Democracy is currently well established in Sweden. The number of people active in violence-promoting extremist environments is, according to the Security Service, too limited to constitute a threat to the cornerstones of the democratic system. Sweden’s belief in democracy is strong, but there are tendencies suggesting that anti-democratic attitudes have gained a foothold among certain groups of young people. These individuals may be enticed into violence-promoting extremist environments. Political circumstances in Sweden or in the rest of the world may also affect people’s long-term willingness to sanction violence as a means of achieving ideological aims. Democracy can therefore never be taken for granted, but must be continuously improved, strengthened and safeguarded., The action plan sets out the measures which the Swedish Government has already taken and intends to take in order to strengthen awareness of democracy and to safeguard it against violence-promoting extremism. The action plan contains measures to increase knowledge about violence-promoting extremism, to discourage individuals from joining violence-promoting extremist groups and to facilitate for those who have already joined to leave such groups. The action plan also contains measures to strengthen the structures for cooperation and measures to counter the breeding grounds for ideologically motivated violence. The Government intends to implement the measures in 2012-2014.