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How is Education Policy Shaped through Opinion- and Coalition Building? The Interplay between Political Parties and Teachers’ Unions

Nilsson, Johanna LU (2021) WPMM43 20211
Department of Political Science
Abstract
The interplay between political parties and teachers’ unions has transformed. At the same time, education policy has been prioritized on the reform agenda in Sweden. Parties and unions are key actors in the development of education policy, but their interplay is a neglected area within earlier research. Therefore, the following paper seeks to examine how the interplay between parties and unions has shaped the development of education policy.
The thesis answers that question by understanding the interplay as the actors’ opinion- and coalition building. To enable the study of the interplay, different policy reforms have been selected. The analysis first has a policy focus to describe and compare the actors’ policy ideas during the reforms.... (More)
The interplay between political parties and teachers’ unions has transformed. At the same time, education policy has been prioritized on the reform agenda in Sweden. Parties and unions are key actors in the development of education policy, but their interplay is a neglected area within earlier research. Therefore, the following paper seeks to examine how the interplay between parties and unions has shaped the development of education policy.
The thesis answers that question by understanding the interplay as the actors’ opinion- and coalition building. To enable the study of the interplay, different policy reforms have been selected. The analysis first has a policy focus to describe and compare the actors’ policy ideas during the reforms. Next, the analysis shift to an actor focus, in order to map the interplay over time.
The results indicate that the teachers’ unions have had a significant role in the agenda-setting. Furthermore, the Swedish Teachers’ Union (LF) and the left parties have agreed more, as the National Union of Teachers (LR) and the right parties have agreed more. Also, the results highlight that the unions and the parties in the government have had corresponding policy ideas. Finally, the traditional, parliamentary blocs were not stable. (Less)
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author
Nilsson, Johanna LU
supervisor
organization
course
WPMM43 20211
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
education policy, political parties, teachers’ unions, policy development, Sweden
language
English
id
9044983
date added to LUP
2021-07-06 10:40:11
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2021-07-06 10:40:11
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  abstract     = {{The interplay between political parties and teachers’ unions has transformed. At the same time, education policy has been prioritized on the reform agenda in Sweden. Parties and unions are key actors in the development of education policy, but their interplay is a neglected area within earlier research. Therefore, the following paper seeks to examine how the interplay between parties and unions has shaped the development of education policy.
The thesis answers that question by understanding the interplay as the actors’ opinion- and coalition building. To enable the study of the interplay, different policy reforms have been selected. The analysis first has a policy focus to describe and compare the actors’ policy ideas during the reforms. Next, the analysis shift to an actor focus, in order to map the interplay over time.
The results indicate that the teachers’ unions have had a significant role in the agenda-setting. Furthermore, the Swedish Teachers’ Union (LF) and the left parties have agreed more, as the National Union of Teachers (LR) and the right parties have agreed more. Also, the results highlight that the unions and the parties in the government have had corresponding policy ideas. Finally, the traditional, parliamentary blocs were not stable.}},
  author       = {{Nilsson, Johanna}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{How is Education Policy Shaped through Opinion- and Coalition Building? The Interplay between Political Parties and Teachers’ Unions}},
  year         = {{2021}},
}