Good Governance i arbetet med mäns våld mot kvinnor i Sverige : En idéanalys av hur offentliga aktörer upplever sitt arbete med mäns våld mot kvinnor

Sammanfattning: Men's violence against women is a widespread problem in society and has been recognized as a violation of the human rights. To prevent and fight men's violence against women and to give them the support they need, the society and public actors have an important role to play. Sweden has a self-image of being one of the most equal and developed countries in the world. Despite this, Sweden has received criticism for its handling of men's violence against women, and the prevalence of violence is, according to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW Committee), relatively high. The aim of this thesis is to investigate how chosen actors within the Swedish Public administration perceive their work regarding men’s violence against women and how it might be understood with the use of the normative theory “Good governance”. The thesis is focused on examining how the public actors experience their work through capacity, capability, transparency, as well as accountability. To examine this subject, qualitative interviews are made with representants from five different public actors, and where an idea analysis is applied to distinguish how the respondents perceive their work against men’s violence against women. The public actors, which are represented in the thesis: Länsstyrelsen, Nationell centrum för kvinnofrid (NCK), Polismyndigheten, Kriscentrum för kvinnor i Göteborgs Stad och Jämställdhetsmyndigheten. The results show that the public actors believe that there are areas of improvement in their work regarding men's violence against women. From a good governance perspective, capacity and capability must increase, and transparency, accountability and cooperation must improve for the work to live up to the requirements of good governance.