The Nordic Populist Radical Right: Voters, Ideology, and Political Interactions [Paperback]

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. Mens 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 rights 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

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

The Nordic countries are home to some populist radical right parties that have made clear political imprints in the latest decades. In this rare volume scholars from political science, media studies and sociology try to understand and explain the crucial role these parties have played in Nordic politics. The story turns out to be somewhat surprising as it contains so much more than only anti-immigrant positions. A piece of Nordic contemporary political history that should be read by anyone interested in parliamentary right-wing radical movements and ideologies.

Marie Demker, Professor in Political Science, Gothenburg University, Sweden