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Equality in Sweden: Who is represented and for whom is it drafted? - WPR policy analysis through intersectionality -

Olandersson, Josefine Emma LU (2021) MIDM19 20211
LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management
Department of Human Geography
Abstract
The aim of the study has been to investigate how discriminatory factors interlink and are conceptualized in governmental policies and strategies, within the field of gender equality and anti-racism work in Sweden. The Study used WPR approach developed by Bacchi as the method of policy analysis, a theoretical lens of intersectionality has been used to understand who the documents are representing in Sweden's equality work. A total of 11 documents and 2 webpages were analyzed. All the utilized documents are official documents publicly available and retrieved from the respective authority's website. The principal findings in this study are the lack of linking between the fields of gender equality and racism, visible in the policies in each... (More)
The aim of the study has been to investigate how discriminatory factors interlink and are conceptualized in governmental policies and strategies, within the field of gender equality and anti-racism work in Sweden. The Study used WPR approach developed by Bacchi as the method of policy analysis, a theoretical lens of intersectionality has been used to understand who the documents are representing in Sweden's equality work. A total of 11 documents and 2 webpages were analyzed. All the utilized documents are official documents publicly available and retrieved from the respective authority's website. The principal findings in this study are the lack of linking between the fields of gender equality and racism, visible in the policies in each field where coherency is lacking throughout the inequality work. Furthermore, the framing of policies is done in general terms and often based on the group membership that is socially constructed, neglecting the differences within the groups and between individuals' experiences. This leads to homogenization of groups, making the individual experiences within the group invisible and leading to excluding them in the respectively policies. (Less)
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author
Olandersson, Josefine Emma LU
supervisor
organization
course
MIDM19 20211
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
Key words: Sweden, Intersectionality, Equality, Gender equality, Racism, WPR approach, Multiple discrimination
language
English
id
9044134
date added to LUP
2021-06-21 10:33:30
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2021-06-21 10:33:30
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  abstract     = {{The aim of the study has been to investigate how discriminatory factors interlink and are conceptualized in governmental policies and strategies, within the field of gender equality and anti-racism work in Sweden. The Study used WPR approach developed by Bacchi as the method of policy analysis, a theoretical lens of intersectionality has been used to understand who the documents are representing in Sweden's equality work. A total of 11 documents and 2 webpages were analyzed. All the utilized documents are official documents publicly available and retrieved from the respective authority's website. The principal findings in this study are the lack of linking between the fields of gender equality and racism, visible in the policies in each field where coherency is lacking throughout the inequality work. Furthermore, the framing of policies is done in general terms and often based on the group membership that is socially constructed, neglecting the differences within the groups and between individuals' experiences. This leads to homogenization of groups, making the individual experiences within the group invisible and leading to excluding them in the respectively policies.}},
  author       = {{Olandersson, Josefine Emma}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Equality in Sweden: Who is represented and for whom is it drafted? - WPR policy analysis through intersectionality -}},
  year         = {{2021}},
}