Who gets What, Where and How?: Sweden's Donor Roles from 2003 to 2024
2025 (English)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE credits
Student thesis
Abstract [en]
This thesis examines the financial flows of Swedish foreign assistance across partner countries, development sectors, and financial channels under conservative and social democratic governments. Using Breuning’s typology of donor roles as a theoretical framework, it analyzes how Sweden's development funding reflects its donor role under different political mandates. The thesis employs panel data regression and data visualizations. Findings indicate that Sweden has consistently maintained a Good Neighbor and Activist donor role, regardless of government type, suggesting either a stable national consensus or challenges in implementing significant policy shifts. Given the ongoing implementation of the 2023 Reform Agenda, a follow-up study in the coming years will be necessary to assess whether the current conservative government is reshaping Sweden’s donor role.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2025. , p. 54
Keywords [en]
Sweden, development funding, development cooperation, donor role.
National Category
Development Studies
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-554632OAI: oai:DiVA.org:uu-554632DiVA, id: diva2:1952213
Subject / course
Peace and Conflict Studies
Educational program
Bachelor Programme in Peace and Development Studies
Supervisors
Examiners
2025-04-152025-04-152025-04-15Bibliographically approved