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Infiltratören - Det muslimska hotet: En studie om svenska riksdagsmotionärers narrativ kring islam och muslimer inom riksdagsmotioner mellan åren 2020–2025
Södertörn University, School of Historical and Contemporary Studies, The Study of Religions.
2026 (Swedish)Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (Two Years)), 20 credits / 30 HE creditsStudent thesis
Abstract [sv]

Syftet med denna uppsats är att analysera hur svenska riksdagsmotionärer porträtterar muslimer och islam mellan åren 2020–2025 genom att analysera svenska riksdagsmotioner med hjälp av diskursanalys och ett flersidigt verktyg som synliggör islamofobiska narrativ. Denna studie synliggör att svenska riksdagsmotionärer porträtterar muslimer som samhällshot då de ockuperar landet och berövar både barn och den svenska medborgaren av olika fri- och rättigheter samtidigt som olika definitioner av muslimer blir till där de definieras som svenska muslimer, utländska muslimer och utländska muslimska krafter. En vidare slutsats är att svenska muslimer påstås utgöra ett dolt samhällshot då de infiltrerar det svenska samhället och samarbetar med utländska muslimska krafter för att införa olika strukturer som utmanar och hotar den svenska identiteten, det svenska kristna kulturarvet och den svenska demokratiska livsstilen.

Abstract [en]

The purpose of this paper is to analyze how Swedish members of parliament portray Muslims and Islam in parliament motions within the timeframe from 2020–2025. The analysis is done by implementing discourse analysis as well as using a multilateral tool for understanding islamophobia. This study shows that Swedish parliamentary members portray Muslims as a societal threat since they are claimed to occupy Sweden and rob both children and the Swedish citizen of their various liberties and rights. Furthermore; different definitions of the word Muslim is constructed where Muslims are defined as Swedish Muslims, foreign Muslims and foreign external Muslim powers. Swedish Muslims are claimed to be a hidden societal threat since they have infiltrated the Swedish society and collaborate with foreign Muslims to impose various structures which challenges and threatens the Swedish identity, the Swedish Christian cultural heritage and the Swedish democratic lifestyle.

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2026. , p. 100
Keywords [en]
Islamophobia, occupation, religious oppression, terrorism, Swedish political discourse
Keywords [sv]
Islamofobi, ockupation, religiöst förtryck, terrorism, svensk politisk diskurs
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Religious Studies
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URN: urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-60026OAI: oai:DiVA.org:sh-60026DiVA, id: diva2:2061363
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The Study of Religions
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Available from: 2026-05-21 Created: 2026-05-20 Last updated: 2026-05-21Bibliographically approved

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