Oikos (Swedish think-tank)

Oikos
Formation2020; 4 years ago (2020)
Legal statusPrivate company
HeadquartersSweden
Director
Mattias Karlsson
Websiteoikos.se
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Oikos (from the ancient Greek οἶκος 'home; household') is a Swedish conservative[1] think-tank founded by politician Mattias Karlsson, the former group leader for the Sweden Democrats in the Riksdag.

Politics

Oikos states that it draws its name meaning home in a political sense from the philosophy of Sir Roger Scruton and stands for "love, respect, loyalty and a sense of duty in relation to one's own home, defined in terms of family, homeland, civil society, nation, culture and civilization."[2] Karlsson has described the think-tank's mission as providing education, a debate platform and leadership to aid conservatives in Sweden,[2] but also claims it will be non-partisan, function independently and feature opinions from a variety of individuals. It also claims to be Sweden's first officially conservative think-tank. It has allegedly received financial support from Karlsson's party, the Sweden Democrats,[3] with Expo calling the organization an "extension of the Sweden Democrats' political project".[4]

Although the think-tank has not made any direct statement on the types of policies they are advocating for, they emphasize the protection of what they consider to be "organically developed communities," in the form of the family, civil society and the nation state. Against this is individualism, class struggle and internationalism, where the latter is exemplified by organizations such as the European Union and the United Nations, according to the think-tank.[5]

Board of trustees

Oikos lists its Board of Trustees and steering committee as:[6]

References

  1. ^ a b "Oikos – den nya tankesmedjan | SvD Ledare". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 2020-02-03. ISSN 1101-2412. Retrieved 2021-11-05.
  2. ^ a b "Om Oikos". Tankesmedjan Oikos (in Swedish). Retrieved 2021-11-05.
  3. ^ Pallas, Hynek (2020-02-03). "Kulturdebatt: Inte oproblematiskt för intellektuella att verka i Mattias Karlssons tankesmedja". gp.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2021-11-05.
  4. ^ Poohl, Daniel. "SD:s nya tankesmedja är inte oberoende". Expo.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2021-11-05.
  5. ^ ""Krisen visar behovet av mer konservatism" | SvD Debatt". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 2020-05-15. ISSN 1101-2412. Retrieved 2021-11-05.
  6. ^ "Hem". Tankesmedjan Oikos. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
  7. ^ Erixon, Dick (2020-02-03). "Nu startar en konservativ tankesmedja". Samtiden (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-02-04.
  8. ^ "DAN KORN: Därför vill jag vara en del av tankesmedjan Oikos". www.expressen.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2021-11-05.