Trogen intill döden : Ungdomens roll i Nordisk Ungdoms ideologiska kamp 1934–1948

Sammanfattning: Around the turn of the century 1800-1900, “youth” became an important concept in politics and society at large. Across Europe political parties and other groups founded their own youth organizations. This also occurred in Sweden. This study examines the fascist and national socialist youth movement Nordisk Ungdom (Nordic Youth), active 1933 until the early 1950s. Nordic Youth was part of the fascist party NSAP/SSS, also known as Lindholmsrörelsen (the Lindholm Movement). This study deals with Nordic Youth’s upbringing of the ‘New Youth’, an ideal youth sharing many similarities with the fascistic theory of the “New Man”. In their eyes, the Swedish youth were destined to become the protectors and defenders of both the nation and the future. The study also takes a closer look on Nordic Youth’s view on gender and the different ways boys and girls were to be raised according to their ideology. Furthermore, this study explores the role of youth in the ideological struggle Nordic Youth advocated for. This ideological struggle was intended to result in a new nation reborn from the ashes of the previous society.