Meningen med mötet
En studie av det mellanmänskliga mötets betydelse för medarbetarnas meningsskapande process och relationer med ledaren
Essay in political science, C-level by Mikael GranathAutumn semester 2012, Tutor: Freddy Kjellström- Ideological convergence in Swedish party politics?- An analysis of ideologies of the Swedish Social Democratic party and the Swedish Moderateparty and their healthcare and health service policies between the years of 2002 and 2010.The main purpose of this study is to examine the truthfulness in the common perception thatthe Swedish moderate party and the Swedish social democratic party are increasingly sharingthe same political views - particularly between the years of 2002 and 2010. The main researchquestion is:?Did the Swedish Moderate party and the Swedish Social Democratic partyideologically position themselves closer in the year of 2002 than they did in 2010within the health care policy area?The research design chosen for this study can be labelled as a comparative case study wherethe two political parties party programs and election manifestos that were current in the yearof 2002 and 2010 are studied. This is done to give a better view of ideological change. Ananalysis of ideology is used as method to be able to identify an ideological change.The conclusion of this study that there has indeed existed an ideological convergence withinthe time frame that was studied. The ideological convergence can not be seen within all theparameters that was studied. And while it has not been great, it can still be measured. Themost striking discovery is rather the liberalisation of the healthcare and health service policiesthat has taken place between the year of 2002 and 2010.