Moderaternas policy kring invandring

Sammanfattning: Today in Swedish politics, many parties advocate for a more restrictive migration policy than ten years ago, so even Moderaterna. The purpose of this thesis is from a describing point of view, explain why Moderaterna has taken this approach. This will be done from multiple aspects, including vote maximization, parti cohesion and parliamentary influence. The method used is a motive analysis with anchoring in Gunnar Sjöbloms theory of the three political arenas, the party internal arena, the voter arena, and the parliamentary arena. Multiple factors may explain why Moderaterna have decided to advocate a more restrictive migration policy, for example the change can be attributed to the migration crisis in 2015 and Modertaerna having to change its stance to meet the changing opinion on migration of Swedish voters. Another factor boils down to Moderaterna having had difficulties keeping the party united behind its politics, among many other factors. In conclusion Moderaterna has made a sharp turn in its migration policy, and this can be boiled down to many different factors.