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This article deals with the question whether there has been a change of organizational culture within the Swedish Liberal Party. The empirical basis of the study is a comparison between the party culture as we know it from previous research, & the culture as expressed in speeches by the newly installed party leader at the party congress where he was elected. The problem is analyzed using anthropological concepts of culture and ritual, the theoretical point of departure being that the party congress constitutes one of the most important rituals in a party, & as such is used by the party to demonstrate its own culture. The conclusion is that no cultural change has taken place, & that the Liberal Party's culture of nuance & skepticism appears to be a solid one. Adapted from the source document.