(Exhibition text in English, referring to a QR code in the exhibition)
‘More and more countries are taking steps in an undemocratic direction. Authoritarian values and parties are gaining ground. Alternative news platforms challenge quality journalism. Technology facilitates democratic dialogue, but also makes it easier to spread fake news.’
Magnus Hagevi, Professor of Political Science at Linnaeus University
‘The political parties don’t appeal to me. It doesn’t feel like they’re talking to me.’
Student at Spyken Upper Secondary School, 2023
The statistics show to what extent Swedish young people think that democracy is always the best form of government, in 2021 and 2023, respectively. Ungdomsbaromentern 2024
In 2021, Magdalena Andersson became Sweden’s first female Prime Minister, 100 years after women were first elected to parliament.