POLITISKA DISKURSER OM ORGANISERAD BROTTSLIGHET I SVERIGE : En frameanalys med policyanalytiskt inslag av svenska regeringspartiers samt Sverigedemokraternas framstallningar av orsaker och atgarder mot organiserad brottslighet i relation till medborg

Organized crime has emerged as one of the most pressing social issues in Sweden, a development that is strongly reflected in contemporary criminal policy debates. The violence associated with organized crime, particularly shootings and explosions, has become a central political concern. The purpose of this study is to analyze how Sweden’s governing parties frame organized crime and what solutions they propose. The study applies a qualitative frame analysis, focusing on Benford & Snow’s (2000) conceptualization of diagnostic and prognostic framing theory, supported by Bellamy’s (2008) view of citizenship as a political status and Young’s (1999) perspective on exclusionary discourses. The empirical material consists of official information from the parties’ websites, the Tidö Agreement including the Government’s national strategy against organized crime, two government bills, four press releases, two interpellations and one parliamentary debate. Together, these sources provide insights into how political parties construct both causes and solutions to the problem of organized crime. The results of the study conclude that the governing parties primarily frame organized crime as a severe security threat requiring repressive measures such as harsher penalties, expulsions and enhanced authority for law enforcement, while preventative elements are also present. At the same time, the representations reproduce notions of conditional citizenship where belonging to the political community is closely tied to law- abidingness, responsibility and societal contribution.