The Sweden Democrats in Transition - From Pariah to Co-operation Partner

This book explains how the Sweden Democrats (SD), a populist radical right party, has moved from the fringes into the mainstream of Swedish politics.

List of contents

1. Meatballs and mash 2. A fourth phase - even in Sweden? 3. Up, up and away - trends in support for the Sweden Democrats 4. From splendid isolation towards a right of centre bloc 5. The normalisation of SD, phase 1 6. The normalisation of SD, phase 2 7. A transformed mainstream

About the author

Anders Widfeldt has been a lecturer in Politics at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland, since 1996. He obtained his doctoral degree at Göteborg University in Sweden. Besides right-wing extremism and populism, his research interests also include party membership and party organisations.

Summary

This book explains how the Sweden Democrats (SD), a populist radical right party, has moved from the fringes into the mainstream of Swedish politics.

Product details

• Authors: Anders Widfeldt, Widfeldt Anders
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2024
• EAN: 9781138496736
• ISBN: 978-1-138-49673-6
• No. of pages: 174
• Weight: 453 g
• Illustrations: schwarz-weiss Illustrationen, Zeichnungen, schwarz-weiss, Tabellen, schwarz-weiss
• Series: Routledge Studies in Extremism and Democracy
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Miscellaneous; Political Parties, PHILOSOPHY / Social, PHILOSOPHY / Political, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Political Parties, Nationalism, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, Sweden, Social & political philosophy, social and political philosophy, Political parties and party platforms, Nationalism and nationalist ideologies and movements