Är Svenska Staten Våldsam? En kvalitativ fallstudie undersöker om svenska Staten utövar direkt, strukturellt eller kulturellt våld mot samerna idag.

Sammanfattning: Sweden’s dark past concerning their treatment of its indigenous people is rarely discussed. The ILO C169 has still not been ratified and the Swedish State continues to receive criticism for its lack of effectively addressing the Sami people’s situation. Through a qualitative case study and using Galtung’s theory of nuanced violence it is evident that the Swedish State’s treatment of the Sami people is of interest to the field of peace and conflict research. In accordance with structural violence the Sami people lack political and social influence because of historical decisions which are now deeply rooted in the judicial system which arguably allows actions of direct violence to occur. If the Swedish State views their system as legitimate is still a mystery. This study has contributed to the field of peace and conflict research through its combination of a classic theory, usually reserved to studies of the Global South, being applied on the not-so-classic case Sweden and Europe’s only indigenous people.