Skillnaden i synen på Natomedlemskap? : En kvalitativ idéanalys om Moderaternas och Vänsterpartiets idéer gällande Natomedlemskapet utifrån ideologiska grunder

The policy is between different groups on how society should be organized. In some political issues there may be tensions between political parties, and this may depend on the parties’ position on the issue. As an example, the Swedish party Vänsterpartiet and Moderaterna has had tensions and more debates about Sweden’s membership in Nato. Based on this idea, this study will examine the underlying causes of the political parties’ different paths in the issue with a focus on whether the parties’ ideologies are the fundamental fact. This study is qualitative based on ideational analysis. The material collected is parliamentary motions from two elected parties, the so called Vänsterpartiet and Moderaterna. The result of the study indicates that the parties stance on the question of whether Sweden should become a member is in all probability influenced by the parties ideological foundations.