Children's right to culture

The plan views culture as part of welfare and wants ample space for cultural creation that reaches everyone in society. Multiple ways for children to engage with culture, for example through museum educators, meet the plan's requirement for a school and leisure time with broad mandate and compensatory capacity. The plan does not address museum education specifically, but the direction toward children's access to culture is clear.

• culture that reaches alldecisive»Vi vill se gott om utrymmen för kulturellt skapande, som når alla i« (party programme ↗)“We want ample space for cultural creation, which reaches everyone in”
• culture as welfare»Kulturen spelar en viktig roll och är en del av välfärden.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Culture plays an important role and is part of welfare.”
• broader mandate for children»Det krävs satsningar inte bara på undervisning utan också på elevhälsa, specialpedagoger, fritidsverksamhet och socialt stöd.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Investments are needed not only in education but also in student health, special education teachers, leisure activities and social support.”
• meaningful leisure for all children»Möjligheterna att vara på fritidshem betyder mycket« (party programme ↗)“The opportunities to attend after-school care mean a lot”

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 ensuring all pupils in school and preschool meet professional culture at least once a year and that access to culture shall not be a class question. The election manifesto also promises strengthened culture school and special efforts in resource-poor areas. More routes for children to meet culture, such as museum educators, are precisely what the counter-proposal demands and the plan promises.

• pupils' encounter with professional culturedecisive»Alla elever i skola och förskola möter professionell kultur minst en gång om året.« (party programme ↗)“All pupils in school and preschool meet professional culture at least once a year.”
• strengthened culture school»Vi vill stärka kulturskolan för att säkra alla barns möjligheter till kulturella aktiviteter, och genomföra särskilda satsningar i resurssvaga områden.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to strengthen the culture school to ensure all children's opportunities for cultural activities, and implement special efforts in resource-poor areas.”
• culture is not a class question»Tillgången till kultur och bildning ska inte vara en klassfråga.« (party programme ↗)“Access to culture and education shall not be a class question.”
• culture at reasonable cost»Tillgången till fritidsaktiviteter till rimliga kostnader, både vad gäller idrott och kultur, behöver öka.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Access to leisure activities at reasonable costs, both in sport and culture, needs to increase.”

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 election manifesto promises that children's culture shall especially be valued and that investment be made in children's culture in school with trained staff. The party programme confirms that all children and young people regardless of background and place of residence shall be able to engage in culture and through school be guaranteed cultural experiences, and highlights the role of museums in making cultural heritage accessible. More routes for children to meet culture, for example via museum educators, is precisely that commitment.

• guaranteed cultural experiences for childrendecisive»Alla barn och ungdomar, oavsett socioekonomisk bakgrund eller var i landet man bor, ska kunna utöva kultur och genom skolan garanteras kulturupplevelser.« (party programme ↗)“All children and young people, regardless of socioeconomic background or where in the country they live, shall be able to engage in culture and through school be guaranteed cultural experiences.”
• investment in children's culture»satsa på barns kultur i skolan, med utbildad personal på alla skolbibliotek och estetiska ämnen i alla gymnasieprogram.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“invest in children's culture in school, with trained staff at all school libraries and aesthetic subjects in all upper secondary programmes.”
• children's culture prioritized»Barns kultur ska särskilt värnas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Children's culture shall especially be valued.”
• museums' educational role»Museer spelar en viktig roll i att tillgängliggöra vårt kulturarv för allmänheten.« (party programme ↗)“Museums play an important role in making our cultural heritage accessible to the public.”

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 makes culture throughout the country an explicit starting point, highlights culture's importance for public health, and sees education as a core part of the democratic project. More ways for children to encounter culture, for example through museum educators, is a direct application of this and that government cultural institutions must reach the entire country. The plan does not specify the form for children's culture, so the position is derived.

• culture throughout the countrydecisive»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.”
• education strengthens democracy»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.”
• dispersed cultural activities»Statliga kulturinstitutioner ska sprida sin verksamhet i hela landet.« (party programme ↗)“Government cultural institutions must spread their activities throughout the country.”
• culture's public health value»Idrotten, friluftslivets och kulturens betydelse för folkhälsan är odiskutabel.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The importance of sports, outdoor life and culture for public health is indisputable.”

The plan states that Sweden shall be a model in the field of culture by and for children and young people and that cultural accessibility for the entire population shall increase. Museums are specifically pointed out as educational institutions that shall be strengthened and state museums shall have free admission. More ways for children to encounter culture, for example through museum educators, are thus what the plan stands for.

• culture for children and youthdecisive»Sverige ska vara ett föredöme på området kultur av och för barn och ungdomar.« (party programme ↗)“Sweden shall be a model in the field of culture by and for children and young people.”
• museums as educational institutions»Museernas roll som bildningsinstitutioner och deras forskningsanknytning ska stärkas. Statliga museer ska ha fri entré.« (party programme ↗)“The role of museums as educational institutions and their research connection shall be strengthened. State museums shall have free admission.”
• increased accessibility to culture»Det offentliga ska på alla nivåer gynna mångfalden av kulturuttryck, öka kulturens tillgänglighet för hela befolkningen och skapa ekonomiska förutsättningar även för sådan kultur som är av hög kvalitet utan att vara kommersiellt lönsam.« (party programme ↗)“The public shall at all levels promote diversity of cultural expression, increase cultural accessibility for the entire population and create economic conditions also for such culture that is of high quality without being commercially profitable.”
• culture in school»Alla barn och elever ska få läsa både svenska och internationella skönlitterära klassiker i skolan.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“All children and pupils shall read both Swedish and international literary classics in school.”

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 public culture support shall first and foremost be directed towards children and youth activities and that the public shall actively contribute to culture reaching the public. Museums are identified as important institutions in stewardship of cultural heritage. More ways for children to meet culture, for example through museum educators, is thus a means that the plan advocates.

• support primarily for children and young peopledecisive»Det offentliga stödet ska i första hand inriktas mot barn- och« (party programme ↗)“Public support shall first and foremost be directed towards children and”
• culture shall reach the public»offentliga ska inte bara garantera kulturell frihet, utan också aktivt bidra till att kulturen« (party programme ↗)“public shall not only guarantee cultural freedom, but also actively contribute to culture”
• culture's intrinsic value»Kulturen hjälper oss att bli hela som människor, och« (party programme ↗)“Culture helps us become whole as human beings, and”
• museums' role in stewardship»Här spelar offentliga institutioner som till exempel museer« (party programme ↗)“Here public institutions such as for example museums play”

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 contains no commitments on children's access to culture or museum pedagogy. Its prioritization for children lies on schools' knowledge mission and on the fact that the legal system, defense and welfare must come first during the mandate period, and the ideology program warns that public funding and political ambitions constitute a risk in cultural policy. Based on nearest principle there is therefore no support for additional requests for state cultural investments for children.

• prioritization of core tasksdecisive»De stora behoven inom rättsväsendet, försvaret och välfärden ställer stora krav på prioriteringar under åren som kommer.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Large needs within the legal system, defense and welfare place major demands on prioritization in the years to come.”
• risk of political cultural funding»offentlig finansiering och politiska ambitioner utgör en risk« (party programme ↗)“public funding and political ambitions constitute a risk”
• schools' knowledge mission»Fokusera på mätbara faktakunskaper, med inspiration från Finlands läroplan« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Focus on measurable factual knowledge, inspired by Finland's curriculum”

The plan wants Swedish culture to reach all of Sweden and that culture is protected, cared for and displayed. More ways for children to encounter culture, for example through museum educators, directly serve that commitment and the cohesion around cultural heritage that the plan seeks. The plan does not specify the form of support, so the conclusion is based on its general cultural commitments.

• culture throughout the countrydecisive»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.”
• protect and display culture»Sverigedemokraterna vill värna, vårda och visa svensk kultur.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden Democrats want to protect, care for and display Swedish culture.”
• cultural cohesion»Skapa sammanhållning kring den svenska kulturen och den nationella identiteten« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Create cohesion around Swedish culture and national identity”

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.