worldwide

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