The Balanced Budget Doctrine - A Critical Discourse Analysis of Consultation Responses to Sweden’s Fiscal Framework Reform
(2025) WPMM43 20251Department of Political Science
- Abstract
- This thesis examines how consultation bodies – including economic institutions, universities, government authorities and civil society organizations – reproduce economic-political discourses in their responses to the government’s proposed reform of the Swedish fiscal framework (FOU24:76). Although Sweden has a longstanding tradition of incorporating experts, such as scholars and economists in the policymaking process, limited attention has been paid to how these actors influence economic policy. Using Norman Fairclough’s Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA), this study finds that many consultation bodies actively reinforce neoliberal understandings of economics, providing new insights on the tension between fiscal discipline and public... (More)
- This thesis examines how consultation bodies – including economic institutions, universities, government authorities and civil society organizations – reproduce economic-political discourses in their responses to the government’s proposed reform of the Swedish fiscal framework (FOU24:76). Although Sweden has a longstanding tradition of incorporating experts, such as scholars and economists in the policymaking process, limited attention has been paid to how these actors influence economic policy. Using Norman Fairclough’s Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA), this study finds that many consultation bodies actively reinforce neoliberal understandings of economics, providing new insights on the tension between fiscal discipline and public investment. Additionally, the thesis identifies concerning signs of a broader preference for technocratic economic governance over democratic debate. (Less)
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- author
- Nerman, Albin LU
- supervisor
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- Moira Nelson LU
- organization
- course
- WPMM43 20251
- year
- 2025
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- language
- English
- id
- 9191178
- date added to LUP
- 2025-08-08 13:25:53
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abstract = {{This thesis examines how consultation bodies – including economic institutions, universities, government authorities and civil society organizations – reproduce economic-political discourses in their responses to the government’s proposed reform of the Swedish fiscal framework (FOU24:76). Although Sweden has a longstanding tradition of incorporating experts, such as scholars and economists in the policymaking process, limited attention has been paid to how these actors influence economic policy. Using Norman Fairclough’s Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA), this study finds that many consultation bodies actively reinforce neoliberal understandings of economics, providing new insights on the tension between fiscal discipline and public investment. Additionally, the thesis identifies concerning signs of a broader preference for technocratic economic governance over democratic debate.}},
author = {{Nerman, Albin}},
language = {{eng}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{The Balanced Budget Doctrine - A Critical Discourse Analysis of Consultation Responses to Sweden’s Fiscal Framework Reform}},
year = {{2025}},
}