För Sverige - i tiden : En analys av Sveriges kung Carl XVI Gustafs uttalanden och befogenheter i början av 2000-talet

Sammanfattning: The purpose of this essay is to examinate the statements and verbal attributions of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden in the early 2000’s. More exactly I’ve got two question formulations: Which statements does king Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden make during the early 2000’s and are these statements, in line with the king’s attributions, non-political, party-politically neutral and noncontroversial according to different perspectives? Question number two is if there are to find any boundaries for where the verbal attributions of Carl XVI Gustaf seem to go when he expresses himself in the role as the king of Sweden and the chief of state in the early 2000’s. My procedure is to read the Christmas speeches of Carl XVI Gustaf during the 2000’s and use former beheld statements of Carl XVI Gustaf to seek answers to the research questions. My conclusions are that the king does make political as well as party-political statements according to different perspectives. The king sometimes speaks fondly about EU, advocates multiculturalism, praises the family as a social building block and embellishes the Swedish monarchy. According to different perspectives these notions cannot be seen as nonpolitical nor party-politically neutral because in some questions different opinions are prevailed among parliament parties and other bigger parties in Sweden. However, the statements of the king can hardly be seen as controversial since his statements often rest upon strong common values and national unity. The verbal boundary of Carl XVI Gustaf is floating and cannot be unravelled, but it’s possible to approach the truth with three cores: 1. The king can encourage, although not tell how something is to be done. 2. The king shall keep within the national unity and common values. 3. It’s not always enough with Swedish national unity, nor shall Carl XVI Gustaf butt in discussions that undermines the relations with other countries.