Foreign Affairs

Do you want to twist and turn arguments and compare numbers to explain patterns in global developments and to make visible, explain and scrutinize politics? Then the foreign affairs team is for you. You will conduct research, write texts and collaborate with the rest of the editorial team to disseminate knowledge and analysis.

Sweden will hold elections in 2026. Democracy is based on voters having enough information to be able to make a well-balanced choice between available parties and candidates. Knowledge is simply fundamental to a functioning democracy, but aid and foreign policy can easily become difficult to navigate for the average person.

As a foreign affairs officer, your task is to follow, review and explain political developments and to make visible how Sweden's foreign and development policy affects the conditions for a fair and sustainable development. Through your efforts, you give voters a better opportunity to make a more informed choice on election day and provide them with the basis for holding the next government to account. The foreign affairs officers are a newly started part of FUF's non-profit editorial team.

We would prefer that those of you who become involved as foreign affairs monitors plan to get involved in both the spring and fall semesters so that you have the opportunity to cover the election year from beginning to end.

You do not need any previous knowledge to join the editorial staff, we train you during the assignment!

FUF works according to the model learning-by-doing, which means you start producing material right after the first kick-off meeting.

The assignment runs on a semester basis and during the semester you are expected to:

• produce 3–5 texts for Utvecklingsmagasinet and posts for Instagram (number of works varies from semester to semester)

• use FUF's guides

• monitor one or more political parties

• participate in all start-up and editorial meetings

• provide constructive feedback when proofreading your editorial colleagues' texts

We therefore expect you to:

• follows deadlines and communicates actively with the editor and the rest of the editorial team

• produce material as above and provide constructive feedback to your correspondent

If you meet these expectations, you will qualify for a certificate of non-profit commitment at the end of the semester.  


Editorial meetings

The editorial team meets approximately every three weeks for editorial meetings with a focus on conversation, exchange of ideas and further education. Those who live in the Stockholm area participate on site at FUF's premises at Medborgarplatsen. Those who live elsewhere participate digitally via Teams. Since the meetings are held in a hybrid format, everyone is expected to bring a computer, be connected via the meeting link and have their camera turned on. In group work, participants collaborate on site and remotely.

Do you have questions? Email fuf@fuf.se    You can find the registration form for the spring semester here. here. NOTE: Registration of interest closes at midnight on January 22nd.