Svensk klimatpolitik i förändring - En jämförande studie

Sammanfattning: During a relative short time climate change has started to be regarded as a threat to international security. The question embarks if this international trend of securitization of climate change can be identified in Sweden as well. Sweden joined the EU 1995 and thus began an internationalization of Swedish politics. This thesis examines how the Swedish climate politics has changed in relation to security during the period 1995-2017. The material used in this comparative study consists of six inaugural addresses. The inaugural addresses were chosen since it is the government’s opportunity to outline their strategy for their term in office. By using the securitization theory and framing theory this study aims to outline the changes in Swedens climate politics in relation to security during the chosen period of time. This study uses a qualitative content analysis of the chosen inaugural addresses. The thesis concludes that Sweden has followed the international trend in securitization of climate change, and lately surpassed it.