Participation of Women and Young People

The plan is explicitly feminist and wants Sweden to strengthen the UN and its resolutions, which substantively supports the demand that women and young people be included in peace and security processes. The plan furthermore has strong confidence in young people's ability to make independent decisions. That the demand is directed at work within NATO does not change the substantive content, even though the plan is otherwise critical of NATO. The committee's reasoning is streamlined preparation, which the plan does not address.

• strengthened UN roledecisive»Vi vill därför att Sverige verkar för att FN ska spela en större roll« (party programme ↗)“We therefore want Sweden to work for the UN to play a larger role”
• young people's participation»Vi har ett starkt förtroende för unga människors förmåga att fatta« (party programme ↗)“We have strong confidence in young people's ability to make”
• voice for peace»Vänsterpartiet anser att Sverige ska vara en röst för fred och rättvisa, inte för ökad militarisering.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Left Party believes Sweden should be a voice for peace and justice, not for increased militarisation.”

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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 requires a feminist foreign policy and a strong role for women in conflict resolution and peace processes, as well as on other global forums. It also maintains that the UN drives the agenda on women, peace and security. Sweden driving for women's and young people's inclusion also within NATO follows directly from these commitments.

• women in peace processesdecisive»Stark roll för kvinnor i FN:s konflikthantering och fredsprocesser« (party programme ↗)“Strong role for women in UN conflict resolution and peace processes”
• feminist foreign policy»Feministisk utrikespolitik med fokus på kvinnors rättigheter« (party programme ↗)“Feminist foreign policy with focus on women's rights”
• the agenda on women, peace and security»FN måste fortsätta driva frågor om kvinnor, fred och säkerhet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The UN must continue to drive the agenda on women, peace and security.”
• active peace work»Svensk medverkan i fredsbevarande insatser.« (party programme ↗)“Swedish participation in peace-keeping operations.”

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 plan establishes that more women should be involved directly in development and peace work and that Sweden should conduct a feminist foreign policy also within NATO. The counter-proposal demands precisely that work within NATO drives forward for women and young people to be included in peace and security processes. The plan also wants to strengthen young people's influence in society.

• women in peace processesdecisive»Att involvera fler kvinnor direkt i utvecklings- och fredsarbete har positiva effekter för hela samhället.« (party programme ↗)“Involving more women directly in development and peace work has positive effects for the whole society.”
• feminist foreign policy»Sverige ska bedriva en feministisk utrikespolitik som försvarar kvinnors rättigheter och stärker kvinnors och flickors ekonomiska egenmakt och roll som förändringsaktörer.« (party programme ↗)“Sweden shall conduct a feminist foreign policy that defends women's rights and strengthens women's and girls' economic self-determination and role as change agents.”
• Swedish values within NATO»Vi vill att Sverige även fortsättningsvis står upp för grundläggande värden som demokrati, transparens och mänskliga rättigheter – både inom och utanför Nato.« (party programme ↗)“We want Sweden to continue to stand up for fundamental values such as democracy, transparency and human rights – both within and outside NATO.”
• young people's influence is strengthened»Vi anser att utvecklingen ska fortsätta och att rösträttsåldern ska sänkas till 16 år för att ge unga större möjligheter att påverka samhället.« (party programme ↗)“We believe development should continue and that the voting age should be lowered to 16 years to give young people greater opportunities to influence society.”

The party programme establishes that the Center Party is a feminist party and that foreign and security policy ultimately aims to protect universal human freedoms and rights. Sweden shall moreover assist in international peace operations. To work for women and young people to be included in peace and security processes within NATO follows from these commitments.

• feminist stancedecisive»Centerpartiet är ett feministiskt parti, som utmanar och bryter rådande maktförhållanden och kollektiva orättvisor.« (party programme ↗)“The Center Party is a feminist party, that challenges and breaks prevailing power relations and collective injustices.”
• rights drive foreign policy»Utrikes- och säkerhetspolitiken syftar ytterst till att värna universella mänskliga fri- och rättigheter.« (party programme ↗)“Foreign and security policy ultimately aims to protect universal human freedoms and rights.”
• active peace operation policy»Centerpartiet vill att Sverige ska bistå i internationella fredsinsatser, gärna i ökad utsträckning under direkt FN-ledning.« (party programme ↗)“The Center Party wants Sweden to assist in international peace operations, preferably in increasing extent under direct UN leadership.”
• equality as main priority»Vi ska bygga ett jämställt Sverige med möjligheter och rättvisa för alla.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We shall build an equal Sweden with opportunities and justice for all.”

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 women's situation in war and significance for peace shall be made visible and that a gender equality perspective shall be integrated in all relevant public decisions. That Sweden within NATO pushes for women and young people to be included in peace and security processes is a direct application of that commitment. The plan also wants Sweden to do more for freedom and rights in international cooperation.

• women, peace and securitydecisive»Kvinnors situation i krig och betydelse för fred ska synliggöras.« (party programme ↗)“Women's situation in war and significance for peace shall be made visible.”
• gender equality mainstreaming»Ett jämställdhetsperspektiv ska integreras i alla relevanta offentliga beslut.« (party programme ↗)“A gender equality perspective shall be integrated in all relevant public decisions.”
• more peace operations»Det finns ett stort behov av internationella kris- och konflikthanteringsförmågor. Fler civila och militära fredsinsatser behövs.« (party programme ↗)“There is a great need for international crisis and conflict management capacities. More civilian and military peace operations are needed.”
• values-driven foreign policy»Målet med vår utrikespolitik är en friare värld för alla.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The aim of our foreign policy is a freer world for everyone.”

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 plan requires that gender equality perspective permeates all policy areas and that young people's views are considered when decisions are made, especially for those lacking the right to vote. It also links conflict prevention to human rights and democratic social traditions. This supports the counter-proposal's demand that women and young people be included in peace and security processes.

• gender equality in all policy areasdecisive»Jämställdhetsperspektivet ska genomsyra alla politikområden.« (party programme ↗)“The gender equality perspective shall permeate all policy areas.”
• young people's voice in decisions»I det politiska systemet måste man lyssna på och beakta ungdomars synpunkter när beslut fattas.« (party programme ↗)“In the political system one must listen to and consider young people's views when decisions are made.”
• HR prevents conflict»Den bästa förutsättningen för att undvika väpnade konflikter är att främja respekten för de mänskliga rättigheterna och att säkra en demokratisk samhällstradition.« (party programme ↗)“The best prerequisite for avoiding armed conflict is to promote respect for human rights and secure a democratic social tradition.”
• gender equality as a democracy requirement»En fungerande demokrati förutsätter jämställdhet mellan kvinnor och män.« (party programme ↗)“A functioning democracy presupposes gender equality between women and men.”

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 says nothing about women's and young people's participation in peace and security processes within NATO. The closest governing principle is that Sweden shall have a high ambition level as a NATO member and be a strong voice for freedom, democracy, and human rights, and that a free and equal society is also equal. Based on these principles, the plan speaks for the counter-proposal's demand.

• high ambition in NATOdecisive»Moderaterna vill sätta en hög ambitionsnivå för Sverige som blivande Natomedlem.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Moderates want to set a high ambition level for Sweden as a future NATO member.”
• strong voice for democracy»Sverige ska vara en stark röst för frihet, demokrati och« (party programme ↗)“Sweden shall be a strong voice for freedom, democracy, and”
• gender equality as core value»behandlas kvinnor och män som« (party programme ↗)“women and men are treated as”

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 real gender equality is not achieved through political measures for equal outcomes at group level, and that foreign policy should primarily protect Swedish interests. The counter-proposal's demand that Sweden within NATO actively drives international resolutions on women's and young people's inclusion in peace and security processes rests on the opposite approach. The plan does not address the question directly, therefore the assessment is uncertain.

• formal gender equalitydecisive»Riktig jämställdhet nås inte genom att vidta politiska åtgärder för att på gruppnivå skapa samma utfall mellan män och kvinnor, utan genom att ta krafttag mot samhällsfenomen som begränsar den enskilde.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Real gender equality is not achieved by taking political measures to create the same outcome between men and women at group level, but by taking forceful action against social phenomena that limit the individual.”
• foreign policy for Swedish interests»Sverigedemokraterna vill att inriktningen av utrikespolitiken i högre utsträckning än idag ska värna svenskarnas intressen på det globala planet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden Democrats wish the direction of foreign policy to a greater extent than today protect Swedes' interests on the global stage.”
• Swedish interests first»Värna svenska intressen i internationella sammanhang« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Protect Swedish interests in international forums”
• no special treatment by gender»förespråkar en formell jämställdhet där varken kvinnor eller män skall särbehandlas på« (party programme ↗)“advocates formal gender equality where neither women nor men shall be specially treated on”