Håkan A Bengtsson ARENA Group, Sweden Problems and Prospects for the social democratic movement in Sweden, and the relationship between the Social Democrats and the Left Party 1. Introduction ..................................................................................................................................2 2. Social Democrats and the Left Party - problematic relationship .................................................3 3. The trade unions...........................................................................................................................4 4. The social democratic project ......................................................................................................4 5. The social democratic problem ....................................................................................................5 6. Beyond capitalism? ......................................................................................................................6 7. A New Programme.......................................................................................................................6 8. The cooperation between the Greens, the Left and the Social Democrats...................................7 Parties and Social Movements Published by the Policy Research Department of the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation Franz-Mehring-Platz 1, D-10243 Berlin, (+49-30) 44 310 160,
[email protected] www.left-parties.rosalux.de rls 1. Introduction The social democratic movement in Sweden has historically been very successful.