Sverigedemokraternas jämställdhetssyn ochhögerpopulism

Sammanfattning: This study is a qualitative analysis of the Sweden Democrats (Sverigedemokraterna/SD)which is a party that has grown greatly in just a couple of years. What inspired this study wasthe fact that this party is known for being conservative and nationalistic and that is where theidea to analyse if the party’s policies of equality is characterized by right-wing populism,originated.For this study, a qualitative text analysis method has been used. The aim of this study is toanalyze and study if the Sweden Democrats’ perspective of equality and their policies inequality is characterized by right-wing populism. As the theoretical framework, gendertheory and right-wing ideology was used. Previous research of equality, gender, the SwedenDemocrats and right-wing populism have also been helpful contributions. To study theSweden Democrats, their propositions to the Parliament (Riksdag) have been used and mostof these are about equality and gender. Previous research and their party program have beenused as well. This analysis has reached results that are very similar to the previous researchabout the Sweden Democrats. The analysis showed that the Swedish Democrats have aperspective of equality and a policy in equality that are both characterized by right-wingpopulism and its traits.