Nordic Populist Radical Right - Voters, Ideology, and Political Interactions

This edited volume examines populist radical right parties in the Nordic region.

List of contents

1. Introduction: The rise of the Nordic populist radical right Part I: The Voters 2. Who votes for the Nordic radical right? 3. What unites populist radical-right voters in the Nordic countries 4. Party-voter policy representation among populist radical right parties in the Nordic region Part II: Ideology 5. The use of national myths in the rhetoric of populist radical-right parties in the Nordic countries 6. Three tales of welfare chauvinism 7. Radical right and gender equality 8. Men’s parties in gender equal havens: The gender-representation gap in the Nordic populist radical right parties 9. From defending the family to protecting gays? Change and continuity in the Nordic radical right’s positions on LGBTQ issues Part III: Political interactions 10. The transnational dimension of the Nordic populist radical right 11. Radical right parties and government participation in the Nordic countries 12. The Swedish Labour Movement and the Sweden Democrats: Contest for Working-Class Voters? 13. Meanings of ‘populism’ and the radical right in Finnish and Swedish media 14. Concluding discussion

About the author

Ann-Cathrine Jungar is Associate Professor at Södertörn University in Stockholm, Sweden. She has researched extensively on parliamentary government, Europeanisation and the radical right in Europe, particularly in the Nordic region.

Summary

This edited volume examines populist radical right parties in the Nordic region.

Product details

• Authors: Ann-Cathrine (Sodertorn University Jungar
• Assisted by: Ann-Cathrine Jungar (Editor), Jungar Ann-Cathrine (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 16.08.2024
• EAN: 9781138387478
• ISBN: 978-1-138-38747-8
• No. of pages: 384
• 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, Northern Europe, Scandinavia, Political parties and party platforms