Support to organisations

The plan gives Sweden a particular task to strengthen the rights of national minorities, seen in light of the state's historical wrongdoings, and makes support for independent civil movements a cornerstone. That minority policy is implemented together with the minorities themselves and that their organizations get better economic and practical conditions follows from that. The counter-proposal's requirements are therefore supported by the plan.

• strengthen minorities' rightsdecisive»de nationella minoriteternas rättigheter till identitet, språk, kulturarv« (party programme ↗)“national minorities' rights to identity, language, cultural heritage”
• support independent organizations»självständiga och demokratiska folkrörelser är därför en grundpelare i« (party programme ↗)“independent and democratic civil movements are therefore a cornerstone in”
• historical wrongdoings create obligations»Den svenska staten har genom historien utsatt urfolk och nationella« (party programme ↗)“The Swedish state has throughout history subjected indigenous peoples and national”
• authorities' particular responsibility»Myndigheter har ett särskilt ansvar att möta alla människor« (party programme ↗)“Authorities have a particular responsibility to meet all people”

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 wants to uphold and support national minorities' opportunities to maintain and develop their language and culture, and requires that policy is shaped in living dialogue with civil society and creates good conditions for it. Better economic and practical conditions for minorities' own organizations follow from it. However, the plan does not address the construction of government grants.

• support for national minoritiesdecisive»hävda och stödja nationella minoriteters möjligheter att« (party programme ↗)“uphold and support national minorities' opportunities to”
• dialogue with civil society»formas i en levande dialog med det civila samhälle och ska skapa goda villkor för« (party programme ↗)“shaped in a living dialogue with civil society and shall create good conditions for”
• equal opportunity for influence»Alla ska ha samma rätt och möjlighet att« (party programme ↗)“Everyone shall have the same right and opportunity to”
• strong civil society»Ett starkt och levande civilsamhälle är demokratins underbyggnad.« (party programme ↗)“A strong and living civil society is the foundation of 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 requires that the special status of national minorities is respected and strengthened and that people are always given the right to define and practise their own identity and culture, which presupposes support for their own organisations. The plan's fundamental principle that power shall be exercised by those affected by it bears the counter-proposal's demand that minority policy be carried out together with the minorities themselves. Better economic and practical conditions for these organisations follow from the same line.

• right to define own culturedecisive»Miljöpartiet vill att människor alltid ska ges rätt att definiera och utöva sin egen identitet och kultur.« (party programme ↗)“The Greens want people to always be given the right to define and practise their own identity and culture.”
• strengthened minority status»Deras särskilda ställning, med egen kultur och eget språk, måste respekteras och stärkas.« (party programme ↗)“Their special status, with their own culture and language, must be respected and strengthened.”
• influence for those affected»Makt ska utövas av dem som påverkas av den.« (party programme ↗)“Power shall be exercised by those affected by it.”
• strengthened minority rights»stärka nationella minoriteters och urfolket samernas rättigheter och att Sverige ska förbinda sig att följa den internationella konventionen om urfolks rättigheter (ILO 169).« (2022 manifesto ↗)“strengthen national minorities' and the Sámi people's rights and that Sweden shall commit to following the international convention on indigenous peoples' rights (ILO 169).”

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 promises to strengthen minority protection and the status of minority languages and says that politics can support civil society by involving it in more processes. That minority policy be implemented together with the minorities themselves, with better economic and practical conditions for their organizations, is a direct application of both commitments. The plan's principle that decisions shall be made close to those affected points in the same direction.

• strengthened minority protectiondecisive»Vi vill stärka bland annat äganderätten, diskrimineringsförbudet, minoritetsskyddet och minoritetsspråkens ställning« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to strengthen, among other things, property rights, the prohibition against discrimination, minority protection and the status of minority languages”
• involve civil society»Politiken kan stödja civilsamhället genom att involvera det i fler processer« (party programme ↗)“Politics can support civil society by involving it in more processes”
• civil society's fundamental role»Det civila samhället, människornas frivilliga organisering, är en fundamental del av varje väl fungerande demokrati och välfärdsstat.« (party programme ↗)“Civil society, people's voluntary organization, is a fundamental part of every well-functioning democracy and welfare state.”
• participation and proximity»Decentralisera mera. Människor ska få bestämma mer själva, och politiska beslut ska fattas nära dem som berörs.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Decentralize more. People shall get to decide more themselves, and political decisions shall be made close to those affected.”

The plan states that the position of national minorities shall be maintained and that the public shall support language, culture and media offerings with minority language profile, which presupposes functioning minority organizations. The plan also wants to improve civil society's financing with long-term government grants and that public authorities seek dialogue with civil society actors, which is the counter-proposal's main point. The design of government grants is, however, not addressed in detail.

• support for minority culturedecisive»Det offentliga ska understödja ett språk-, kultur- och medieutbud med minoritetsspråksprofil.« (party programme ↗)“The public shall support language, culture and media offerings with minority language profile.”
• maintained minority position»Samernas, sverigefinnarnas, tornedalingarnas, judarnas och romernas ställning som nationella minoriteter och samernas ställning som urfolk ska upprätthållas.« (party programme ↗)“The position of Sámi, Sweden Finns, Tornedalians, Jews and Roma as national minorities and the position of Sámi as an indigenous people shall be maintained.”
• long-term government grants»Vi vill fortsätta förbättra civilsamhällets finansiering genom både bredare skatteavdrag för gåvor och långsiktiga statsbidrag.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to continue improving civil society's financing through both broader tax deductions for donations and long-term government grants.”
• dialogue with civil society»Den offentliga makten ska söka dialog med civilsamhällets aktörer och ska även bidra till att främja jämställda villkor i den civila sektorn.« (party programme ↗)“Public authorities shall seek dialogue with civil society actors and shall also contribute to promoting equal conditions in the civil sector.”

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 it a central public task to support minorities' own efforts to maintain and further develop the cultural features they themselves consider important, which is precisely the counter-proposal's requirement that policy is implemented together with minorities. Civil society's activity shall according to the plan be supported but not directed. That the groups' needs are taken into account at all levels and that their linguistic and ethnic rights are recognised presupposes organisations with real conditions.

• support for minorities' own effortsdecisive»Det är en central offentlig uppgift att stödja minoriteters egna insatser för att behålla och vidareutveckla de kulturella drag som de själva anser viktiga.« (party programme ↗)“It is a central public task to support minorities' own efforts to maintain and further develop the cultural features that they themselves consider important.”
• support but not direct civil society»Den innebär att kulturverksamhet som bedrivs av det civila samhället ska stödjas av det offentliga, men inte styras« (party programme ↗)“This means that cultural activity conducted by civil society shall be supported by the public, but not directed”
• minorities' linguistic rights»Genom att tillerkänna samer, sverigefinländare, tornedalingar, romer och judar språkliga och etniska rättigheter« (party programme ↗)“By recognising Sámi, Swedo-Finns, Tornedalians, Roma and Jews linguistic and ethnic rights”
• minorities' needs are considered»Det är viktigt att dessa gruppers behov och intressen beaktas i alla delar av landet och på alla nivåer i den offentliga sektorn.« (party programme ↗)“It is important that these groups' needs and interests are taken into account in all parts of the country and at all levels in the public sector.”

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The plan does not address state grants to national minorities' organisations. The closest principles are that freedoms and rights belong to individuals and never to collectives, and that politics must prioritise and husband public funds. Expanded economic resources for minority organisations as group representatives therefore receive no support in the plan.

• individual rightsdecisive»Fri- och rättigheter tillhör individer och aldrig« (party programme ↗)“Freedoms and rights belong to individuals and never”
• politics must prioritise»Politiken har en viktig uppgift att prioritera och välja bort,« (party programme ↗)“Politics has an important task to prioritise and choose not to,”
• restraint with public funds»Offentligt slöseri i alla former ska bekämpas.« (party programme ↗)“Public waste in all forms shall be combated.”

The plan exempts the national minorities from general assimilation efforts and gives them far-reaching cultural autonomy, and wants public cultural funds distributed with greater citizen influence. Better practical and economic conditions for minorities' own organizations align with this. However, the plan says nothing about the design of state subsidies, therefore the conclusion is uncertain.

• cultural autonomy for minoritiesdecisive»ges långtgående kulturell autonomi.« (party programme ↗)“given far-reaching cultural autonomy.”
• influence over cultural funds»Fördela offentliga kulturmedel och utforma offentliga miljöer med ett större medborgarinflytande« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Distribute public cultural funds and design public environments with greater citizen influence”
• valued minority status»Urfolkens ställning och kulturella värden ska värnas i den utrikespolitiska inriktningen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Indigenous peoples' status and cultural values should be valued in foreign policy direction.”

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.