TY - JOUR
T1 - För integrationens skull?
T2 - Frågan om rösträtt för invandrare utan svenskt medborgarskap under efterkrigstiden
AU - Ericsson, Martin
PY - 2019/8/26
Y1 - 2019/8/26
N2 - In 1975, Sweden extended voting rights in local elections toimmigrants without Swedish citizenship (resident aliens). In thisarticle, I show that the arguments behind the reform were based on a wish to speed up the integration of immigrants ratherthan normative ideas about the nature of democracy. The reform was in fact seen as part of the emerging Swedishintegration policy. Almost a decade later, the government tried to extend voting rights forresident aliens to national elections as well, while at the same time limiting voting rights for citizens living abroad (non-resident citizens). The initiative failed, partly because of the fact that integration was seen as a local political responsibility. Therefore, it was impossible to frame national voting rights for resident aliens as a way to facilitate integration. These domestic political factors, rather than philosophical arguments, shaped the outcome of the reforms on the voting rights of resident aliens.
AB - In 1975, Sweden extended voting rights in local elections toimmigrants without Swedish citizenship (resident aliens). In thisarticle, I show that the arguments behind the reform were based on a wish to speed up the integration of immigrants ratherthan normative ideas about the nature of democracy. The reform was in fact seen as part of the emerging Swedishintegration policy. Almost a decade later, the government tried to extend voting rights forresident aliens to national elections as well, while at the same time limiting voting rights for citizens living abroad (non-resident citizens). The initiative failed, partly because of the fact that integration was seen as a local political responsibility. Therefore, it was impossible to frame national voting rights for resident aliens as a way to facilitate integration. These domestic political factors, rather than philosophical arguments, shaped the outcome of the reforms on the voting rights of resident aliens.
M3 - Artikel i vetenskaplig tidskrift
SN - 0281-7446
VL - 43
SP - 22
EP - 29
JO - Arbetarhistoria: Meddelanden från arbetarrörelsens arkiv och bibliotek
JF - Arbetarhistoria: Meddelanden från arbetarrörelsens arkiv och bibliotek
IS - 170-171
ER -