Den ojämlika jämlikheten - en kritisk idéanalys av svensk jämlikhet mellan 1960-2005

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Abstract Sweden is a country with good reputation when it comes to questions about equality. The definition of equality is not always explicit though. The aim of this thesis is to examine what Swedish equality is and what it should be. By studying descriptions of equality and discrimination in the political programs of the parties of the Swedish parliament from the sixties until today, I examine which groups are included and excluded from the concept of equality. The analyse shows that the concept initially was only referring to class matters. Later on this focus extended to include gender and ethnicity, and in the last few years, it has also come to include sexual identity. I criticise this simplistic and narrow view on equality, and challenge it with other examples of discriminated groups. The discourse about equality must be seen in terms of power implications. The fact that discriminated categories are given different priority and that some categories are not mentioned at all results in an unequal political praxis. The consequences of the present simplistic discrimination discourse must be held against the political conviction of the principle of human value...