Ideologiska likheter eller olikheter?
En analys av de borgerliga partiernas möjligheter för sammanslagningar
Centre-rightSwedenParty fusionIdeologyModerate PartyLiberal People?s PartyChristian Democratic PartyCentre PartyBorgerlighetenSverigePartisammanslagningarIdeologiModeraternaFolkpartiet LiberalernaKristdemokraternaCenterpartiet
Title: Similarities or differences within the centre-right? A study of the potential for party fusions within in the Swedish centre-rightAuthor: Charlie WeimersAim: The thesis seeks to find the potential for party fusions within the Swedish centre-right by analyzing the ideological similarities and differences between the parties.Method/Material: In the thesis, four dimensions of the parties? ideologies are analyzed: view of man, theory for societal structures, fiscal theory and moral values. The results of the study of the ideologies are then compared. The investigation is done with the party manifestos as starting point and with the analysis of ideas as theoretical tool.Main Results: The comparative analysis, based on the parties? ideological views, shows specific party constellations are more probable than others. The biggest ideological similarities are to be found between the Liberal People?s Party and the Centre Party, out of which I conclude that these two parties have the best potential for a fusion. The Moderate Party and the Christian Democratic Party also have clear similarities, thus there is a potential for fusion to a certain degree. The Moderate Party also shows some similarities with the Liberal People?s Party and the Centre Party, hence the possibility for a merger can not be excluded. My conclusion is based upon social liberalism and neo-conservatism as ideal types, which gives the Christian Democratic Party a position to the right. Thus, it would possible to claim that this party has the least options regarding fusion partners. The Moderate Party has the most alternatives, since the party is in a kind of ?middle ground? between social liberalism and neo-conservatism.Number of pages: 49Course: Political Science CUniversity: Faculty of Social and Life Sciences, Karlstad UniversityPeriod: Fall, 2006Tutor: Anders BromanKeywords: centre-right, Sweden, party fusion, ideology, Moderate Party, Liberal People?s Party, Christian Democratic Party, Centre Party