Literature and reading promotion

The plan sees culture as part of welfare and particularly highlights that public libraries and adult education shall be developed, while lamenting that school libraries are closed. Cultural policy shall create good economic conditions for both institutions and free culture. A review of how the state can support and promote literature and reading as an equality issue follows from this.

• invest in public librariesdecisive»Därför är det särskilt viktigt att satsa på och utveckla folkbiblioteken, folkbildningen och public services oberoende ställning.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Therefore it is particularly important to invest in and develop public libraries, adult education and public service's independent position.”
• stop closure of libraries»Även kulturen och idrotten har utarmats när skolbibliotek läggs ned, simskolan blivit dyrare och biografer finns på färre orter.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Culture and sport have also been depleted when school libraries are closed, swimming lessons have become more expensive and cinemas exist in fewer places.”
• good conditions for culture»Kulturpolitiken behöver skapa goda ekonomiska villkor för såväl« (party programme ↗)“Cultural policy needs to create good economic conditions for both”
• culture as part of welfare»Kulturen spelar en viktig roll och är en del av välfärden.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Culture plays an important role and is part of welfare.”

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 establishes that access to culture and education must not be a class issue and requires equal access to literature, while school libraries are highlighted as central to increased literacy. A review of how the state can support and promote literature and reading fulfills that commitment. The plan therefore speaks in favor of the counter-proposal's demands.

• equal access to literaturedecisive»Jämlik tillgång till litteratur och musik, dans och teater, bildkonst och film.« (party programme ↗)“Equal access to literature and music, dance and theatre, visual art and film.”
• school libraries for literacy»Skolbiblioteken har en central roll att spela för ökad läskunnighet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“School libraries have a central role to play in increasing literacy.”
• culture not a class issue»Tillgången till kultur och bildning ska inte vara en klassfråga.« (party programme ↗)“Access to culture and education must not be a class issue.”
• support for popular education»Stöd till folkbildning och värnande av folkhögskolorna.« (party programme ↗)“Support for popular education and protection of folk high schools.”

The plan gives reading a special position and states that reading shall be strengthened both in and outside school and that book reading shall again become a natural part of our culture. It also demands publicly funded libraries as a cornerstone for reading promotion across the country. A special review of how the state can support and promote literature and reading is a direct means for these commitments.

• strengthened readingdecisive»Vi ska stärka läsningen både i och utanför skolan och åter göra bokläsandet till en självklar del av vår kultur.« (party programme ↗)“We shall strengthen reading both in and outside school and again make book reading a natural part of our culture.”
• stronger libraries»stärka biblioteken i deras viktiga arbete för läsning och demokrati.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“strengthen libraries in their important work for reading and democracy.”
• publicly funded libraries»Välförsedda och offentligt finansierade bibliotek är en hörnsten för bildning, läsfrämjande och kultur i hela landet.« (party programme ↗)“Well-stocked and publicly funded libraries are a cornerstone for education, reading promotion and culture across the country.”
• reading's special position»Läsningen har en särskild ställning.« (party programme ↗)“Reading has a special position.”

The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.

The party programme makes education a cornerstone of the democratic project and prioritizes early fundamental skills such as reading. The election manifesto states that culture must be provided throughout the country and that independent civic education has great significance when democratic values are questioned. A review of how the state can promote literature and reading is in line with these commitments.

• education supports democracydecisive»Bildning breddar våra horisonter, ökar vår frihet och egenmakt, stärker den demokratiska grunden för samhället och möjligheterna till livslångt lärande.« (party programme ↗)“Education broadens our horizons, increases our freedom and empowerment, strengthens the democratic foundation of society and opportunities for lifelong learning.”
• early reading skills are prioritized»Att tidigt ge grundläggande färdigheter« (party programme ↗)“Providing early fundamental skills”
• culture throughout the country»Att tillhandahålla kultur i hela landet är en viktig utgångspunkt för Centerpartiet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Providing culture throughout the country is an important starting point for the Centre Party.”
• independent civic education»En fristående folkbildning har mycket stor betydelse i tider då demokratiska värden ifrågasätts.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Independent civic education has very great significance in times when democratic values are questioned.”

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 establishes that reading shall be highly prioritized at all levels of school and that libraries have a central role in ensuring that everyone has free access to literature. The election manifesto promises that all students shall be able to read Swedish and international classics. A review of how the state can support and promote literature and reading serves these commitments and is motivated by the same educational thinking that the plan is built on.

• prioritized promotion of readingdecisive»Läsandet ska vara högt prioriterat i skolans alla stadier.« (party programme ↗)“Reading shall be highly prioritized at all levels of school.”
• the role of libraries»Biblioteken har en central roll för att alla ska ha kostnadsfri tillgång till litteratur och annan kultur samt för att uppmuntra till läsning.« (party programme ↗)“Libraries have a central role in ensuring that everyone has free access to literature and other culture and in encouraging reading.”
• classics in school»Alla barn och elever ska få läsa både svenska och internationella skönlitterära klassiker i skolan.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“All children and students shall be able to read both Swedish and international literary classics in school.”
• school libraries»Väl fungerande skolbibliotek under ledning av utbildade bibliotekarier är avgörande.« (party programme ↗)“Well-functioning school libraries led by trained librarians are crucial.”

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 makes reading a priority basic skill in primary education, safeguards libraries as a place for reading and public education and assigns the state responsibility for cultural infrastructure throughout the country. A review of how the state can support literature and reading responds to these commitments, since knowledge gives citizens tools to participate in community life. No specific review is mentioned in the documents.

• safeguard librariesdecisive»Biblioteken är en av våra mest anlitade kulturinstitutioner.« (party programme ↗)“Libraries are one of our most used cultural institutions.”
• reading as basic skill»Prioriterade områden i grundskolan ska vara basfärdigheter som att kunna läsa, skriva och« (party programme ↗)“Prioritized areas in primary education shall be basic skills such as being able to read, write and”
• cultural infrastructure throughout the country»brukar benämnas en kulturell infrastruktur, i hela landet« (party programme ↗)“is usually called a cultural infrastructure, throughout the country”
• public education strengthens democracy»Genom ökad kunskap skaffar sig medborgarna verktyg som underlättar« (party programme ↗)“Through increased knowledge citizens acquire tools that facilitate”

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 makes reading ability and the Swedish language the individually most important measures to break segregation, with compulsory language preschool and compulsory homework support from primary school as concrete commitments. A review of how the state can promote literature and reading aligns with that prioritization. However, the party programme's warning that public funding of cultural life constitutes a risk points in another direction.

• language breaks segregationdecisive»De enskilt viktigaste åtgärderna för att bryta segregationen handlar om kvaliteten i undervisningen och det svenska språket.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The individually most important measures to break segregation concern the quality of teaching and the Swedish language.”
• early language support»Införa obligatorisk språkförskola för barn som visar en bristande språkutveckling« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Introduce compulsory language preschool for children who show deficient language development”
• support for children falling behind»Göra det obligatoriskt för kommuner att erbjuda läxhjälp från lågstadiet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Make it compulsory for municipalities to offer homework support from primary school”
• cultural life free from politics»Målet ska vara självständiga institutioner som i sin verksamhet står fria från stat och politik.« (party programme ↗)“The goal shall be independent institutions which in their operations stand free from state and politics.”

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 cherish, care for and showcase Swedish culture and let it reach all of Sweden, and it wants to restore a knowledge-focused school with traditional learning where language proficiency is fundamental. A review of how the state can promote literature and reading lies in that direction. Reading promotion is not addressed directly, so the position is derived.

• cherish Swedish culturedecisive»Sverigedemokraterna vill värna, vårda och visa svensk kultur.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden Democrats want to cherish, care for and showcase Swedish culture.”
• culture throughout the country»Politiken bör utformas för att den svenska kulturen ska nå hela Sverige.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Policy should be designed so that Swedish culture reaches all of Sweden.”
• knowledge school»Återupprätta en kunskapsfokuserad skola genom beprövad pedagogik och fokus på traditionellt lärande med lika villkor på alla skolor« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Restore a knowledge-focused school through proven pedagogy and focus on traditional learning with equal conditions at all schools”
• language proficiency early»Prioritera svenska språket inom barnomsorgen« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Prioritize the Swedish language in childcare”

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.