Battle Over Working-Class Voters - How Social Democracy Has Responded to Populist Radical Right in

This book examines how social democratic parties have responded to populist radical right parties in the battle for support from working-class voters.

It focuses on the paradigmatic examples of social democratic parties in the Nordic countries. Historically these have been the strongest social democratic parties, but they have declined in recent years partly due to the competition from populist radical right parties. In addition, since populist radical right parties tend to support liberal and conservative parties in parliament or in governmental negotiations, social democratic parties' ability to impact broader policy areas has declined as well. The book provides a detailed empirical account of how social democratic parties - and more broadly, labour movement organisations, including unions - have responded to these challenges across Denmark, Sweden, Finland, and Norway.

This volume will be of interest to scholars of party politics, comparative politics, Nordic politics, and the populist radical right.

List of contents

1. Introduction 2. Denmark 3. Sweden 4. Finland 5. Norway 6. Conclusion

About the author

Sanna Salo is a postdoctoral research fellow at the Centre for European Studies at the University of Helsinki, Finland
Jens Rydgren is a professor of sociology in the Department of Sociology at Stockholm University, Sweden.

Summary

This book examines how social democratic parties have responded to populist radical right parties in the battle for support from working-class voters. It focuses on the paradigmatic examples of social democratic parties in the Nordic Countries.

Product details

• Authors: Jens Rydgren, Rydgren Jens, Sanna Salo, Sanna (University of Helsinki Salo
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2021
• EAN: 9780367502447
• ISBN: 978-0-367-50244-7
• No. of pages: 134
• Series: Routledge Studies in Extremism and Democracy
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Political Parties, POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, Nationalism, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, LITERARY CRITICISM / European / Scandinavian, Political parties and party platforms, Nationalism and nationalist ideologies and movements