Det icke "korruptionsfria" Sverige : En kvalitativ fallstudie av Sveriges kommuner

Sammanfattning: Sweden has for long been seen as corruption-free, with a high ranking in different corruption indexes. Which further sentiments the belief that corruption is a non-issue in Sweden. There have been corruption scandals in Sweden’s municipality, which goes against the belief that Sweden is corruption-free. The municipalities have not been examined in the way that Sweden as a nation has. Therefore the aim of this study is to analyse the reported corruption cases in Sweden’s municipalities. This will be done by a qualitative case study, where the municipalities are in the centre and analysed. This is chosen due to the fact that the individual municipalities have a self-governing right. To depict corruption in Sweden’s municipalities it will be analysed as a whole. This is chosen to be able to give an explanation for why there is corruption in Sweden’s municipalities and where there is a risk and how municipalities can manage the corruption. The municipalities will be examined through theories that have a basis in rational choice theory; the theories are temptation structure and game theory. The theories will help to explain why there is corruption. In conclusion, however, it can be seen that there are areas of concern for the Swedish municipalities. From obscure laws, which are hard for individuals to understand to that there are few that get convicted for acting corrupt within Swedish municipalities. The conclusion also shows that there should be additional research on corruption in Sweden at both a subnational and a national level.