In Scandinavia, there is separation in the electorate between those who embrace diversity and those who wish for tighter bonds between people and nation. This book focuses on three nationalist populist parties in Scandinavia—the Sweden Democrats, the Progress Party in Norway, and the Danish People’s Party. In order to affect domestic politics by addressing this conflict of diversity versus homogeneity, these parties must enter the national parliament while earning the nation’s trust. Of the three, the Sweden Democrats have yet to earn the trust of the mainstream, leading to polarized and emotionally driven public debate that raises the question of national identity and what is understood as the common man.
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In order to affect domestic politics, Scandinavian populist parties must cross the threshold to the national parliament while earning the nation's trust. While the Progress Party in Norway and the Danish People's Party have, the Sweden Democrats has not.
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List of Illustrations
Prologue
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Gaining Credibility in the Public Debate
Chapter 1. Towards a Multi-Dimensional Political Party Space
Chapter 2. National Myths as Political Opportunity Structures and Editorial Writers as Opinion Makers
Chapter 3. National Myth-Making in Sweden, Norway and Denmark
Chapter 4. Issues and Tone towards the Nationalist Populist Parties in Mainstream Press Editorials in Scandinavia.
Chapter 5. Between a Normal Political Contester and a Devil in Disguise: Framing the National Populist Parties in Mainstream Press Editorials in Scandinavia
Conclusion: Similar, Yet Different
Appendix I
Appendix II
Appendix III
Bibliography
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“Hellström has made a substantial contribution to the literature on nationalist populist parties.” • Social Anthropology
“Political research on Scandinavia has entered a phase in which edgier taboo-free analysis reflects the starker social reality of the times. This book points the way toward ‘Nordic’Noir’ social science.” • Scandinavian Studies
“An excellent and timely contribution to the study of populist radical right parties. Its thorough comparative framework and the richly detailed analysis recommend it as a solid piece of research in the field.” • Ov Cristian Norocel, University of Helsinki
“A promising book . . . Nordic countries, by virtue of their international reputations . . . are crucial test cases for one of the great questions of our time: how much diversity can democratic welfare states handle given that they historically are based on a shared sense of national community.” • Lars Trägårdh, Ersta Sköndal University College
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781782389279
Publisert
2016-01-01
Utgiver
Vendor
Berghahn Books
Vekt
503 gr
Høyde
229 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Aldersnivå
UP, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
246
Forfatter
Biographical note
Anders Hellström is Associate Professor in Political Science at Malmö Institute for Studies of Migration, Diversity, and Welfare. His research has been published in journals including Government & Opposition, Journal of International Migration and Integration, and The European Legacy.