The Social Democratic Students of Sweden ( ; S-Studenter) is the student organisation of the
Swedish Social Democratic Party
The Swedish Social Democratic Party, formally the Swedish Social Democratic Workers' Party ( , S or SAP), usually referred to as The Social Democrats ( ), is a social democratic political party in Sweden. The party is member of the Progressiv ...
. SSF, the acronym is most commonly used in international organisations such as IUSY or YES.
Created again in 1990, the organisation today has about 2000 members spread out over the country, most of them students at either universities or poly-technics.
The Social Democratic Students of Sweden focuses on questions connected to higher education but also organises seminars and debates on various topics such as: international affairs, gender equality, discrimination and equality at the labour market. In recent years the organisation has become a strong voice in the ideological debate within the Swedish Labour Movement. The Social Democratic Students of Sweden was the first social democratic organisation to argue for a Swedish
EU (EC) membership and also the first to call for a common European currency. The organisation also has a strong relationship with the movement for democracy in
Myanmar
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, with which it has worked in partnership with since 1996.
Controversy
In November 2005 the Social Democratic Students of Sweden together with the
Swedish Association of Christian Social Democrats and the
Muslim Council of Sweden
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The ...
invited the Palestinian-British academic
Azzam Tamimi to hold a speech at a seminar at the
Stockholm Mosque
Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's Mosque (, ), commonly known as the Stockholm Mosque (''Stockholms moské'') or the Stockholm Grand Mosque (''Stockholms stora moské''), is the largest mosque in Stockholm, Sweden. It is located at Kapellgränd 10, a ...
on the topic "Islam and Democratic Development". This led to strong criticism. Tamimi has referred to
Israel
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as a "
cancer
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" and is especially known for his support for
suicide bombings
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against Israeli civilians.
Chairpersons
* 1990–1992:
Ola S. Svensson
* 1992–1993:
Jesper Bengtsson
* 1993–1994:
Monica Lövström
Monica may refer to:
People
*Monica (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the name
* Monica (actress) (born 1987), Indian film actress
* Mônica (footballer, born 1978) (Mônica Angélica de Paula)
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* 1994–1995:
David Samuelsson
* 1995–1997:
Ã…sa Kullgren Ã…sa may refer to:
Given name
* Åsa Haraldsdottir of Agder (c. 800 – c. 850), Norwegian queen and regent
* Ã…sa Domeij (born 1962), former politician for the Swedish Green Party
* Ã…sa Eriksson (politician) (born 1972), Swedish politician
* Ã…s ...
* 1997–1999:
Björn Andersson Björn Andersson may refer to:
*Bjorn Anderson (filmmaker), American independent film producer and director
*Björn Andrésen (born 1955), Swedish actor and musician
*Björn Andersson (footballer, born 1951), Swedish footballer
*Björn Andersson (ha ...
* 1999–2000:
Christer Pettersson
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* 2000–2001:
Malin Cederfeldt
* 2001–2003:
Ã…sa Westlund
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* 2003–2005:
Eric Sundström
* 2005–2007:
Magdalena Streijffert
* 2007–2010:
Kajsa Borgnäs
* 2010–2013:
Magnus Nilsson
* 2013–2015:
Talla Alkurdi
* 2015–2017:
Elin Ylvasdotter
* 2017–2019:
Nasra Ali
* 2019–2021:
Malin Malm
* 2021–2023:
Emma Fastesson Lindgren[http://s-studenter.se/uttalande-fran-forbundskongressen-2021/ s-studenter.se. S-studenter. 2021-12-17. Retrieved 2022-09-07.]
* 2023–present:
Elfva Barrio
References
External links
Official homepage of ''s-studenter''
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Student wings of political parties in Sweden
Student wings of social democratic parties
Swedish Social Democratic Party