Freedom of expression etc.

The plan sees protest and even civil disobedience as a legitimate ultimate part of democracy and opposes raising repression as a solution instead of tackling the problems. The counter-proposal wants to be able to bar students from all higher education for a period, a far-reaching sanction that is far from the plan's line. The plan instead emphasises students' right to influence over their education.

• civil disobedience as a democratic componentdecisive»Civil olydnad är en yttersta möjlighet för människor att försvara« (party programme ↗)“Civil disobedience is an ultimate possibility for people to defend”
• against repression as a solution»Alltför ofta lyfts repression och hårdare tag upp som lösningar istället för att ta itu med problemen på allvar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Too often repression and harsher measures are raised as solutions instead of tackling the problems seriously.”
• students' influence»rätt till inflytande över sin utbildning genom hela utbildningssystemet.« (party programme ↗)“right to influence over their education throughout the education system.”
• freedom of expression and demonstration»Några av den politiska demokratins viktigaste byggstenar« (party programme ↗)“Some of political democracy's most important building blocks”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The party programme promotes freedom for academia and research and protection of civil freedoms and rights as objectives, and wants to see action against threats that silence those participating in democratic dialogue. Increasing the ability to suspend students who physically prevent lecturers and staff from speaking is an application of this commitment. The plan does not specifically address suspension rules.

• academic freedomdecisive»Frihet för akademin och forskningen.« (party programme ↗)“Freedom for academia and research.”
• protection of freedoms and rights»Skydd för medborgerliga fri- och rättigheter.« (party programme ↗)“Protection of civil freedoms and rights.”
• action against threats»Åtgärder mot desinformation, hatpropaganda och hot.« (party programme ↗)“Action against misinformation, hate propaganda, and threats.”
• threats to democratic dialogue»Hat och hot har blivit vanligare, ofta mot förtroendevalda och mot granskande journalister, men också mot enskilda människor som söker delta i det demokratiska samtalet.« (party programme ↗)“Hate and threats have become more common, often against elected officials and investigative journalists, but also against individuals seeking to participate in democratic dialogue.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan protects academic freedom but simultaneously requires that student influence and legal rights be secured and seeks broad recruitment to higher education. Suspending students from all higher education for a period goes against these commitments, and the plan also ascribes civil disobedience a democratic value. The counter-proposal's tightened suspension rules are therefore not supported.

• students' legal rightsdecisive»studenters och doktoranders inflytande och rättssäkerhet ska säkras.« (party programme ↗)“students' and doctoral students' influence and legal rights shall be secured.”
• broad recruitment to higher education»Vi eftersträvar en bred rekrytering till högre utbildning.« (party programme ↗)“We seek broad recruitment to higher education.”
• civil disobedience's democratic value»Civil olydnad har varit en viktig del av kampen för demokrati.« (party programme ↗)“Civil disobedience has been an important part of the struggle for democracy.”
• protected academic freedom»Den akademiska friheten ska värnas och jämställdheten måste förbättras.« (party programme ↗)“Academic freedom shall be protected and equality must be improved.”

The election manifesto requires that hatred, threats and harassment against democracy-bearing institutions cease and that protection for those working in them is strengthened, and establishes that academic freedom is a cornerstone. The counter-proposal's demand for tightened suspension rules for students who physically prevent freedom of expression at universities serves that commitment. The party programme moreover makes freedom of expression an unshakeable principle.

• protection against threats and harassmentdecisive»Hat, hot, trakasserier och våld riktade mot demokratibärande institutioner måste upphöra. Vi ska stärka skyddet för personer verksamma bland annat i media, religiösa samfund och offentlig förvaltning.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Hatred, threats, harassment and violence directed at democracy-bearing institutions must cease. We shall strengthen protection for people working in, among others, media, religious communities and public administration.”
• academic freedom»Den akademiska och konstnärliga friheten liksom den fria kulturen är grundbultar i ett vitalt civilsamhälle.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Academic and artistic freedom as well as free culture are cornerstones of a vital civil society.”
• unshakeable freedom of expression»Yttrandefrihet, religionsfrihet och föreningsfrihet är därför orubbliga principer, som även innefattar frihet att avstå från religion och från att organisera sig.« (party programme ↗)“Freedom of expression, religious freedom and freedom of association are therefore unshakeable principles, which also include the freedom to refrain from religion and from organizing oneself.”
• free institutions of learning»Högre utbildning och fria lärosäten ska självständigt kunna bedriva högkvalitativ forskning och utbildning.« (party programme ↗)“Higher education and free universities of learning shall independently be able to conduct high-quality research and education.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan wants to give academic freedom constitutional protection and makes individual academic freedom a guiding principle for higher education, which presupposes that the person who physically prevents lecturers and guests can be met with consequences. In school the plan's line is explicitly that the person who violates or threatens shall be met with noticeable consequences and that the person who disrupts shall be met with measures. Stricter suspension rules for students who prevent freedom of expression thus follow from the plan's principles.

• constitutionally protected academic freedomdecisive»Den akademiska friheten ska ges skydd i grundlagen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Academic freedom shall be given protection in the constitution.”
• academic freedom as principle»Individuell akademisk frihet ska vara en bärande princip för all offentlig verksamhet inom« (party programme ↗)“Individual academic freedom shall be a guiding principle for all public activities within”
• consequences for violations»Elever som kränker, hotar eller slår lärare och klasskamrater ska tillfälligt kunna få sitt studiebidrag indraget« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Pupils who violate, threaten or strike teachers and classmates shall temporarily be able to have their study grant withheld”
• respect as condition for study peace»För att eleverna ska få trygghet och studiero ska lärare och andra elever mötas av respekt.« (party programme ↗)“For pupils to have security and study peace, teachers and other pupils shall be met with respect.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan provides strong protection for freedom of expression and assembly and requires that freedom of thought prevails as a precondition for knowledge-seeking, which the counter-proposal wants to protect against students physically hindering lecturers. The plan also requires that the learning environment be characterized by security, work peace and good order and that offensive treatment be firmly countered. However, it leaves educational institutions considerable self-determination, so the legislative design is not covered.

• starkt yttrandefrihetsskydddecisive»Ett starkt skydd för yttrande- och meddelarfriheten« (party programme ↗)“Strong protection for freedom of expression and communication”
• akademisk frihet»Tankens frihet är en förutsättning« (party programme ↗)“Freedom of thought is a precondition”
• kränkande behandling motverkas»Mobbning och annan kränkande behandling måste kraftfullt« (party programme ↗)“Harassment and other offensive treatment must be firmly”
• lärosätenas självbestämmande»högskolor ska åtnjuta stort mått av självbestämmande i förhållande till staten.« (party programme ↗)“universities should enjoy a large degree of self-determination in relation to the state.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The counter-proposal wants to be able to shut down students who through harassment or physical obstruction silence freedom of expression at educational institutions. The plan states that academic freedom must be better protected and that research should be free from political nudging, while at the same time freedom of expression according to the plan applies to opinions that provoke and disturb. The plan also has zero tolerance for threats and violence and wants to strengthen the authority of those who should intervene in disruptive situations in the educational environment.

• protected academic freedomdecisive»Vi måste bättre värna den akademiska friheten i Sverige« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We must better protect academic freedom in Sweden”
• broad freedom of expression»Yttrandefriheten gäller även för åsikter som provocerar och« (party programme ↗)“Freedom of expression applies to opinions that provoke and”
• zero tolerance for threats and violence»fritt samhälle har nolltolerans mot alla typer av hot och våld« (party programme ↗)“free society has zero tolerance for all types of threats and violence”
• authority to intervene»Stärka lärares och rektorers auktoritet att kunna ingripa i stökiga situationer« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen teachers' and rectors' authority to intervene in disruptive situations”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan commits to protecting and strengthening every citizen's right to express themselves freely without threats or reprisals. Tightened suspension rules for students that prevent lecturers and staff from speaking are a direct application of that commitment. The plan also wants the possibility to intervene with strong measures against those who destroy the study environment to be reviewed and for academic independence to be safeguarded.

• protection against threats to freedom of speechdecisive»Varje journalists, konstutövares och medborgares rätt att uttrycka sig fritt utan att utsättas för hot eller repressalier ska värnas och stärkas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Every journalist's, artist's and citizen's right to express themselves freely without being subject to threats or reprisals shall be protected and strengthened.”
• strong measures against disruptive students»Nolltolerans ska råda mot hot och våld i skolan och möjligheten att ingripa med skarpa åtgärder mot elever som skapar en dålig arbetsmiljö för andra ska ses över.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Zero tolerance shall prevail against threats and violence in school and the possibility to intervene with sharp measures against students who create a poor work environment for others shall be reviewed.”
• study peace takes priority over disruption»Trygghet och studiero för skötsamma elever måste alltid vara överordnad bråkiga elevers behov.« (party programme ↗)“Safety and study peace for well-behaved students must always take priority over disruptive students' needs.”
• academic independence»Slå vakt om den högre akademins självständighet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Safeguard higher education's independence”