Knowledge building

The plan sees a time when right-wing populist forces try to control information and content ever harder, and responds with investments in public libraries, public education and an independent public service as a prerequisite for democracy. A task to develop a national strategy for resilience against disinformation and strengthened media and information literacy aligns with that commitment. The plan says nothing about which educational initiatives are already underway.

• resistance to information influencedecisive»Vi lever i en tid då högerpopulistiska krafter försöker styra information och innehåll allt hårdare.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We live in a time when right-wing populist forces try to control information and content ever harder.”
• public education and public service»Därför är det särskilt viktigt att satsa på och utveckla folkbiblioteken, folkbildningen och public services oberoende ställning.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Therefore it is especially important to invest in and develop public libraries, public education and public service's independent position.”
• valued public service»tryckt press, men också till tidskrifter och andra medier. Public service« (party programme ↗)“printed press, but also to journals and other media. Public service”

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 notes that the Swedish people are a target of influence campaigns and disinformation and commits to strengthening capacity to resist this. The counter-proposal's requirement for a national strategy for resilience against disinformation and strengthened media and information literacy is an instrument for the same commitment. The plan's view of public education and capacity to independently evaluate information supports building up knowledge in society systematically.

• resilience against disinformationdecisive»Arbetet för att stärka förmågan att stå emot cyberattacker och desinformation ska stärkas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Work to strengthen capacity to resist cyberattacks and disinformation shall be strengthened.”
• influence campaigns as a threat»Svenska folket är måltavla för påverkanskampanjer och desinformation.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Swedish people are a target of influence campaigns and disinformation.”
• media and information literacy»ge redskapen att självständigt tolka och värdera information« (party programme ↗)“give the tools to independently interpret and evaluate information”
• public education strengthens democracy»Folkbildning ger stark demokrati och möjligheter till personlig utveckling vid sidan av den formella utbildningen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Public education gives strong democracy and opportunities for personal development alongside formal 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 bases democracy defence on factual information, scrutiny and independent media, and wants to strengthen freedom of expression and support independent media throughout the country. Libraries are highlighted for reading and democracy and school should practice critical thinking. A national strategy for resilience against disinformation and strengthened media and information literacy is a direct expression of these commitments.

• independent media strengtheneddecisive»förstärka yttrandefriheten och stödja oberoende medier i hela landet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“strengthen freedom of expression and support independent media throughout the country.”
• factual information for democracy»Ett demokratiskt samhälle kräver saklig information, aktiv samhällsgranskning och grävande« (party programme ↗)“A democratic society requires factual information, active social scrutiny and investigative”
• libraries for democracy»stärka biblioteken i deras viktiga arbete för läsning och demokrati.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“strengthen libraries in their important work for reading and democracy.”
• critical thinking in schools»kritiskt tänkande är viktiga inslag i undervisningen« (party programme ↗)“critical thinking are important elements of teaching”

The election manifesto makes the protection of liberal democracy against external and internal threats a priority and requires that Sweden be equipped rapidly and with focus, and that parties' resistance to external influence be strengthened. The manifesto also highlights the importance of adult education when democratic values are questioned, which is close to media and information literacy. A national strategy against disinformation and propaganda thus aligns with the plan. The plan does not pronounce itself on the educational initiatives the committee refers to.

• equip against threats to democracydecisive»Sverige måste rustas snabbt och fokuserat; ingen ska kunna ta vårt demokratiska samhälle ifrån oss.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden must be equipped rapidly and with focus; no one shall be able to take our democratic society from us.”
• adult education protects democracy»En fristående folkbildning har mycket stor betydelse i tider då demokratiska värden ifrågasätts.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Independent adult education is of very great importance in times when democratic values are questioned.”
• resistance to external influence»Reglerna för finansiering av politiska partier bör skärpas och deras motståndskraft mot yttre påverkan och infiltration rustas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Rules for financing political parties should be tightened and their resistance to external influence and infiltration strengthened.”
• strengthen civil preparedness»Även det civila försvaret är livsviktigt. Vi måste rusta civilförsvaret och samhällets beredskap inför krig och kris.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Civil defence is also vital. We must equip civil defence and society's preparedness for war and crisis.”

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 defending liberal democracy a main task: democracy must be explained and won for new generations, scrutinizing media must be protected and the threat of extremism must be met. The counter-proposal's demand for a national strategy for resilience against misinformation and strengthened media and information literacy is a means for precisely this. The plan speaks of critical thinking and democratic defence but not of a strategy as such, therefore derived.

• democracy must be won anewdecisive»Den svenska demokratin och våra medborgerliga rättigheter måste förklaras och vinnas för nya generationer.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Swedish democracy and our civil rights must be explained and won for new generations.”
• scrutinizing media protected»Mediernas oberoende roll och kritiska granskning är grunden i varje demokrati.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The media's independent role and critical scrutiny are the foundation of every democracy.”
• critical thinking in school»Kunskap, kreativitet och kritiskt tänkande ska genomsyra skolan.« (party programme ↗)“Knowledge, creativity and critical thinking shall permeate the school.”
• extremism threatens democracy»högerextremismen och den islamistiska extremismen utgör ett hot mot demokratin.« (party programme ↗)“right-wing extremism and Islamist extremism pose a threat to democracy.”

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 does not directly address disinformation, but lays down that popular education has an indispensable role in vitalizing democracy and that citizens through increased knowledge gain tools to participate in social life. It also requires the ability to meet attacks on society's vulnerability. A task to develop a strategy for strengthened media and information literacy is in line with these principles.

• popular education strengthens democracydecisive»Ett rikt kulturliv vitaliserar även demokratin. I detta sammanhang spelar folkbildningen en omistlig roll.« (party programme ↗)“A rich cultural life also vitalizes democracy. In this context, popular education plays an indispensable role.”
• resilience against attacks»möta angrepp från internationell kriminalitet, terrorism, cyberkrigföring« (party programme ↗)“meet attacks from international crime, terrorism, cyberwarfare”
• protect freedom of expression»Ett starkt skydd för yttrande- och meddelarfriheten« (party programme ↗)“Strong protection for freedom of expression and freedom of information”

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 an action plan with concrete measures against hybrid threats and strengthened defence intelligence capacity, which is close to the counter-proposal's demand for a national strategy against disinformation and propaganda. At the same time the plan points out free and independent media as the most important counter-measure to disinformation campaigns, which makes a government agency assignment a complement rather than the plan's main approach. Support is therefore derived and uncertain.

• action plan against hybrid threatsdecisive»Införa en handlingsplan med konkreta åtgärder mot hybridhot och cyberattacker« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Introduce an action plan with concrete measures against hybrid threats and cyberattacks”
• free media against disinformation»Det är också det viktigaste motmedlet mot företeelser såsom ”fake news” och desinformationskampanjer.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It is also the most important counter-measure against phenomena such as "fake news" and disinformation campaigns.”
• strengthened intelligence capacity»Stärka försvarsunderrättelseförmågan« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen defence intelligence capacity”

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 wishes to strengthen preparedness against all types of crises and means that citizens need better knowledge about how to act in crises, which bears the counter-proposal's requirement for a strategy for resistance to misinformation and propaganda. At the same time, the plan warns against the state influencing information flows for political reasons, which sets a limit on how such a strategy may be designed. The support therefore applies to the substantive requirement, not every possible design.

• increased public knowledgedecisive»Medborgarna behöver också bättre kunskap om hur de ska agera vid olika typer av kriser, vilken beredskap som förväntas av hushållen och hur enskilda kan bidra till samhällets förmåga att möta det oväntade.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Citizens also need better knowledge about how to act in various types of crises, what preparedness is expected of households and how individuals can contribute to society's ability to meet the unexpected.”
• broad crisis preparedness»Sverigedemokraterna vill stärka samhällets beredskap för alla typer av kriser som kan uppstå.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden Democrats wish to strengthen society's preparedness for all types of crises that may occur.”
• counter hybrid threats»Förstärka det europeiska samarbetet mot islamistiska organisationer, hybridhot och terrorism« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen European cooperation against Islamist organizations, hybrid threats and terrorism”
• no state opinion management»Minska möjligheten för staten eller privata storbolag att påverka informationsflöden utifrån politiska intressen« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Reduce the possibility for the state or large private companies to influence information flows for political reasons”

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.